Google Drive vs Filesystem

In-depth architectural comparison of the Google Drive and Filesystem 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 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).

Explore Google Drive Details

Choose Filesystem when:

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

Explore Filesystem Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Google Drive File Systems	Filesystem File Systems
Summary	Allow AI systems to list, search, upload, download, and manage files and folders in Google Drive.	MCP server for filesystem operations - read, create, and edit files
Category & Scope	File Systems	File Systems
Quality signal

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": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "google-drive"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem-2": {
      "url": "https://adamjones.me/install-mcp/?config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsImZpbGVzeXN0ZW0tbWNwIl0sIm5hbWUiOiJmaWxlc3lzdGVtIn0="
    }
  }
}

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