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
- In Paperclip, open Connectors and select Google Chat.
- On the Access step, choose the identity and which agents may use the connection.
- 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.
Google Chat tools for agents4
Read 3
list_messagessearch_conversationssearch_messages
Write 1
send_message
Tool availability and permissions
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.
