How to connect Google Drive to Cursor

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How to integrate Google Drive MCP with Cursor

Cursor is one of the leading AI-powered code editors. It is built to help developers write, understand, and refactor code faster with AI assistance built directly into the editor.

And in this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Google Drive account to Cursor via Composio Connect, so it can create a new folder named 'Invoices', share last uploaded file with your team, add comment to project proposal document, and more without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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Why Composio?

  • 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. Skip the work of building and maintaining integrations, Composio gives you instant access to a vast catalog of pre-built connectors.
  • One MCP server for every app. Connect any of your applications on demand through a single endpoint, rather than juggling a separate server for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Unlike traditional MCP servers that dump every available tool into the LLM context window, Composio searches for and loads only the tools relevant to the task at hand. A remote CLI workbench lets LLMs compose these tools into workflows for complex automation.

Connect Google Drive to Cursor

Two ways to install — pick whichever you prefer.

1. Install with one click

Click the button below to add Composio to Cursor.

Install in Cursor

2. Or add manually

Add to your Cursor mcp.json

Open .cursor/mcp.json in your project root (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for global config) and add the following configuration:

bash
{
  "servers": {
    "composio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Authorize

Restart Cursor, then click "Connect" next to Composio in MCP Tools settings.

Cursor MCP Tools settings with Connect button next to Composio

A browser window will open to authorize.

Composio authorization browser window

Connect your Google Drive account

Back in Cursor, ask the agent to connect to Google Drive or give it any Google Drive-related task.

For example, ask it to:

  • "Create a new folder named 'Invoices'"
  • "Share last uploaded file with your team"
  • "Add comment to project proposal document"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access to Google Drive.

That is it. Composio tools are now available in Cursor, and your Google Drive account is ready to use.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Triggers
Add file sharing preferenceModifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Copy fileDuplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Create CommentTool to create a comment on a file.
Create Shared DriveTool to create a new shared drive.
Create File or FolderCreates a new file or folder with metadata.
Create a File from TextCreates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Create a folderCreates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Create ReplyTool to create a reply to a comment in google drive.
Create Shortcut to File/FolderTool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in google drive.
Delete CommentDeletes a comment from a file.
Delete Shared DriveTool to permanently delete a shared drive.
Delete PermissionDeletes a permission from a file by permission id.
Delete ReplyTool to delete a specific reply by reply id.
Download a file from Google DriveDownloads a file from google drive by its id.
Edit FileUpdates an existing google drive file by overwriting its entire content with new text (max 10mb).
Empty TrashTool to permanently delete all of the user's trashed files.
Modify File LabelsModifies the set of labels applied to a file.
Find fileTool to list or search for files and folders in google drive.
Find folderTool to find a folder in google drive by its name and optionally a parent folder.
Generate File IDsGenerates a set of file ids which can be provided in create or copy requests.
Get aboutTool to retrieve information about the user, the user's drive, and system capabilities.
Get Changes Start Page TokenTool to get the starting pagetoken for listing future changes in google drive.
Get CommentTool to get a comment by id.
Get Shared DriveTool to get a shared drive by id.
Get File MetadataTool to get a file's metadata by id.
Get PermissionGets a permission by id.
Get ReplyTool to get a specific reply to a comment on a file.
Get RevisionTool to get a specific revision's metadata by revision id.
Delete folder or fileTool to delete a file or folder in google drive.
Hide Shared DriveTool to hide a shared drive from the default view.
List ChangesTool to list the changes for a user or shared drive.
List CommentsTool to list all comments for a file in google drive.
List File LabelsTool to list the labels on a file.
List Files and FoldersTool to list a user's files and folders in google drive.
List PermissionsTool to list a file's permissions.
List Replies to CommentTool to list replies to a comment in google drive.
List File RevisionsTool to list a file's revisions.
List Shared DrivesTool to list the user's shared drives.
Move FileTool to move a file from one folder to another in google drive.
Stop Watch ChannelTool to stop watching resources through a specified channel.
Unhide Shared DriveTool to unhide a shared drive.
Untrash FileTool to restore a file from the trash.
Update CommentTool to update an existing comment on a google drive file.
Update Shared DriveTool to update the metadata for a shared drive.
Update File (Metadata)Updates file metadata.
Update File Revision MetadataUpdates metadata of a file revision (e.
Update PermissionTool to update a permission with patch semantics.
Update ReplyTool to update a reply to a comment on a google drive file.
Upload FileUploads a file (max 5mb) to google drive, moving it to a specified folder if a valid folder id is provided, otherwise uploads to root.
Watch Drive ChangesTool to subscribe to changes for a user or shared drive in google drive.

Conclusion

You have successfully connected Google Drive to Cursor using Composio Connect. Your agent can now use Google Drive securely without exposing credentials in prompts or local scripts.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Google Drive MCP?

With a standalone Google Drive MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Google Drive tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Google Drive and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Cursor?

Yes, you can. Cursor fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Google Drive tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Google Drive while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Google Drive scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Google Drive data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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