Guide
A Google Drive MCP alternative for agent files
agentdrive is a hosted MCP server for the files your agent writes. You add https://useagentdrive.com/mcp to your client and authorize in the browser. There is no Google Cloud project, API to enable or credentials file.
How it compares
A typical self-hosted Google Drive MCP server and agentdrive, side by side.
| Google Drive MCP server | agentdrive | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Usually a Google Cloud project, the Drive API, OAuth credentials and a local server | One URL and one browser authorization |
| What the agent reaches | Your Google Drive, within the scopes you grant | Only the drive you pick at authorization |
| Writing files | Depends on the server; several are read and search only | save_file, text or binary, in chunks above 2 MB |
| Link a human can open | A Drive sharing link, if the server sets sharing | get_file_link, per file |
| Cost | Free within your Google storage | Free 500 MB, or $9/month for 50 GB |
Set it up in your client
Each client has a step-by-step guide: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Claude Desktop.
Any other MCP client needs Streamable HTTP and OAuth with PKCE S256. The plain-text guide at /agent covers it.
When Google Drive is still the right choice
Use a Google Drive server when the agent must read files already in your Drive, or edit Docs and Sheets.
Use agentdrive when the agent produces files and you want them kept apart from your own, each with a link.
Questions
- Do I need a Google account?
- No. You sign in to agentdrive and authorize your MCP client. Your Google Drive is never involved.
- Can the agent see my other files?
- No. An agent reaches only the one drive you pick when you authorize it. You can revoke it from your account.
- Does agentdrive edit Google Docs or Sheets?
- No. agentdrive stores files as they are. It shows Markdown, CSV, text and images in the browser.
- How much does it cost?
- The free drive holds 500 MB, 25 MB per file. The Drive plan is $9/month for 50 GB shared across drives, 1 GB per file.