Gmail MCP

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Gmail MCP

Read, search, and send Gmail from Claude.

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Best for

Best for Workspace-resident individuals + teams who want Claude managing email.

At a glance

Pricing: open-source
Setup time: 20 minutes
Learning curve: easy
Last verified: 5/27/2026

What we love

✓Critical for Workspace teams
✓Strong search surface
✓Familiar API

Where it falls short

−OAuth + scopes require review
−Per-account quotas
−Tokens can expire

Install & connect

Copy-paste ready

Install

shell

npx -y mcp-remote https://gmail.run.tools

Config — Claude Desktop

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://gmail.run.tools"]
    }
  }
}

Config — Claude Code

shell

claude mcp add --transport http gmail https://gmail.run.tools

Pricing

✓ Pricing verified Jun 14, 2026

1 tier

Open-source

perpetual

✓Apache 2.0

Overview

MCP server for Gmail — list + search messages, read threads, draft + send mail, manage labels. Workspace OAuth or personal Gmail OAuth.

Key features

●Message list + search
●Read threads
●Draft + send
●Label management
●OAuth scopes

Exposed tools

The MCP-tool names this server exposes. Your agent can invoke any of these when this server is connected.

GMAIL_FETCH_EMAILS
Fetch list of messages with filtering and pagination.
GMAIL_FETCH_MESSAGE_BY_MESSAGE_ID
Fetch a specific message by ID.
GMAIL_FETCH_MESSAGE_BY_THREAD_ID
Retrieve messages from a thread.
GMAIL_LIST_THREADS
List email threads with filtering.
GMAIL_LIST_DRAFTS
Paginated list of email drafts.
GMAIL_CREATE_EMAIL_DRAFT
Create a Gmail draft with to/cc/bcc, attachments, threading.
GMAIL_DELETE_DRAFT
Permanently delete a draft.
GMAIL_REPLY_TO_THREAD
Reply within a thread, reusing the original subject.
GMAIL_MOVE_TO_TRASH
Move a message to trash.
GMAIL_DELETE_MESSAGE
Permanently delete a message by ID.
GMAIL_LIST_LABELS
List all system and user-created labels.
GMAIL_CREATE_LABEL
Create a new label.
GMAIL_PATCH_LABEL
Patch the specified label.
GMAIL_REMOVE_LABEL
Permanently delete a user-created label.
GMAIL_ADD_LABEL_TO_EMAIL
Add or remove labels for a message.
GMAIL_MODIFY_THREAD_LABELS
Add or remove labels on all messages in a thread.
GMAIL_GET_ATTACHMENT
Retrieve a specific attachment by ID.
GMAIL_GET_CONTACTS
Fetch contacts (connections) for the account.
GMAIL_GET_PEOPLE
Retrieve a specific person or 'other contacts'.
GMAIL_GET_PROFILE
Get profile info (email, totals, history ID).

Best use cases

AI inbox triage

Let Claude triage Gmail and draft replies based on rules.

Email-driven workflows

Trigger downstream automations from inbound mail.

Integrations

Gmail

Google Workspace

Google Drive

Calendar

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