Google Classroom Connector for Claude: How to Connect
Yes. Add the Carly connector to Claude, connect Google Classroom, and you can set up triggers right from the chat: when this happens in Classroom, do that. “When an assignment is due tomorrow, remind every student who hasn’t turned it in.” You type it once in Claude. Carly sends it every time, whether Claude is open or not.
Where Claude and Google Classroom fall short today
Google now publishes an official Classroom MCP server that lists courses, reads submissions and creates assignments and announcements. Here’s where teachers get stuck:
- It starts in Google Cloud. You create a Cloud project, enable the Classroom API and the Classroom MCP service, and set up an OAuth consent screen and scopes.
- Then you make your own OAuth client. Claude connects to it as a custom connector using the client ID and secret you create.
- It’s not in Claude’s directory. There’s no one-click Classroom app, and custom connectors need a paid Claude plan.
- It only works while you chat. A missing assignment doesn’t get a nudge, and parents don’t get an update, unless you open Claude and ask.
How Carly fixes it
- Two minutes to set up. Add the Carly connector, sign in to Classroom in Carly, done. No Cloud console.
- Triggers on due dates and submissions. When work is due, missing or graded, Carly acts.
- It reaches families too. Carly emails parents and guardians from your school account and books conferences on your calendar.
- Every account and thousands of apps. Carly works across your school and personal accounts and connects to thousands of apps, including Google Drive, Docs and Sheets.
How to connect Google Classroom to Claude
- Add Carly to Claude. Click Get the Carly connector, then Connect, and sign in.
- Connect Google Classroom in Carly. Open Integrations, find Google Classroom and sign in.
- Tell Claude what should happen, and when. Carly sets up the workflow and runs it from then on.
Triggers you can set up from Claude
Type these into Claude. Each one becomes a trigger that runs in the cloud, whether or not you’re in the chat:
- “When an assignment is due tomorrow, remind every student who hasn’t turned it in.”
- “Every Friday, email parents a summary of missing work.”
- “When I post a new assignment, add the due date to my Google Calendar.”
- “When a student turns in work late, add them to my Late Work sheet.”
- “Every Sunday night, email me what’s due this week across all my classes.”
Steps that don’t need AI run as free Zapier-style workflows.
Ask Claude about your classes
- “Which students are missing two or more assignments in Period 3?”
- “What did I assign in Biology last week?”
- “Draft an announcement moving Thursday’s quiz to Friday.”
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FAQ
Is there a Google Classroom connector for Claude?
Google publishes an official Classroom MCP server you can add to Claude as a custom connector after a Google Cloud setup. Add the Carly connector and connect Classroom to Carly, and Claude reaches your classes with one sign-in.
Can Claude remind students about missing work?
Yes, through Carly. Tell Claude “when an assignment is due tomorrow, remind students who haven’t turned it in,” and Carly does it every time.
Is there a ChatGPT version?
Yes. See ChatGPT Google Classroom integration.
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