Gsuite MCP Server

Comprehensive Google Workspace MCP server with Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Contacts integration

Local serverstdio

What is the Gsuite MCP server?

Gsuite MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Gsuite directly instead of describing what you should do. Comprehensive Google Workspace MCP server with Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Contacts integration.

What the assistant can call

Once Gsuite is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • google-gmail_list_messages — List messages in user's mailbox with optional filtering
  • google-gmail_get_message — Get a specific message by ID
  • google-gmail_send_message — Send an email message. Requires message in RFC 2822 format encoded as base64url string
  • google-gmail_create_draft — Create a new draft message. IMPORTANT: Message must be an object with 'raw' field containing base64url-encoded RFC 2822 formatted message
  • google-gmail_delete_message — PERMANENTLY delete a message - IMMEDIATE and IRREVERSIBLE. WARNING: Use trash_message instead for normal email deletion. Only use this for sensitive
  • google-gmail_modify_message — Modify labels on a message (add/remove labels, mark read/unread)
  • google-gmail_search_messages — search_messages endpoint for google-gmail
  • google-drive_list_files — List files in Google Drive with optional search query and filtering
  • google-drive_get_file — Get file metadata by ID
  • google-drive_update_file — Update file metadata
  • google-drive_delete_file — Permanently delete a file. Returns 204 No Content with empty body on success
  • google-drive_search_files — Advanced file search with complex query syntax

Setting it up

@west10tech/gsuite-mcp on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Configuration and credentials

You will need 4 environment variables: GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS, GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI. 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.

Choosing this one

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. Gsuite's toolset — google-gmail_list_messages, google-gmail_get_message, google-gmail_send_message and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by GitHub Actions; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Before you rely on it

  • 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 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Gsuite.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the gsuite mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
google-gmail_list_messagesList messages in user's mailbox with optional filtering
google-gmail_get_messageGet a specific message by ID
google-gmail_send_messageSend an email message. Requires message in RFC 2822 format encoded as base64url string
google-gmail_create_draftCreate a new draft message. IMPORTANT: Message must be an object with 'raw' field containing base64url-encoded RFC 2822 formatted message.
google-gmail_delete_messagePERMANENTLY delete a message - IMMEDIATE and IRREVERSIBLE. WARNING: Use trash_message instead for normal email deletion. Only use this for sensitive data that must be immediately destroyed. Bypasses trash completely. REQ
google-gmail_modify_messageModify labels on a message (add/remove labels, mark read/unread)
google-gmail_search_messagessearch_messages endpoint for google-gmail
google-drive_list_filesList files in Google Drive with optional search query and filtering
google-drive_get_fileGet file metadata by ID
google-drive_update_fileUpdate file metadata
google-drive_delete_filePermanently delete a file. Returns 204 No Content with empty body on success.
google-drive_search_filesAdvanced file search with complex query syntax
google-drive_create_filecreate_file endpoint for google-drive
google-drive_share_fileshare_file endpoint for google-drive

How to install the Gsuite MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsuite": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@west10tech/gsuite-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "your_google_client_id_here",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_google_client_secret_here",
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "your_google_oauth_credentials_here",
        "GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI": "your_google_redirect_uri_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GOOGLE_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URIFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Gsuite to google-gmail list messages.
  • Use Gsuite to google-gmail get message.
  • Use Gsuite to google-gmail send message.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Gsuite to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (google-gmail_list_messages, google-gmail_get_message, google-gmail_send_message, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Gsuite directly.