diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/auth/providers.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/auth/providers.ts
index edae93d7..40ef6f4a 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/auth/providers.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/auth/providers.ts
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ const providerConfigs: ProviderConfig = {
     scopes: [
       'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify',
       'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events.readonly',
-      'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly',
-      'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents',
+      // Full Drive access: read/export Google Docs to .docx AND write the edited
+      // .docx back into the original doc (files.update needs write, which
+      // drive.readonly does not grant). Covers list/get/export/update.
+      'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive',
     ],
   },
   'fireflies-ai': {
diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/google_docs.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/google_docs.ts
index 8558f571..0a694efd 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/google_docs.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/knowledge/google_docs.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import { google, drive_v3 as drive } from 'googleapis';
 import { resolveWorkspacePath } from '../workspace/workspace.js';
 import { GoogleClientFactory } from './google-client-factory.js';
 
+// Full Drive scope: export Google Docs to .docx (read) and write the edited
+// .docx back via files.update (write). drive.readonly can't do the write half.
 export const GOOGLE_DOC_SCOPES = [
-  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly',
-  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents',
+  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive',
 ] as const;
 
 export type GoogleDocListItem = {
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ export async function getGoogleDocsConnectionStatus(): Promise<{
 export async function listGoogleDocs(query?: string): Promise<{ files: GoogleDocListItem[] }> {
   const status = await getGoogleDocsConnectionStatus();
   if (!status.connected) throw new Error('Google is not connected.');
-  if (!status.hasRequiredScopes) throw new Error('Google is missing Drive/Docs scopes. Reconnect Google.');
+  if (!status.hasRequiredScopes) throw new Error('Google is missing Drive access. Reconnect Google.');
 
   const driveClient = await getDriveClient();
   const clauses = [`mimeType='${GOOGLE_DOC_MIME}'`, 'trashed=false'];
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ export async function importGoogleDoc(fileId: string, targetFolder: string): Pro
 }> {
   const status = await getGoogleDocsConnectionStatus();
   if (!status.connected) throw new Error('Google is not connected.');
-  if (!status.hasRequiredScopes) throw new Error('Google is missing Drive/Docs scopes. Reconnect Google.');
+  if (!status.hasRequiredScopes) throw new Error('Google is missing Drive access. Reconnect Google.');
 
   const doc = await getDocMetadata(fileId);
   const bytes = await exportDocx(fileId);