A super tiny Gmail MCP server for Claude Code. Lets Claude send, search, and read Gmail on your behalf.
Claude Gmail MCP MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Claude Gmail MCP directly instead of describing what you should do. A super tiny Gmail MCP server for Claude Code. Lets Claude send, search, and read Gmail on your behalf.
You will need one environment variable: GMAIL_TOKEN_PATH. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at claude-gmail-mcp on PyPI and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Among the team communication options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. It is maintained by pliablepixels; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
{
"mcpServers": {
"claude-gmail": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["claude-gmail-mcp"],
"env": {
"GMAIL_TOKEN_PATH": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GMAIL_TOKEN_PATH | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
Your assistant inside the workspace — read channels, search history, post messages and tame the noise.
Inbox intelligence — search, read, draft and send Gmail through your assistant with OAuth auto-setup.
Read and write Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, JSM and Compass from your AI client — with your own permissions.
Read and send Telegram messages through your assistant — chats, channels and history via the client API.
Enables Discord bot integration with Model Context Protocol (MCP) compatible applications like Claude Desktop.
Exposes REST APIs defined by OpenAPI specifications as Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools, facilitating seamless integration into MCP-based workflows.