Comparison

gws vs Google Workspace (gsuite-sdk)

gws is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.

gws is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by orieg. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Google Workspace (gsuite-sdk) is an MCP server published by PabloAlaniz. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplace	gws	Google Workspace (gsuite-sdk)
Community marketplace orieg/gws-connector	Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.4.3 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 230 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

gws vs Google Workspace (gsuite-sdk)
Fact	gwsno longer listed · 2026-10-15	Google Workspace (gsuite-sdk)
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	1
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	1	0
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	2	0
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-22
Where it runs (differs)	Installs as a plugin bundle	On your machine (gsuite-mcp)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	1, secrets among them: 0	3, secrets among them: 0
Hooks it runs (differs)	2	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	9	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	MIT	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/orieg/gws-connector	github.com/pabloalaniz/google-suite
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	2
First seen (differs)	2026-10-14	2026-10-11

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of gws

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

gws-connector io.github.orieg/gws-connector

Multi-account Google Workspace MCP — Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Docs with smart routing.

by orieg · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job
mcp-google-workspace

Google Workspace integration (Gmail, Drive, Calendar)

by henkisdabro · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
Google Workspace

Give AI agents access to Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and more — multi-account, manifest-driven

by aaronsb · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Hub

Multiple Google accounts (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Contacts, Tasks) in one Claude connector.

by ItsBreeze · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Google Workspace

Google Workspace MCP server for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Contacts, and more

by mindstone · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Multi-account MCP for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, and Sheets — 61 tools, token

Multi-account MCP for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, and Sheets — 61 tools, token-efficient, macOS…

by adelaidasofia · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

gws

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Multi-account workspace integration — Mail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, and Docs with smart account routing for Gmail and Google Workspace

Google Workspace (gsuite-sdk)

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Tasks and Contacts for agents, with your own Google login

How to run each

gws

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Google Workspace (gsuite-sdk) As a local MCP server: PyPI package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "GSUITE_TOKEN_DB_PATH=<YOUR_GSUITE_TOKEN_DB_PATH>" --transport stdio gsuite-sdk -- uvx gsuite-mcp

Requires: GSUITE_TOKEN_DB_PATH

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 gws asks for

GWS_STATE_DIR

Only Google Workspace (gsuite-sdk) asks for

GSUITE_CREDENTIALS_FILE
GSUITE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE
GSUITE_TOKEN_DB_PATH

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: gws · What it can do: Google Workspace (gsuite-sdk) · Compare two other plugins

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 2026-10-22. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.