sanjay3290/ai-skills/google-drive

Name: google-drive
Author: sanjay3290

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Interact with Google Drive - search files, find folders, list contents, download files, upload files, create folders, move, copy, rename, and trash files. Use when user asks to: search Google Drive, find a file/folder, list Drive contents, download or upload files, create folders, move files, or organize Drive content. Lightweight integration with standalone OAuth authentication supporting full read/write access.

Install

npx vskill@latest install sanjay3290/ai-skills/google-drive

SKILL.md

Google Drive

Lightweight Google Drive integration with standalone OAuth authentication. No MCP server required. Full read/write access.

Requires Google Workspace account. Personal Gmail accounts are not supported.

First-Time Setup

Authenticate with Google (opens browser):

bash

python scripts/auth.py login

Check authentication status:

bash

python scripts/auth.py status

Logout when needed:

bash

python scripts/auth.py logout

Read Commands

All operations via scripts/drive.py. Auto-authenticates on first use if not logged in.

bash

# Search for files (full-text search)
python scripts/drive.py search "quarterly report"
 
# Search by title only
python scripts/drive.py search "title:budget"
 
# Search using Google Drive URL (extracts ID automatically)
python scripts/drive.py search "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ABC123..."
 
# Search files shared with you
python scripts/drive.py search --shared-with-me
 
# Search with pagination
python scripts/drive.py search "report" --limit 5 --page-token "..."
 
# Find a folder by exact name
python scripts/drive.py find-folder "Project Documents"
 
# List files in root Drive
python scripts/drive.py list
 
# List files in a specific folder
python scripts/drive.py list 1ABC123xyz --limit 20
 
# Download a file
python scripts/drive.py download 1ABC123xyz ./downloads/report.pdf

Write Commands

bash

# Upload a file to Drive root
python scripts/drive.py upload ~/Documents/report.pdf
 
# Upload to a specific folder
python scripts/drive.py upload ~/Documents/report.pdf --folder 1ABC123xyz
 
# Upload with a custom name
python scripts/drive.py upload ~/Documents/report.pdf --name "Q4 Report.pdf"
 
# Create a new folder
python scripts/drive.py create-folder "Project Documents"
 
# Create a folder inside another folder
python scripts/drive.py create-folder "Attachments" --parent 1ABC123xyz
 
# Move a file to a different folder
python scripts/drive.py move FILE_ID DESTINATION_FOLDER_ID
 
# Copy a file
python scripts/drive.py copy FILE_ID
python scripts/drive.py copy FILE_ID --name "Report Copy" --folder 1ABC123xyz
 
# Rename a file or folder
python scripts/drive.py rename FILE_ID "New Name.pdf"
 
# Move a file to trash
python scripts/drive.py trash FILE_ID

Search Query Formats

The search command supports multiple query formats:

Format	Example	Description
Full-text	`"quarterly report"`	Searches file contents and names
Title	`"title:budget"`	Searches file names only
URL	`https://drive.google.com/...`	Extracts and uses file/folder ID
Folder ID	`1ABC123...`	Lists folder contents (25+ char IDs)
Native query	`mimeType='application/pdf'`	Pass-through Drive query syntax

File ID Format

Google Drive uses long IDs like 1ABC123xyz_-abc123. Get IDs from:

search results
find-folder results
list results
Google Drive URLs

Download Limitations

Regular files (PDFs, images, etc.) download directly
Google Docs/Sheets/Slides cannot be downloaded via this tool
For Google Workspace files, use export or dedicated tools

Token Management

Tokens stored securely using the system keyring:

macOS: Keychain
Windows: Windows Credential Locker
Linux: Secret Service API (GNOME Keyring, KDE Wallet, etc.)

Service name: google-drive-skill-oauth

Automatically refreshes expired tokens using Google's cloud function.

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Source

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Popularity

Repository stars: 426
Repository forks: 45
7-day trend score: 30

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