Google Drive Automation

What it does

This skill provides direct integration with Google Drive, enabling automated file management tasks like searching, listing, uploading, downloading, moving, and organizing files and folders. It offers full read/write access to your Google Drive account through local scripts, eliminating the need for a separate MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. This allows for straightforward automation of file-level operations within a Google Workspace environment.

When to use it

• You need to automate tasks involving searching for specific files or folders in Google Drive.
• Your workflow requires direct read/write access to Google Drive data using scripts.
• You want to perform file management actions (uploading, downloading, moving) without introducing additional server dependencies.
• You are looking for a lightweight solution for automating Google Drive tasks within a Workspace account.

Key capabilities

• Search: Search files by full text, title only, Google Drive URL, or folder ID. Supports pagination and searching shared files.
• List: List files in the root directory or within specific folders.
• Upload: Upload files to the root directory or a specified folder with custom naming options.
• Download: Download files directly from Google Drive.
• Organization: Create, move, copy, rename, and trash files and folders.

Example prompts

Here are some example commands you can use with an AI agent equipped with this skill:

• "Find all files containing the words 'quarterly report'."
• "List the files in the folder with ID 1ABC123xyz."
• "Upload my report.pdf to the Project Documents folder."

Tips & gotchas

• Google Workspace Required: This skill requires a Google Workspace account; personal Gmail accounts are not supported.
• Authentication: Initial setup involves authenticating with Google through a browser-based process using python scripts/auth.py login.
• File IDs: Many commands require file or folder IDs, which can be found in the URL of the file/folder within Google Drive.