Gmail MCP Server

This MCP server provides access to Gmail functionality through the Model Context Protocol, allowing LLMs like Claude to interact with your email.

Local serverstdio

What is the Gmail MCP Server?

Gmail MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the imsharad/gmail-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “This MCP server provides access to Gmail functionality through the Model Context Protocol, allowing LLMs like Claude to interact with your email”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using python. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
Parameters:email_ids: List of email IDs to delete
labelGmail label to filter by (default: INBOX)
max_resultsMaximum number of results to return (default: 5)
subjectEmail subject
bodyReply message content

How to install the Gmail MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "src.server"
      ],
      "cwd": "/path/to/gmail-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.