Gcal MCP Server

A MintMCP server that works with Google Calendar to manage event listing, reading, and updates.

Local serverstdio

What is the Gcal MCP server?

A MintMCP server that works with Google Calendar to manage event listing, reading, and updates. The gcal mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 8 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

MintMCP is a product from the Lutra team; we create tools to help connect AI to data and apps. The MCP servers here from MintMCP make it easy to connect your favorite AI agent (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, ChatGPT) to email and calendar apps.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Tools — **
  • create_event — delete_event
  • get_calendar_events — get_next_availability
  • list_calendars — update_event
  • draft_email — draft_reply
  • get_email — search_email
  • Gmail — The Gmail tool exposed by this server
  • Outlook — The Outlook tool exposed by this server

Adding it to your client

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

When to reach for it

Plenty of team communication servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Gcal's toolset — Tools, create_event, get_calendar_events and 5 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by com.mintmcp; 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.

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the gcal mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Tools**
create_eventdelete_event
get_calendar_eventsget_next_availability
list_calendarsupdate_event
draft_emaildraft_reply
get_emailsearch_email
GmailThe Gmail tool exposed by this server.
OutlookThe Outlook tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Gcal MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-calendar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gcal.mintmcp.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Gcal to Tools.
  • Use Gcal to create event.
  • Use Gcal to get calendar events.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Gcal to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 8 tools (Tools, create_event, get_calendar_events, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Gcal directly.