Google Workspace MCP server (Docs/Drive/Calendar/Gmail/Sheets/Slides/Tasks/Chat/People + multi-account) — vendored gemini-cli workspace-server + mcp-core auth
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add better-workspace --env GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID='<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>' --env GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET='<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>' -- npx -y @n24q02m/better-workspace-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.better-workspace]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@n24q02m/better-workspace-mcp"]
env = { GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID = "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>", GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET = "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>" }
# codex mcp add better-workspace --env GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID='<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>' --env GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET='<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>' -- npx -y @n24q02m/better-workspace-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-workspace": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-workspace-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"better-workspace": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-workspace-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-workspace": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-workspace-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-workspace": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-workspace-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-workspace": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-workspace-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
"GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDGOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.