Gmail Plugin MCP Server

Enables Gmail integration for MCP clients, providing direct email management.

Local serverstdioPython 1

What is the Gmail Plugin MCP server?

If you already use Gmail Plugin, the gmail plugin mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Enables Gmail integration for MCP clients, providing direct email management.

What the server does

A powerful MCP server that enables Gmail integration, allowing you to manage emails directly through MCP clients. This plugin provides seamless access to Gmail's core functionality including reading, sending, and managing emails.

Installation

The server ships on npm as @modelcontextprotocol/inspector, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • send-email — Send an email
  • get-unread-emails — Retrieve unread emails
  • read-email — Read email content
  • trash-email — Move email to trash
  • mark-email-as-read — Mark email as read
  • open-email — Open email in browser
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Installation — 1. Clone the repository: bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gmail-plugin.git cd gmail-plugin
  • Configuration — The Configuration tool exposed by this server
  • Debugging — Use the MCP Inspector for debugging:

Credentials and setup notes

  • Python 3.12 or higher - Gmail API credentials - MCP client (like Claude Desktop)

Worth knowing first

  • 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.
  • With 10 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Gmail Plugin.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

This sits in the team communication group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Gmail Plugin's toolset — send-email, get-unread-emails, read-email and 7 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by sanchisingh01; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Gmail Plugin's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
send-emailSend an email
get-unread-emailsRetrieve unread emails
read-emailRead email content
trash-emailMove email to trash
mark-email-as-readMark email as read
open-emailOpen email in browser
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
Installation1. Clone the repository: bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gmail-plugin.git cd gmail-plugin
ConfigurationThe Configuration tool exposed by this server.
DebuggingUse the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector) for debugging:

How to install the Gmail Plugin MCP server

#### For Published Servers

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "gmail-plugin": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "gmail-plugin"
    ]
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • Python 3.12 or higher - Gmail API credentials - MCP client (like Claude Desktop)

Example prompts to try

  • Use Gmail Plugin to send-email.
  • Use Gmail Plugin to get-unread-emails.
  • Use Gmail Plugin to read-email.

Frequently asked questions

Key features include sending and receiving emails, reading unread messages, trashing emails, opening emails in a browser, secure OAuth2 authentication, and marking emails as read.