AI agents for Google Drive
A Monmo agent uses Google Drive the way a careful colleague does. It finds the file you describe, reads and summarises documents, proposes a tidier folder structure and saves finished work where your team expects it. It opens only what your own Google account can open, and it asks before it moves, renames, shares or deletes a file.
Updated 2026-11-13 · Free to start. Paid plans from $15 a month.
What agents do in Google Drive
Find the file you mean
Describe it the way you remember it: the pricing sheet Jamie shared in spring, the signed Northwind contract. The agent searches names, contents and owners, opens the likely matches and gives you the right link.
AskFind the latest version of the Northwind proposal. I think Jamie edited it last month.
Summarise a document or a whole folder
Point it at a 40-page PDF or a folder of meeting notes. It reads every file and returns one page: the decisions, the figures, the open questions, and the name of the file each point came from.
AskRead everything in the Q3 Board folder and give me one page: decisions, numbers and open questions.
Tidy a messy folder
It lists what is in a folder, proposes a structure by client, year and type of document, and suggests clearer file names. You see every move and rename on one card before anything changes.
AskPropose a folder structure for Client Files and show me every move before you make it.
Save finished work where the team looks
When an agent finishes a report, a deck or a spreadsheet, it puts a copy in the Drive folder you name, following your naming pattern and the date. The upload waits for your approval.
AskSave the finished October report to the Finance Reports 2026 folder as a PDF named 2026-10-monthly-report.
Share a file with the right access
Ask it to share something and it prepares the change: who gets access and whether they can view, comment or edit. Nothing is shared, inside or outside your business, until you allow that card.
AskShare the launch plan with jamie@northwind.example as a viewer and send me the link.
Check who can see what
It goes through a folder and lists the files open to anyone with the link, shared with outside addresses, or owned by people who have left. You decide what to close, and it prepares the changes.
AskList every file in Client Files that is shared with someone outside fieldwork.example.
Find duplicates and stale files
It finds copies, three versions all named final, and documents nobody has opened in two years, and lists them with size and last edit date. Moving anything to the bin asks first.
AskFind duplicate and outdated files in the Marketing folder and list what could be archived.
Answer a question from your files
Ask what the notice period is in a contract or which price list is current. The agent reads the relevant documents and answers with the file name and the page, so you can check it yourself.
AskWhat notice period did we agree with Northwind? Quote the contract and the page.
How it connects
- 1You connect your own Google account once, and the agent can open the files and folders that account can open, including items shared with you.
- 2Drive access is given agent by agent. The ones that file finished work usually need it; the rest can hand their files over instead.
- 3Searching and reading need no approval. Uploading, moving, renaming, sharing or deleting a file asks first, and one card can cover a whole folder of changes.
More in Documents and files
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Questions people ask
Can an AI agent organise my Google Drive?
Yes, with you approving the plan. A Monmo agent reads what is in your folders, proposes a structure and clearer names, and shows every move and rename as a list. You can allow all of it or only some lines. Nothing is moved, renamed or deleted before that, so you can try it on one folder first.
Can an AI agent read and summarise files in Google Drive?
A Monmo agent can read Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, PDFs and common office files, and summarise one document or a whole folder. Each point in the summary names the file it came from. Scanned pages are read with text recognition on its computer, which is less reliable than typed text, so check figures taken from scans.
Will an AI agent delete or share my files without asking?
No, each of those needs your approval. Deleting, moving and sharing show a card first, saying which file, what will change and who will gain or lose access. Sharing with someone outside your business is always its own request. Reading and searching are done without asking, because they change nothing in your Drive.
Can an AI agent use shared drives and files other people own?
The agent works with whatever the Google account you connect can open: your own files, items shared with you and shared drives you belong to. It cannot see anything that account cannot. Most work runs through the Drive connection; for anything the connection leaves out, the agent opens Drive in the browser on its own computer.