How to Use OpenClaw with Google Drive — File Automation Guide

Google Drive is where most teams store everything. Once you wire OpenClaw into your Drive, your agent can read files, organize folders, summarize documents, and trigger actions based on file content.

Setting Up Google Drive Access

Enable the Drive API in Google Cloud Console and create OAuth credentials. If you've already set up Google Sheets, reuse the same project.

openclaw config set integrations.google.clientId YOUR_CLIENT_ID
openclaw config set integrations.google.clientSecret YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET
openclaw config set integrations.google.scopes "drive.readonly,drive.file"

On first use, OpenClaw will prompt you to authorize via browser. The refresh token gets stored securely in your workspace.

MCP Server Integration

# In your openclaw.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gdrive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-gdrive"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-refresh-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Daily Briefing from Drive

openclaw cron add "0 8 * * 1-5" --name gdrive-briefing \
  --task "Read all files modified in the last 24 hours in my Work Drive folder and summarize what changed"

PDF Processing Pipeline

# AGENTS.md addition
## Daily File Processing
Every morning at 9am, check the Inbox folder in Google Drive.
For each new PDF:
1. Extract invoice number, amount, and vendor name
2. Log to the Invoice Tracker Google Sheet
3. Move the PDF to the Processed folder

Document Drafting

"Create a new Google Doc in my Reports folder titled 'Weekly Summary - [date]' and populate it with bullet points from our Slack conversation this week"

Security Considerations

Only grant the scopes your agent actually needs. drive.readonly is enough for read-only workflows. Add drive.file only if your agent needs to create or edit files. Avoid full drive scope unless necessary.

Ready to automate this? The OpenClaw Playbook ($9.99) walks you through the complete setup — from first install to production workflows.