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# Google Drive

The **Google Drive** integration lets Darcy Chat and AI agents find, read, create, and update files in your Google Drive through natural conversation. It's a personal, user-level connection: you sign in to Google and grant DarcyIQ access, and the connection works with **your** Drive only.

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**Your documents, in the conversation**: Say *"Find the latest proposal in my Drive and summarize the pricing section,"* and Darcy locates the file, reads it, and gives you the summary — then can save an updated version straight back to Drive.
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**Beta**: Google Drive is currently a Beta integration available under **Settings → Integrations**.
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## Overview

| Capability           | Function                                            | Business Impact                     |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| **Natural Language** | Search and act on Drive files through chat          | Skip the file hunt                  |
| **Read & Summarize** | Open documents, including Google Docs/Sheets/Slides | Insights without opening Drive      |
| **Create & Update**  | Upload new files or replace existing ones           | Close the loop from chat to storage |
| **Agent & Workflow** | Available to AI agents and AI Workflows             | Automate document steps end-to-end  |

## What You Can Do

| Action      | Natural Language Example                             | Result                                  |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| **Search**  | "Find files in my Drive with 'proposal' in the name" | A list of matching files with links     |
| **Details** | "Show me details for that file"                      | File metadata (owner, modified, type)   |
| **Read**    | "Summarize the Q3 planning doc"                      | The document contents, summarized       |
| **Upload**  | "Save this summary to my Drive as a new doc"         | A new file created in Drive             |
| **Update**  | "Update that file with these edits"                  | The existing file's content is replaced |

Darcy supports Drive search syntax (name contains, MIME type, folder, recently modified) and can export Google-native files (Docs, Sheets, Slides) to readable text or Office formats when reading or downloading.

## Connecting Google Drive

Connecting is a one-time OAuth sign-in. DarcyIQ never sees your Google password — authentication happens on Google's own consent screen.

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**Open Integrations** Go to **User Configuration → Integrations**.
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**Find Google Drive** Locate the **Google Drive** integration and click **Connect**.
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**Sign in to Google** You're redirected to Google's sign-in and consent screen. Choose the account whose Drive you want to use.
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**Approve the DarcyIQ connection** Review the requested permissions and accept. You're returned to DarcyIQ with the integration marked **Connected**.
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To revoke access later, disconnect the integration in DarcyIQ and/or remove DarcyIQ from your Google account's third-party access settings.

## Using Google Drive in Chat & Agents

Once connected, Google Drive is available wherever Darcy can use tools:

* **Darcy Chat** — ask Darcy to find, read, create, or update files in plain language.
* **AI Agents** — agents can read source material from Drive or save generated files back to it.
* **AI Workflows** — automate document steps such as archiving outputs to a Drive folder.

## Permissions & Security

| Aspect          | Detail                                                                             |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Scope**       | Personal (user-level) — the connection only ever touches your own Drive            |
| **Auth method** | OAuth — you sign in with Google and approve DarcyIQ; your password is never shared |
| **Revoking**    | Disconnect any time from Settings → Integrations or your Google account settings   |


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