Google Drive MCP vs Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions

In-depth architectural comparison of the Google Drive MCP and Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Google Drive MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: mint_status, mint_why, mint_scan.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Google Drive MCP File Systems	Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions File Systems
Summary	Secure access to Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Calendar through MCP.	Inspect Mac storage, explain file activity, and perform journaled cleanup with Trash and Undo.
Category & Scope	File Systems	File Systems

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-drive-mcp-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mint-safe-mac-storage-actions": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dzg-studio/mcp-server-mint@1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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