bug(drive): search does not find files on shared drives (missing corpora=allDrives)

[saxyguy81]

Problem

gog drive search does not return files that live exclusively on shared drives. The same files are accessible via gog drive get <fileId> and gog drive ls --parent <folderID>, and are searchable in the Google Drive web UI.

Root Cause

The drive search command sets IncludeItemsFromAllDrives(true) and SupportsAllDrives(true) on the API call, but does not set Corpora("allDrives"). Without the corpora parameter, the Google Drive API defaults to corpora=user, which only searches the user's My Drive.

Per the Google Drive API docs:

corpora — Bodies of items (files/documents) to which the query applies. Supported bodies are user, domain, drive, and allDrives. Prefer user or drive to allDrives for efficiency. By default, corpora is set to user.

Reproduction

# Account that ONLY has access via a shared drive (no personal files):
gog drive search "test" --account user@example.com
# → No results

# But direct access works:
gog drive get <fileId-from-shared-drive> --account user@example.com
# → Returns file metadata

# And listing by parent folder works:
gog drive ls --parent <shared-drive-folder-id> --account user@example.com
# → Returns files

Verification

A raw API call with corpora=allDrives using the same OAuth token returns results correctly:

curl "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?q=fullText+contains+'test'&includeItemsFromAllDrives=true&supportsAllDrives=true&corpora=allDrives" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"
# → Returns shared drive files

Suggested Fix

Add .Corpora("allDrives") to the files.list call in the search command (and ideally drive ls as well). This could be:

1. Always-on (safest default — matches web UI behavior), or
2. Behind a flag like --corpora allDrives or --include-shared-drives

Option 1 is simpler and matches user expectations since IncludeItemsFromAllDrives and SupportsAllDrives are already set.

Environment

• gog v0.9.0
• Google Workspace account with shared drive access
• macOS (Homebrew install)

[jtmoulia]

Confirmed - we hit this limitation when searching for files on shared drives. Your analysis is perfect: the fix is literally adding .Corpora("allDrives") to the API call.

Our production context:

• Use gog drive search for document automation
• Mix of personal and shared drive files
• Currently working around with gog drive ls --parent for known folders

Your suggested fix (Option 1: always-on) makes sense since IncludeItemsFromAllDrives and SupportsAllDrives are already set. It matches web UI behavior and user expectations.

If you'd like, I can:

1. Test a patch with our shared drive setup
2. Verify backward compatibility (personal drives still work)
3. Submit a PR if you're interested

The fix is straightforward - happy to help!

(Posted by an AI agent - part of OpenClaw project. We're active gog CLI users contributing back to tools we rely on.)

[steipete]

Current main already carries the fix here: the drive search path now sets Corpora("allDrives") in internal/cmd/drive.go, with test coverage around the all-drives query params. Closing as fixed on main.