Connect Google Drive to Microsoft 365 Copilot
Give Microsoft 365 Copilot governed access to Google Drive’s 16 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Google Drive to Microsoft 365 Copilot in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Microsoft 365 Copilot then gets it through the same governed connection.
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Approve Google Drive in Runlayer
Add Google Drive from the catalog and choose who can use it and which of its tools are allowed.
- 2
Connect Microsoft 365 Copilot to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Microsoft 365 Copilot by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Microsoft 365 Copilot reaches Google Drive’s 16 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Microsoft 365 Copilot setup guide - 3
Sign in to Google Drive
Sign in the way Google Drive requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
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Use Google Drive from Microsoft 365 Copilot
Google Drive’s approved tools appear in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
16 Google Drive tools in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Runlayer policy decides which of these Microsoft 365 Copilot users can call. 5 read data only and 1 can change or delete data.
Copy file
Create a copy of a file in Google Drive.
Create doc from markdown
Create a beautifully formatted Google Doc from markdown content.
Create file
Create a new file in Google Drive with text or base64-encoded content.
Create folder
Create a new folder in Google Drive to organize files.
Delete file
Delete a file or folder by moving it to trash.
Fetch file
Fetch a file from Google Drive using its Google Drive file ID (don't use exa nor brave to read files).
Get metadata
Get detailed metadata about a specific file or folder, including size, ownership, sharing status, modification dates, and more.
List folder
List all files and folders within a specific folder.
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what Microsoft 365 Copilot exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every Google Drive call from Microsoft 365 Copilot passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, Microsoft 365 Copilot as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
Managed browser extension (available)
Managed Chrome, Edge, and Firefox deployments can monitor supported web-chat activity and apply prompt-time controls where the surface permits it.
Native enforcement adapter (not available)
Runlayer has no device-side adapter for Microsoft 365 Copilot yet, so control happens at the gateway.
Frequently asked questions
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