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Connect Google Drive to VS Code

Give VS Code governed access to Google Drive’s 16 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.

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Set up

Add Google Drive to VS Code in four steps

Admins approve the server once. Everyone in VS Code then gets it through the same governed connection.

  1. 1

    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. 2

    Connect VS Code to Runlayer

    Runlayer’s CLI installs the Runlayer Plugin natively in VS Code; users can also add it over MCP. With direct tool listing turned on for your deployment, Google Drive’s 16 tools show up in VS Code’s own tool list (VS Code 1.103 or newer).

    VS Code setup guide
  3. 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.

  4. 4

    Use Google Drive from VS Code

    Google Drive’s approved tools appear in VS Code. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.

Tools

16 Google Drive tools in VS Code

Runlayer policy decides which of these VS Code 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.

See all 16 Google Drive tools

Control

What Runlayer can see and stop in VS Code

Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what VS Code exposes to Runlayer.

  • Gateway policy (available)

    Every Google Drive call from VS Code passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.

  • Audit trail (available)

    Each call is recorded with the user, VS Code as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.

  • Client hooks (available)

    Capture supported prompts, reasoning, local and MCP tool calls, responses, and scanner decisions in real time.

  • Stop a call before it runs (available)

    Runlayer can deny a tool call before VS Code runs it.

  • Block output after it runs (available)

    Runlayer can block a tool’s output before VS Code’s model sees it.

  • Redact output in place (available)

    Runlayer can mask sensitive parts of a tool’s output in VS Code and pass the rest through.

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