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Connect Google Drive to Windsurf

Give Windsurf 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 Windsurf in four steps

Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Windsurf 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 Windsurf to Runlayer

    Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Windsurf by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Windsurf reaches Google Drive’s 16 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.

    Windsurf 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 Windsurf

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

Tools

16 Google Drive tools in Windsurf

Runlayer policy decides which of these Windsurf 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 Windsurf

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

  • Gateway policy (available)

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

  • Audit trail (available)

    Each call is recorded with the user, Windsurf 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 Windsurf runs it.

  • Block output after it runs (not available)

    Windsurf ignores Runlayer after a tool runs, so Runlayer cannot block its output. The gateway still applies policy to the call.

  • Redact output in place (not available)

    Windsurf has no way to receive replacement output, so Runlayer cannot mask it. The gateway still applies policy to the call.

In Windsurf

  • Enforcement needs Windsurf 1.12.31 or newer.
  • When Runlayer denies a call, Windsurf shows the reason to the user; Runlayer cannot adjust the call’s inputs.

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