# Google People connector

[Product](https://paperclip.ing/product/) / [Connectors](https://paperclip.ing/product/connectors/) / Google People

Search contacts and directory profiles.

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

Source recorded: Sep 30, 2026

## Overview

Paperclip’s Google People MCP connector gives your AI agents tools to search contacts and directory profiles. Each tool can be Allowed, Ask first or Off.

Contacts belong to the authorizing account. Workspace directory results depend on its administrator’s directory settings.

## What agents can do with Google People

- Compare contacts and directory results (`search_contacts`, `search_directory_people`)
- Look up a contact (`search_contacts`)
- Read the authorizing account’s profile (`get_user_profile`)

## How to connect Google People

1. In Paperclip, open Connectors and select Google People.
2. On the Access step, choose the identity and which agents may use the connection.
3. Choose 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 People tools for agents (3)



### Read (3)

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

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

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



### Connection policies

Discovered actions follow the connection’s policies. Review their permissions and set actions to Ask first or Off as needed. Contact creation, editing and deletion are not exposed.

## Google People 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 People?

Contacts belong to the authorizing account. Workspace directory results depend on its administrator’s directory settings.

### What do I need before connecting?

Use a Google account registered for Developer Preview; directory search needs a Workspace account.


Ways to connect

- Connect with Paperclip
  - Use Paperclip-managed OAuth for Google People access.
- Use your own Google OAuth app
  - Use your own Google OAuth app for Google People access.

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

[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 Chat](https://paperclip.ing/product/connectors/google-chat/): Search conversations, read messages and send messages.
- [Resend](https://paperclip.ing/product/connectors/resend/): Inspect email delivery and domains and send messages.

## Give your agents Google People.

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

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