MCP Connectors Are Now LIVE in Beta on GroqCloud!

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You’ve been asking for easier, faster ways to give your agents real tool-use capabilities and we just shipped a big one :tada: . MCP Connectors are now in Beta on GroqCloud, starting with Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, and Calendar)

This enables your AI agents to interact with Google Workspace tools via the Responses API, without having to manage your own MCP server, all at LPU speed :scream::scream:

:speech_balloon: What Are MCP Connectors?

These MCP Connectors are Groq-hosted, Groq-maintained wrappers that let your AI agents interact with external services. Instead of deploying and maintaining your own MCP server, you can simply enable a connector and instantly give your agent real world capabilities, from reading Gmail to searching Drive to scheduling meetings in Calendar.

They’re fully compatible with the OpenAI Responses API and Google Workspace MCP stack, so existing workflows migrate easily.

This means zero MCP-server infrastructure: no hosting, no maintenance, just easy tool use running at Groq speed.

:index_pointing_at_the_viewer: Why This Matters for Developers

  • Drop-in Compatibility: If you’re already using OpenAI’s Responses API with a Google Workspace MCP connector, you just switch to GroqCloud and keep the same workflow.

  • Zero Deployment Burden: No servers. No containers. No infrastructure to babysit. Groq hosts the MCP wrapper for you so you can focus on building, not maintaining.

  • Lower Latency, Lower Cost: Groq’s low-latency inference makes tool-enabled agents feel instantaneous.

  • Security: OAuth tokens remain in your control. You handle authentication however you prefer, and those tokens are passed through to Groq’s connectors at request time. We never store tokens or retain your Google credentials. Only share credentials with MCP servers you fully trust.

  • Tool Use Control: Use allow-lists and approvals to govern which agents can call which tools, keeping governance tight.

:white_check_mark: What Works Right Now

Agents can interact with:

  • Gmail: search messages, read threads, and generate summaries, useful for inbox cleanup, drafting replies, or support workflows.
  • Google Calendar: pull events, agendas, and availability, which is handy for scheduling helpers or meeting prep bots.
  • Google Drive: run full-text search, grab documents (with smart truncation), and list recent files, awesome for knowledge retrieval or doc-focused agents.

Since everything follows the open MCP standard, these connectors work with any GroqCloud model that supports tool use.

:rocket: How to Get Started

  1. Switch your API endpoint to GroqCloud

  2. Choose a tool-use supported model

  3. Include your Google OAuth token in the authorization header

  4. Call Google Workspace tools via the Responses API

:globe_with_meridians: Learn More

Want to see it in action? Watch this Demo
Launch blog: Introducing MCP Connectors in Beta on GroqCloud
Docs: MCP Connectors

If you build something cool with connectors, share it here! I’d love to see what you can build.

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