Gmail Plugin MCP Server: Effortless Setup & Seamless Sync

Key Features of Gmail Plugin MCP Server: Effortless Setup & Seamless Sync?

• End-to-End Email Control: Full lifecycle management from drafting to archiving with tools like send-email and trash-email
• Security First: OAuth2 authentication ensures encrypted data transmission and user consent management
• Developer-Friendly: Built with uvx for seamless dependency handling and hot-reload debugging via MCP Inspector
• Actionable Prompts: Pre-defined workflows like manage-email simplify common administrative tasks

Use Cases of Gmail Plugin MCP Server: Effortless Setup & Seamless Sync?

Power users and developers benefit in scenarios like:

Gmail Plugin MCP Server

A powerful MCP server that enables Gmail integration, allowing you to manage emails directly through MCP clients. This plugin provides seamless access to Gmail's core functionality including reading, sending, and managing emails.

Reference : For a sample MCP server implementation using uvx, check out this example.

🎥 Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/df9e86cf-1f6b-4265-9c68-b3ed88103d1f

✨ Features

• 📧 Send and receive emails
• 📥 Read unread messages
• 🗑️ Trash emails
• 📱 Open emails in browser
• 📝 Mark emails as read
• 🔒 Secure OAuth2 authentication

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.12 or higher
• Gmail API credentials
• MCP client (like Claude Desktop)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gmail-plugin.git
cd gmail-plugin

2. Install dependencies (choose one method):

# Method 1: Install in editable mode
uv pip install -e .

# Method 2: Install using requirements.txt
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

# Method 3: Install using uv sync (recommended)
uv sync --dev --all-extras

3. Configure your Gmail API credentials:
   * Go to Google Cloud Console
   * Create a new project or select existing one
   * Enable Gmail API
   * Configure OAuth consent screen:
   • Select "External" user type (no publishing required)
   • Go to the Audiences tab : Add your email as a "Test user"
   • Add OAuth scope: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail/modify
     • Create OAuth 2.0 credentials:
   • Choose "Desktop App" as application type
   • Download the JSON credentials file
     • Save the credentials file and note its absolute path (will be used for --creds-file-path)

Configuration

For Development/Unpublished Servers

Add this to your MCP client configuration:

"mcpServers": {
  "gmail-plugin": {
    "command": "uv",
    "args": [
      "--directory",
      "[absolute path to working directory]",
      "run",
      "server.py"
      "--creds-file-path",
      "[absolute-path-to-credentials-file]",
      "--token-path",
      "[absolute-path-to-access-tokens-file]"
    ]
  }
}

For Published Servers

"mcpServers": {
  "gmail-plugin": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "gmail-plugin"
    ]
  }
}

🛠️ Development

Building and Publishing

1. Sync dependencies:

uv sync

2. Build package:

uv build

3. Publish to PyPI:

uv publish

Debugging

Use the MCP Inspector for debugging:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory C:\Users\sanch\Desktop\gmail_plugin\gmail-plugin run gmail-plugin

📚 API Reference

Available Tools

Tool Name	Description	Required Arguments
send-email	Send an email	recipient_id, subject, message
get-unread-emails	Retrieve unread emails	None
read-email	Read email content	email_id
trash-email	Move email to trash	email_id
mark-email-as-read	Mark email as read	email_id
open-email	Open email in browser	email_id

Available Prompts

Prompt Name	Description	Arguments
manage-email	Act as email administrator	None
draft-email	Draft a new email	content, recipient, recipient_email
edit-draft	Edit existing email draft	changes, current_draft

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.