Workspace MCP: 121 Google Workspace Tools for Your AI

Workspace MCP is an open-source MCP server (MIT license) that gives your AI 121 tools across 12 Google Workspace services, including Gmail, Drive and Calendar. It is not a Google product: the community maintains it, and you need to create your own credentials in Google Cloud to use it.

What Workspace MCP is and why it matters

An AI without access to your tools can only advise. It can explain how to write an email, but it can't leave the draft in your inbox. Workspace MCP fixes exactly that: it connects your assistant to your Google services so it can act, not just comment.

Version 2.1.0 came out on October 9, 2026, and the code lives on GitHub under the MIT license.

The 12 services it covers

The 121 tools are spread across these Google Workspace services:

• Gmail
• Drive
• Calendar
• Docs
• Sheets
• Slides
• Forms
• Tasks
• Contacts
• Chat
• Custom Search
• Apps Script

In practice, that means drafting emails in your inbox, scheduling on your calendar, and editing your documents and spreadsheets, without jumping from app to app.

Which AI it works with

The project works with Claude, ChatGPT (in developer mode) and other MCP-compatible clients. If your AI tool speaks MCP, it can in principle connect to this server.

What nobody tells you: limits and requirements

• It is not from Google. It's a community project, so don't expect the support of an official product.
• You need your own credentials. You have to create an OAuth client in Google Cloud before you can use it.
• The software is free, although the repository also mentions an optional paid managed instance.
• Giving an AI access to your email and files is a serious decision: think carefully about which permissions you grant.

How to apply it in your business?

Start by listing the repetitive work you do every week in Google: moving data into a sheet, summarizing emails, rescheduling meetings, assembling documents. Those are the tasks where an assistant with real access to your tools saves the most time. Try it first on a test account, review the permissions it asks for, and only then open it up to your team.

If you're curious how other AI tools connect to your Google apps, read the full breakdown of Claude in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides and the one on Gemini Agent.

Workspace MCP FAQ

Is Workspace MCP from Google?

No. It's a community open-source project, not a Google product.

How much does Workspace MCP cost?

The software is free. The repository mentions an optional paid managed instance.

Which Google services does it work with?

12 of them: Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Tasks, Contacts, Chat, Custom Search and Apps Script.

Does it work with ChatGPT and Claude?

Yes, with Claude, with ChatGPT in developer mode, and with other MCP-compatible clients.

What do I need to use it?

Your own credentials: an OAuth client created in Google Cloud.

Conclusion

Workspace MCP gives your AI hands inside Google Workspace: 121 tools, 12 services and open source under the MIT license. It is a community project, though, and it requires your own Google Cloud credentials. Tell me what work you repeat every week in Google and I'll tell you which tool does it.

Sources: repository and README (checked October 12, 2026) and releases (v2.1.0, October 9, 2026).