Google Drive claude.ai connector not loading in VS Code extension despite being connected in claude.ai

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/20412
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/31838
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/21874

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This issue is not a duplicate of the flagged issues. Key difference:

• tengu_claudeai_mcp_connectors is already true in our ~/.claude.json
• claudeAiMcpEverConnected includes claude.ai Google Drive
• Gmail and Google Calendar load correctly in the same session
• Only Google Drive fails to load

The workaround in #21874 (setting the flag via SessionStart hook) does not apply here since the flag is already true. This appears to be a connector-specific issue with Google Drive, not a general MCP gate issue.

Same here:

Environment:

macOS (Darwin 25.3.0)
Claude Code v(latest — freshly reinstalled)
Reproduced in both VS Code extension and standalone terminal
Steps taken:

Noticed Google Drive (and GitHub) were missing from Claude Code's MCP server list despite being connected on claude.ai
Confirmed all other connectors (Gmail, Google Calendar, Granola, n8n, Notion, Home Assistant) appear correctly in Claude Code
Google Drive shows as connected in claude.ai web with a "Disconnect" button — it is definitely authorized
Disconnected and reconnected Google Drive on claude.ai — no change
Rebooted machine — no change
Uninstalled and reinstalled Claude Code — no change
Ran /login in Claude Code to force re-authentication — no change
Checked ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json — Google Drive not configured there (only clay-mcp and notionApi as local servers)
ListMcpResourcesTool only returns Notion resources — confirms Google Drive is absent at the API level, not just the UI
Result: Google Drive and GitHub connectors present on claude.ai are consistently not syncing to Claude Code regardless of reconnection, reboot, or reinstall.

I am also experiencing this issue.

Exact same problem here. Google Drive connector is basically unusable right now...

I'm experience this issue as well.

Same issue with me.

This is the error it's giving and I've tried refreshing and fully disconnecting then reconnecting.

It says it's connected right after I connect it, but then it says it can't access the drive.

**It looks like Google Drive connected but its tools aren't coming through — only Google Calendar tools are loading. It may not have fully activated yet. Could you try these steps:

Refresh the page after connecting Google Drive
Then come back and try again

If it still doesn't work, you can also check that Google Drive is toggled on in your connected apps/tools settings in Claude.**

having the same issue, cannot use google drive at all

• same problem, unable to connect to Google Drive.

Same

Same

Also experiencing this Mac OS

Same

I literally just bought Claude subscription to use this integration and it's not even working

We're also unable to use the claude.ai Google Drive connector, but in claude code itself. Not sure if this is the same issue.

Same for Claude.ai and Cowork

Same

Same for me. I spent many tokens with Claude to retry and ask whether it works now and how to address/mitigate the issue.

Same for me. I spent many tokens with Claude to retry and ask whether it works now and how to address/mitigate the issue

for a temporary workaround, you can mount your google drive on your local machine using the google application, then use the file-system mcp tool to connect it to claude desktop. add the following block into your claude config's mcpServers block. you'll need to edit the username and drive letter.

"google-drive-local": {
"command": "C:\\Users\\xxx\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\npx.cmd",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"x:\\My Drive"
]
}

Adding a data point: Slack connector is also affected, confirming this isn't specific to Google Drive or GitHub.

Environment: macOS, VSCode extension, claude.ai auth, team subscription, Claude Code 2.1.87

Key diagnostic: claude mcp list shows the Slack connector as ✓ Connected, but it does not appear in the VSCode extension's /mcp panel at all. This suggests the connector is successfully established at the CLI level but fails to sync into the VSCode extension.

Same-session contrast: Microsoft 365 (also a claude.ai Connector) appears correctly in /mcp in the same VSCode session. Only Slack is absent.

This implies the issue is neither connector-category-specific (OAuth vs non-OAuth) nor a blanket sync failure — something causes individual connectors to be dropped during the CLI→VSCode handoff.

I found two workarounds:
https://github.com/steipete/gogcli
https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli

The latter is official from google

Adding another Slack connector data point, this time from the CLI (not VS Code).

Environment: macOS (Darwin 25.3.0), Claude Code CLI 2.1.96, Pro subscription

Symptom: claude mcp list shows only the two locally-configured MCP servers (google-workspace, wordpress). The claude.ai Slack connector is completely absent — not failed, not "needs auth", just invisible. Other locally-configured MCPs work fine.

Key detail: The same Slack connector works perfectly on claude.ai web in the same browser session. claudeAiMcpEverConnected in .claude.json still includes "claude.ai Slack" and tengu_claudeai_mcp_connectors is true. No deniedMcpServers entries.

Tried: Disconnecting/reconnecting Slack in claude.ai settings, then running /login in CLI to force re-auth. Slack connector still does not appear.

This confirms the sync issue extends beyond VS Code to the CLI as well — the claude.ai → Claude Code connector sync layer silently drops the Slack connector while the web app continues to work.

Also the same here.
Windows 11 on Claude Desktop and Claude.ai

Same issue on macOS VSCode extension. Adding diagnostic data points in case it helps narrow down the sync layer.

Environment

• OS: macOS (Darwin 25.3.0)
• Editor: VS Code with Claude Code native extension
• claude.ai subscription: Pro
• Other connectors in the same account: Gmail (connected, working in Claude Code), Google Calendar (connected, working), GitHub (connected, working), Google Drive (connected on web ✅ but absent in Claude Code ❌)

Symptom

On claude.ai/customize/connectors, Google Drive shows under the "Connected" section with all 8 tools (download_file_content, read_file_content, search_files, etc.) listed and OAuth completed. In the VS Code extension's /mcp panel the same connector still shows as "auth required". Tool search inside a session returns no Google Drive tools either — confirming this is at the sync layer, not the UI.

What didn't help

• Full VS Code quit (Cmd+Q) and relaunch
• Disconnect → reconnect Google Drive on claude.ai
• Adding "ENABLE_CLAUDEAI_MCP_SERVERS": "1" to env block in ~/.claude/settings.json (suggested elsewhere, no effect — matches other commenters' reports)
• /mcp refresh in VS Code

Thanks for the report. The Google Drive connector passthrough was enabled for all users in mid-April. Please retry on a current version; the Drive connector should appear alongside Gmail and Calendar.

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