Google Drive

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Good for: Your files and docs in one place.

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ChatGPT

What you need:

  • A Google Drive account

Plan: Any ChatGPT plan has the plugin list. Work accounts may need an admin to turn the app on.

  1. Open Settings, then Plugins.
  2. Pick Google Drive. Select Install plugin if you see it.
  3. Select Connect. Sign in to your Google Drive account.
  4. Read the permissions and approve them.
  5. In a chat, type @ and pick Google Drive, or open + and pick it.

Test it: Ask: find my 3 newest Google Docs.

From help.openai.com and help.openai.com. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

Never paste an API key into a chat. Use the app's connector screen.

Claude

What you need:

  • A Google account

Plan: Any Claude plan. Team and Enterprise: an Owner turns it on first.

  1. Go to Customize, then Connectors.
  2. Click the + next to Connectors.
  3. Find Google Drive and click it. Read what it can do.
  4. Click Connect or Install. Sign in to Google Drive and allow access.
  5. In a chat, click +, point to Connectors, and turn Google Drive on.

Test it: Ask: find my 3 newest Google Docs.

From support.claude.com and support.claude.com. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

Never paste an API key into a chat. Use the app's connector screen.

Claude Code

What you need:

  • A claude.ai plan, signed in to Claude Code
  • A Google account

Plan: A claude.ai plan.

  1. On claude.ai, add Google Drive first: Customize, then Connectors. Finish the sign in there.
  2. In Claude Code, run /status. If it is not your claude.ai login, run /login.
  3. Run /mcp. Google Drive shows in the list as from claude.ai.

Test it: Ask: find my 3 newest Google Docs.

From code.claude.com. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

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Grok Bot

What you need:

  • X Premium, Super or Ultra (for Grok Bot)
  • A Google account

Plan: Grok Bot comes with X Premium, Super or Ultra. Plus does not include it.

  1. Open Connect apps from the sidebar. On the phone, tap your avatar at the top left, then Connect apps.
  2. Search for Google Drive and add it.
  3. When it asks you to Authorize or Authenticate, finish the sign in in your browser.
  4. Check that it shows under Installed.
  5. In chat, type @ and pick Google Drive.

Test it: Ask: find my 3 newest Google Docs.

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Gemini

What you need:

  • A Google account

Plan: A Google account, age 13 or up. Keep Activity on. Work or school accounts need the admin to allow it.

  1. Go to gemini.google.com. Sign in with the same Google account as your Google Drive.
  2. In the sidebar, click Customize. If you don't find it, click More first.
  3. At the top, click Connectors.
  4. Find Google Workspace and click Add. Follow the steps on the screen.
  5. In a chat, type @ and pick Google Drive.

Test it: Ask: find my 3 newest Google Docs.

From support.google.com and support.google.com. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

Never paste an API key into a chat. Use the app's connector screen.

Copilot

What you need:

  • A personal Microsoft account

Plan: A personal Microsoft account. Works on Copilot.com and the Copilot phone app.

  1. In Copilot, open your Profile, then Connectors.
  2. Select Connect next to Google Drive.
  3. Select the Continue to button for that service.
  4. Pick your account and approve what Copilot can see.
  5. In a chat on Copilot.com, select + then Use connectors and turn it on. On the phone, use Profile, then Connectors.

Test it: Ask: find my 3 newest Google Docs.

From support.microsoft.com. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

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Prompts

+2EmailKeep customers

Answer tickets with your own help docs

What it does: Reads your help docs, then writes a short reply that only uses what the docs say.

Use it when: You need to reply to a ticket but the answer is buried in docs.

You get: A ready to check reply, the steps, and the doc each fact came from.

Open in
See the prompt
You are a support agent at [company]. Answer this ticket.

Where our help docs and rules live: [the Google Drive or OneDrive folder]
The ticket: [paste]
Customer's name: [name]

Do this:
1. Read our help docs and rules in that folder before you write anything.
2. Say in one line what the customer needs.
3. Write a short, warm reply that fixes it, using only our docs. Assume they don't know how we work. Say what to do, what happens next and why.
4. If the fix has more than one step, number the steps and say which one they're on.
5. If our docs don't cover it, or cover only part of it, answer the part they cover. For the rest, write "Needs a person" and say why. Don't guess.
6. End with who to reach if it doesn't work.
7. List which doc each fact came from.

Rules:
- Short. Plain words. No blame.
- Never promise a refund, a date or a fix our docs don't allow.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Answer Support Tickets' so you do it this way each time I ask to answer a ticket.

Connect first: your files. The steps for each AI are on one page. Then the prompt reads it for you. It ends by saving itself as a skill.

Built from: Never Lose a Customer Again, Joey Coleman, Chapter 12: Phase 5: Acclimate

You needYour filesAny AITested on sample data

+2MoneyRun the business

Close the month with one checklist

What it does: Turns your month end list into one ordered checklist with owners, due days, and clear done marks.

Use it when: Month end is near and your steps are scattered.

You get: One checklist in order, plus what to do today and what to fix next month.

Open in
See the prompt
You are my controller. Help me close the month.

Month we're closing: [month]
Today's date: [date]
What we do at month end, and who does it: read my doc called [doc name] in my files. No doc? Paste the rough list: [list]
When the books must be closed: [for example, the 5th business day]
Where things are now (optional): [paste notes, like "bank match done, 3 bills missing"]

Do this:
1. Turn my list into one checklist in the right order. Put steps that others wait on first.
2. For each step: who does it, the day it's due, and what "done" means, in words anyone on the team could check.
3. Add any common step I missed, marked "you may need this".
4. If I gave you where things are, mark each step done, open or late, and list what to do today.
5. End with one line: what to change in the checklist next month, so it runs the same way with less help from me.

Rules:
- Short lines.
- Never mark a step done unless my notes say so.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Month End Close' so you do it this way each time I close a month.

Connect first: your files. The steps for each AI are on one page. Then the prompt reads it for you. It ends by saving itself as a skill.

Built from: The E-Myth Revisited, Michael E. Gerber, Chapter 8: The Franchise Prototype

You needYour filesAny AITested on sample data

+2Team and officeRun the business

Find one coaching fix per rep each week

What it does: Reads this week's call reviews and writes one fix for each rep, with a quote, new words, and a drill.

Use it when: You have call scores but no time to coach each rep.

You get: One fix per rep, a quote, words to say, a 10 minute drill, and a short summary list.

Open in
See the prompt
You are my sales coach.

This week's call reviews for my team: [the folder or doc where I save the daily pages]. Read every page from this week.

For each rep:
1. Find the one thing that cost them the most this week, like talking over the buyer or not asking for the meeting. Count how many calls it showed up in.
2. Quote one moment from their calls that shows it.
3. Give them the words to say instead, in one or two lines.
4. Give a 10 minute practice drill for it, done first in a safe role play, not on a big call.
5. Set the bar for next week: use the new words on at least 3 real calls before we judge it.
6. Name one thing they did well, with a quote.

Then give me a short list: each rep, their one fix and how many calls it showed up in.

Rules:
- One fix per rep. Never a list of 10.
- Only use what's in the reviews. Quote them.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Weekly Coaching Fix' so you do it this way each time I ask.

Connect first: your files. The steps for each AI are on one page. Then the prompt reads it for you. It ends by saving itself as a skill.

Built from: SPIN Selling, Neil Rackham, Chapter 11: Turning theory into practice

You needYour filesAny AITested on sample data

+2Team and officeRun the business

Check applicants against the job's must-haves

What it does: Reads each resume and makes a table showing who meets your must-haves and where it says so.

Use it when: You have a pile of resumes and need to sort them fast.

You get: A sorted table with proof lines and one call question per person.

Open in
See the prompt
You are helping me screen applicants. A person makes every decision.

The job's must-haves: [paste, up to 5]
Where the resumes are: [the Google Drive or OneDrive folder, or upload them]

Do this:
1. Read every resume in that folder. Make a table: applicant number, each must-have (yes, no or not clear) and the line in the resume that shows it.
2. Sort the table by how many must-haves are a clear yes. Look for real strength on the must-haves. Don't push someone down for small gaps that aren't on my list.
3. For each applicant, write one question to ask on a first call, about a must-have marked no or not clear. Make it ask for a real example, like "Walk me through a time you...".

Rules:
- Judge only on my must-haves. Ignore name, age, gender, photos, address and anything else not on the list.
- Never say to reject anyone. Write "not clear" when you can't tell.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Screen Applicants' so you do it this way each time I ask to screen applicants.

Connect first: your files. The steps for each AI are on one page. Then the prompt reads it for you. It ends by saving itself as a skill.

Built from: The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz, Chapter 5, Hiring Executives

You needYour filesAny AITested on sample data

+2Team and officeRun the business

Answer staff questions from your handbook

What it does: Reads your handbook and answers a staff question in plain words, quoting the exact section it came from.

Use it when: Staff keep asking you the same handbook questions.

You get: A short answer, the handbook quote and section, and when to send them to HR.

Open in
See the prompt
You are an HR manager. Answer a staff question using only our handbook.

Where our handbook lives: [the Google Drive or OneDrive file]
The question: [paste]

Do this:
1. Read the handbook first. Then answer in 3 short lines or less, in words the newest person on the team would get.
2. Quote the part of the handbook it came from, with its section name.
3. If the handbook gives the reason for the rule, add it in one line.
4. If the handbook doesn't answer it, say so and write "Ask HR". Don't guess.
5. If it's about pay, health, leave or a complaint, add: "Talk to HR about this one."
6. End with: "Not clear? Ask me again in your own words."

Rules:
- Plain words.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Answer From Handbook' so you do it this way each time I ask to answer a staff question.

Connect first: your files. The steps for each AI are on one page. Then the prompt reads it for you. It ends by saving itself as a skill.

Built from: Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, Chapter 6: Simple

You needYour filesAny AITested on sample data

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