# gdrive-access

This skill gives your agent Google Drive from the command line: list files, download them, sync whole folders. OAuth credentials come from 1Password.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 356 installs
- Author: terrylica
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/terrylica/cc-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/productivity-tools/skills/gdrive-access/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/gdrive-access

## What it does

The skill teaches an agent to work with Google Drive from a terminal: list what is in a folder, search by name, download a single file, pull a folder down with its subfolders. Writing works too — `create-doc` uploads a local HTML or `.docx` source and has Drive convert it into a native Google Doc, so the team can open and comment on it without a conversion step.

Under the hood there is a compiled CLI binary built on Bun. The skill stores no credentials itself: it reads `GDRIVE_OP_UUID` from the process environment and pulls the OAuth client out of 1Password through `op`. Every Drive operation is gated by a preflight — binary present, variable set, `op` signed in. If the binary is missing, you build it with `bun install && bun run build`.

Here is where it usually breaks. Under a 1Password service-account token, `op` only sees the vaults that token was granted, so a hardcoded `--vault Employee` fails — and piped blind into `jq`, that failure shows up as a confusing parse error. Run `op vault list` first and set the vault from the result. Also note the script unsets `HTTPS_PROXY` and `HTTP_PROXY` before talking to `api.1password.com`, because that host returns 502 through a proxy. On the first run a browser opens for Google consent; that is expected.

The skill is meant to be edited as you go: when an instruction drifts from reality, fix the file instead of working around it.

## Requirements
- Works with: Google Drive

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add terrylica/cc-skills --skill gdrive-access -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/gdrive-access/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/gdrive-access/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add terrylica/cc-skills --skill gdrive-access -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/gdrive-access/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add terrylica/cc-skills --skill gdrive-access -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/gdrive-access/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install terrylica/cc-skills gdrive-access
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/gdrive-access/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add terrylica/cc-skills --skill gdrive-access -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/terrylica/cc-skills --path plugins/productivity-tools/skills/gdrive-access
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/gdrive-access/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add terrylica/cc-skills --skill gdrive-access -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/terrylica/cc-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/productivity-tools/skills/gdrive-access/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull a Drive folder to disk with its subfolders
- find a file by name with a Drive search query
- download one document by its file_id
- turn a local HTML file into a native Google Doc
- check whether Drive is reachable from the agent environment

## Example prompts
- list the files in the Drive folder with id `1wqqqvBmeUFYuwOOEQhzoChC7KzAk-mAS`
- download that Drive file to `./output.pdf`
- sync the Drive folder into `./output_dir` recursively

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: gdrive-access
description: "Access Google Drive via CLI with 1Password OAuth: list files, download, and sync folders. TRIGGERS - google drive, gdrive, drive folder, download drive, sync drive."
allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Grep, Glob, Write, AskUserQuestion
---

# Google Drive Access

List, download, and sync files from Google Drive programmatically via Claude Code.

> **Self-Evolving Skill**: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

## MANDATORY PREFLIGHT (Execute Before Any Drive Operation)

**CRITICAL**: You MUST complete this preflight checklist before running any gdrive commands. Do NOT skip steps.

### Step 1: Check CLI Binary Exists

```bash
ls -la "$HOME/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/cc-skills/plugins/productivity-tools/skills/gdrive-access/scripts/gdrive" 2>/dev/null || echo "BINARY_NOT_FOUND"
```

**If BINARY_NOT_FOUND**: Build it first:

```bash
cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/cc-skills/plugins/productivity-tools/skills/gdrive-access/scripts && bun install && bun run build
```

### Step 2: Check GDRIVE_OP_UUID Environment Variable

```bash
echo "GDRIVE_OP_UUID: ${GDRIVE_OP_UUID:-NOT_SET}"
```

**If NOT_SET**: You MUST run the Setup Flow below. Do NOT proceed to gdrive commands.

### Step 3: Verify 1Password Authentication

```bash
op account list 2>&1 | head -3
```

**If error or not signed in**: Inform user to run `op signin` first.

---

## Setup Flow (When GDRIVE_OP_UUID is NOT_SET)

Follow these steps IN ORDER. Use AskUserQuestion at decision points.

### Setup Step 1: Check 1Password CLI

```bash
command -v op && echo "OP_CLI_INSTALLED" || echo "OP_CLI_MISSING"
```

**If OP_CLI_MISSING**: Stop and inform user:

> 1Password CLI is required. Install with: `brew install 1password-cli`

### Setup Step 2: Discover Drive OAuth Items in 1Password

```bash
unset HTTPS_PROXY HTTP_PROXY   # the OAuth proxy 502s api.1password.com
op vault list                  # FIRST: see which vaults this credential can actually reach
op item list --vault "<vault-from-above>" --format json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[] | select(.title | test("drive|oauth|google"; "i")) | "\(.id)\t\(.title)"'
```
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