Gmail MCP Server

What it does

Connects AI agents to Gmail, enabling them to search through email threads, extract content from attachments, and create drafts that mimic the user's personal writing style.

Tools

• search_threads: Search Gmail using advanced queries (e.g., from: or subject:).
• create_draft: Create or update email drafts, utilizing a style guide for authenticity.
• extract_attachment_by_filename: Extract text from PDF, DOCX, and TXT files.
• get_personal_email_style_guide: Retrieves the user's generated writing style guide.

Installation

Build the server using go build . and add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "command": "/path/to/gmail-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "GMAIL_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "GMAIL_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your_openai_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

Confirmed for Claude Desktop and Cursor.