What is the Gmail Plugin MCP Server?

The Gmail Plugin MCP Server is a tool that allows you to integrate Gmail with MCP clients, such as Claude Desktop, enabling you to manage emails directly through the MCP client.

What is MCP?

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It’s an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs, allowing AI models to access and interact with external data sources and tools.

What features does the Gmail Plugin MCP Server offer?

The plugin allows you to send and receive emails, read unread messages, trash emails, open emails in a browser, and mark emails as read.

How do I install the Gmail Plugin MCP Server?

To install the plugin, clone the repository from GitHub, install the dependencies using uv pip install -e . or uv pip install -r requirements.txt, and configure your Gmail API credentials.

How do I configure Gmail API credentials?

Go to the Google Cloud Console, create a new project (or select an existing one), enable the Gmail API, configure the OAuth consent screen, add your email as a test user, add the OAuth scope (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail/modify), create OAuth 2.0 credentials (choose “Desktop App” as the application type), and download the JSON credentials file.

How do I configure the MCP client to use the Gmail Plugin MCP Server?

For development servers, add the server configuration to your MCP client configuration, specifying the command to run the server and the paths to the credentials and token files. For published servers, use the uvx command with the plugin name.

How do I debug the Gmail Plugin MCP Server?

You can use the MCP Inspector for debugging. Run the inspector with the command npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory C:UserssanchDesktopgmail_plugingmail-plugin run gmail-plugin.

What are the available tools in the API?

The available tools include send-email, get-unread-emails, read-email, trash-email, mark-email-as-read, and open-email. Each tool has specific arguments as documented.

What are the available prompts in the API?

The available prompts include manage-email, draft-email, and edit-draft. Each prompt helps guide AI agents in performing specific email-related tasks and requires specific arguments.

What is UBOS?

UBOS is a full-stack AI Agent Development Platform focused on bringing AI Agents to every business department. Our platform help you orchestrate AI Agents, connect them with your enterprise data, build custom AI Agents with your LLM model and Multi-Agent Systems.