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Google Drive Secure Management. Use when the user wants to list, search, read text content, create files with inline content, upload binaries, create folders, rename, move, copy, share, or manage permissions on Google Drive files (porteden secure alternative).

Install

openclaw skills install google-drive-secure

porteden drive

Use porteden drive for Google Drive file and folder management. Use -jc flags for AI-optimized output.

If porteden is not installed: brew install porteden/tap/porteden (or go install github.com/porteden/cli/cmd/porteden@latest).

Setup (once)

  • Browser login (recommended): porteden auth login — opens browser, credentials stored in system keyring
  • Direct token: porteden auth login --token <key> — stored in system keyring
  • Verify: porteden auth status
  • If PE_API_KEY is set in the environment, the CLI uses it automatically (no login needed).
  • Drive access requires a token with driveAccessEnabled: true and a connected Google account with Drive scopes.

Drive commands (porteden drive)

List & inspect

  • List files: porteden drive files -jc
  • Search by keyword: porteden drive files -q "budget report" -jc
  • Filter by folder: porteden drive files --folder google:0B7_FOLDER_ID -jc
  • Filter by MIME type: porteden drive files --mime-type application/pdf -jc
  • Filter by name: porteden drive files --name "Q1" -jc
  • Shared with me: porteden drive files --shared-with-me -jc
  • Modified in range: porteden drive files --modified-after 2026-01-01 --modified-before 2026-02-01 -jc
  • All files (auto-paginate): porteden drive files --all -jc
  • Get file metadata: porteden drive file google:FILEID -jc
  • Get view/download links: porteden drive download google:FILEID -jc
  • List permissions: porteden drive permissions google:FILEID -jc

Read content

  • Read text content of any file: porteden drive content google:FILEID
    • Google Docs export to text/plain inline
    • Text-like files (text/*, JSON, XML, YAML, CSV) return as-is
    • Binary files return a webViewLink — open in browser
    • Spreadsheets/presentations are steered to: porteden sheets content / porteden slides read

Working with spreadsheets

For anything beyond a quick text dump of a Google Sheet, use the dedicated porteden sheets commands (see the porteden-sheets skill) — drive content only reads:

  • Read all tabs / specific ranges: porteden sheets content google:SHEETID -jc / --ranges "Summary!A1:C100"
  • Read one tab in full: porteden sheets read-tab google:SHEETID --title "Q2 Forecast" -jc
  • Write / append cells: porteden sheets write google:SHEETID --range "Sheet1!A1:B2" --values '[["Name","Score"]]' / porteden sheets append
  • Batch write multiple ranges atomically: porteden sheets write google:SHEETID --updates '[{"range":"Summary!A1:B1","values":[["Metric","Value"]]}]'
  • Manage tabs: porteden sheets add-tab / delete-tab / metadata via porteden sheets info google:SHEETID -jc
  • Create a spreadsheet (optionally CSV-seeded): porteden sheets create --name "Q1 Budget" --csv-file ./sales.csv

Create & upload

  • Create file with inline content: porteden drive create --name "Notes.md" --mime-type text/markdown --content "# Notes"
  • Create from local text file: porteden drive create --name "Plan" --mime-type application/vnd.google-apps.document --content-file ./plan.md --content-mime-type text/markdown
  • Create CSV file: porteden drive create --name "Data.csv" --mime-type text/csv --content-file ./data.csv
  • Upload binary file: porteden drive upload --file ./report.pdf --name "Q1 Report.pdf"
  • Upload to folder: porteden drive upload --file ./data.csv --name "Data.csv" --folder google:0B7_FOLDER
  • Create folder: porteden drive mkdir --name "Project Files"
  • Create folder in folder: porteden drive mkdir --name "Reports" --parent google:0B7_FOLDER

Manage

  • Rename: porteden drive rename google:FILEID --name "New Name.pdf"
  • Move: porteden drive move google:FILEID --destination google:0B7_DEST_FOLDER
  • Copy (duplicate): porteden drive copy google:FILEID --name "Working copy"
  • Copy into a folder: porteden drive copy google:FILEID --folder google:0B7_DEST_FOLDER
  • Share with user: porteden drive share google:FILEID --type user --role reader --email user@example.com
  • Share with domain: porteden drive share google:FILEID --type domain --role reader --domain example.com
  • Share publicly: porteden drive share google:FILEID --type anyone --role reader
  • Delete (trash): porteden drive delete google:FILEID (prompts) or porteden drive delete google:FILEID -y

Notes

  • Credentials persist in the system keyring after login. No repeated auth needed.
  • Set PE_PROFILE=work to avoid repeating --profile.
  • -jc is shorthand for --json --compact: strips noise, limits fields, reduces tokens for AI agents.
  • File IDs are always provider-prefixed (e.g., google:1BxiMVs0XRA5...). Pass them as-is.
  • porteden drive files --all auto-paginates (safety cap: 50 pages). Check hasMore in JSON output.
  • porteden drive content is the universal text reader — use it instead of download when you need the textual content of a file. For Google Workspace types (Sheets, Slides) it steers to the dedicated commands (porteden sheets content, porteden slides read) via stderr hints.
  • porteden drive create uses inline JSON (UTF-8 text only, ≤ 10 MB). For binary content use porteden drive upload. For Workspace target MIME types (application/vnd.google-apps.{document,spreadsheet,presentation}) Drive auto-imports the content; otherwise the file is stored as-is.
  • porteden drive copy duplicates any Drive file — including Google Docs/Sheets/Slides (per-type wrappers docs copy / sheets copy / slides copy exist too). Both --name and --folder are optional (defaults: Google's "Copy of …" name, source's folder). Copy is not idempotent — calling twice creates two copies. Folders cannot be copied (returns PROVIDER_ERROR); SharePoint files aren't supported yet (NOT_SUPPORTED). Requires the copy_file permission on the token.
  • accessInfo in responses describes active token restrictions. Always check it to understand what data may be limited.
  • authWarnings in list responses indicate provider connection issues.
  • delete moves to trash (reversible). Files can be restored from Google Drive trash.
  • Confirm before sharing or deleting files.
  • Environment variables: PE_API_KEY, PE_PROFILE, PE_FORMAT, PE_COLOR, PE_VERBOSE.