google-cloud-storage vs Google Drive
google-cloud-storage is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by gemini-cli-extensions. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Community GitHub marketplaces). Google Drive is an MCP server published by mcp-z. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  google-cloud-storage | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 32 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.4.3 Downloads/month (npm): 1 148 Downloads/week (npm): 189 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | google-cloud-storage | Google Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 32 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@toolbox-sdk/server) | On your machine (@mcp-z/mcp-drive) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 13, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/google-cloud-storage | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
google-cloud-storage
Official Google Cloud Storage (GCS) plugin. Manage buckets and objects, transfer data, and configure MCP, FUSE, IAM, security, lifecycle rules, signed URLs, Terraform, and the CLI.
Google Drive
Google Drive integration with file operations, folder navigation, search, and sharing
How to run each
google-cloud-storage As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install google-cloud-storage@claude-plugins-officialGoogle Drive As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>" --env "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>" --transport stdio mcp-drive -- npx -y @mcp-z/mcp-driveRequires: GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only google-cloud-storage asks for
CLOUD_STORAGE_PROJECT
Only Google Drive asks for
AUTH_MODEBASE_URLDCR_MODEDCR_STORE_URIDCR_VERIFY_URLGOOGLE_CLIENT_IDGOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILEHEADLESSLOG_LEVELPORTREDIRECT_URI
Show the remaining 1
RESOURCE_STORE_URI
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: google-cloud-storage · What it can do: Google Drive · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.