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RAG over a Google Drive folder

Point Carly at a Drive folder — every doc, deck, and PDF becomes searchable. Ask anything and she answers with the exact source file linked.

Google Drive

Build this in Carly Or copy the prompt ↓

The workflow at a glance

Trigger

Question

chat

Tool

Search files

LLM

Answer + cite

Action

Reply with link

How this workflow works, step by step

1 Trigger Question

A chat message starts the flow. Carly hands the message into the next step as context.
2 Tool Search files

Carly pulls live data from Google Drive — "Search files." Whatever's needed for the next step is fetched fresh, not cached.
3 LLM Answer + cite

An LLM step does the thinking: answer + cite. Carly picks the right model for the job and you can swap models per step if you need to.
4 Action Reply with link

Carly takes action: reply with link. This is the visible outcome of the workflow.

When to use this template

You want this work to happen consistently without anyone remembering to do it.
You're already using Google Drive, and the manual version of this is eating real minutes a week.
You want a visible canvas you can audit and edit — not a black-box agent doing things you can't see.

When not to use it

This task only happens once or twice a month — the setup cost won't pay back.
The decision in the middle of the flow needs human judgment every single time, not just on edge cases.
Your stack doesn't include any of the apps above and you don't want to wire a generic HTTP step.

Build it in 10 minutes — copy this prompt

Paste this in an email to and Carly will build the workflow for you.

Hey Carly — please build me this workflow.

Name: RAG over a Google Drive folder

What it should do:
Point Carly at a Drive folder — every doc, deck, and PDF becomes searchable. Ask anything and she answers with the exact source file linked.

Steps:
1. Trigger: Question (chat)
2. Tool: Search files
3. LLM: Answer + cite
4. Action: Reply with link

Tools to wire up: Google Drive

Set it live once you've got it working. Thanks!

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Apps you'll connect

Carly authenticates these for you over OAuth when she sets up the workflow.

Google Drive

Questions teams ask before building this

How long does this workflow take to set up?

Most teams have "RAG over a Google Drive folder" running in under 10 minutes. Copy the prompt on this page into an email to carly@usecarly.com and Carly wires the workflow together for you, including authenticating Google Drive.

Can I edit this template after Carly builds it?

Yes. Every workflow lives on the Carly canvas where you can rename steps, change conditions, swap LLM models, add filters, and re-route branches. Templates are starting points, not locked recipes.

What if I use a different tool than the ones in this template?

Carly connects to 200+ tools, plus a generic HTTP node for any API that doesn't have a native integration. Tell Carly your stack when you send the prompt and she'll pick the right connectors.

Does this run automatically once it's built?

Yes. The trigger at the start of the workflow fires automatically — on a schedule, on an inbound email, on a webhook, on a calendar event, whatever this template specifies. Carly handles the listening; you only step in when a step is gated on you.