# Google Chat connector

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Search conversations, read messages and send messages.

Category: [Communication](/product/connectors/?category=communication)
Tools from: [Google Chat](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/mcp)
Sign-in: Choose a supported connection method
Works as: Agent tool

Source recorded: Sep 30, 2026

## Overview

Paperclip’s Google Chat MCP connector gives your AI agents tools to search conversations, read messages and send messages. Each tool can be Allowed, Ask first or Off.

Agents reach spaces and direct messages the authorizing account belongs to. Paperclip has no space picker.

## What agents can do with Google Chat

- Find a conversation and read its messages (`search_conversations`, `list_messages`)
- Find messages with context (`search_messages`, `list_messages`)
- Read before replying (`list_messages`, `send_message`)

## How to connect Google Chat

1. In Paperclip, open Connectors and select Google Chat.
2. On the Access step, choose the identity and which agents may use the connection.
3. Choose the capability group and Connect with Paperclip where offered or Use your own Google OAuth app with its client ID and secret. Complete Google’s consent screen.

[Setup guide](https://docs.paperclip.ing/connectors/google-setup/)

## Google Chat tools for agents (4)



### Read (3)

<div data-tool-name="list_messages" data-tool-class="read">
<code>list_messages</code>
</div>

<div data-tool-name="search_conversations" data-tool-class="read">
<code>search_conversations</code>
</div>

<div data-tool-name="search_messages" data-tool-class="read">
<code>search_messages</code>
</div>

### Write (1)

<div data-tool-name="send_message" data-tool-class="write">
<code>send_message</code>
</div>

This list describes the reviewed tools. Your selected method, provider access and action permissions determine what agents can use.

These lists use a conservative permission policy. Read requires a provider read-only hint or a reviewed Paperclip read rule. Evidence that an action changes data or submits information elsewhere puts it in Write. Write also includes actions we cannot verify as read-only. Read describes the reviewed evidence; it does not guarantee that an action has no side effects. A connected account can group actions differently.

The provider supplies tool names without descriptions. This list excludes tools outside Paperclip’s supported capability groups.



Tools for Connect with Paperclip — Read only / Use your own Google OAuth app — Read only

`list_messages`, `search_conversations`, `search_messages`

Tools for Connect with Paperclip — Read & send / Use your own Google OAuth app — Read & send

`list_messages`, `search_conversations`, `search_messages`, `send_message`

### Connection policies

Discovered actions follow the connection’s policies. Review their permissions and set actions to Ask first or Off as needed. Sending requires the Read & send group and posts under the authorizing account.

## Google Chat connector FAQ

### Can I require approval for actions?

Set an action to Ask first to require human approval of each call or Off to prevent calls. Allowed actions run without approval. Read and Write grouping is separate from these settings.

### What can agents reach in Google Chat?

Agents reach spaces and direct messages the authorizing account belongs to. Paperclip has no space picker.

### What do I need before connecting?

Use a registered Google Workspace account. Google Workspace Developer Preview registration is required. Use Connect with Paperclip where offered or configure your own Google OAuth app using the setup guide. Your own OAuth app also needs a configured Google Chat app.


Ways to connect

- Connect with Paperclip
  - Read only: Use Paperclip-managed OAuth for read-only Chat access.
  - Read & send: Use Paperclip-managed OAuth to read Chat and send messages.
- Use your own Google OAuth app
  - Read only: Use your own Google OAuth app for read-only Chat access.
  - Read & send: Use your own Google OAuth app to read Chat and send messages.

[Google Chat connector](https://docs.paperclip.ing/connectors/google-chat/)

[Set action permissions](https://docs.paperclip.ing/connectors/action-permissions/)

## Related connectors

- [Gmail](https://paperclip.ing/product/connectors/gmail/): Search and read mail and prepare drafts for review.
- [Google People](https://paperclip.ing/product/connectors/google-people/): Search contacts and directory profiles.
- [Resend](https://paperclip.ing/product/connectors/resend/): Inspect email delivery and domains and send messages.

## Give your agents Google Chat.

Join the Paperclip waitlist to connect Google Chat and choose what your agents can do.

[Join the waitlist](https://paperclip.ing/waitlist/)