# claude-gmail-mcp

> Gmail MCP server for Claude CLI — API (OAuth) and SMTP/IMAP backends

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/claude-gmail-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/pliablepixels/claude-gmail-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/pliablepixels/claude-gmail-mcp
- version: 0.2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:claude-gmail-mcp

### Description (declared)

# claude-gmail-mcp

[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/claude-gmail-mcp)](https://pypi.org/project/claude-gmail-mcp/)

A super tiny Gmail MCP server for Claude Code. Lets Claude send, search, and read Gmail on your behalf.

Two backends are supported and auto-selected at startup:

- **Gmail API (OAuth)** — recommended. No app password. Batch search. Direct Gmail web URLs on every result.
- **SMTP/IMAP (app password)** — simpler setup. Fallback when the OAuth token isn't present.

I needed something for my projects — there were a bunch around which seemed super complicated. So why not have Claude CLI build one for me :-p

## Prerequisites

- [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) installed
- One of:
  - A Google Cloud OAuth client (Desktop app) — for the API backend, OR
  - A Gmail [App Password](https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords) — for the SMTP/IMAP backend

## Install (Gmail API backend — recommended)

1. In [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/), create a project, enable the Gmail API, and configure the OAuth consent screen (External, add your Gmail as a test user). Create an OAuth client of type **Desktop app** and download the credentials JSON.
2. Run the auth helper, pointing at the downloaded file:

   ```sh
   uvx --from claude-gmail-mcp claude-gmail-mcp-auth /path/to/credentials.json
   ```

   Browser opens → sign in → approve (scope: `gmail.modify`). Refresh token is saved to `~/.config/claude-gmail-mcp/token.json` (perms `600`).
3. Register the MCP server with Claude Code (no env vars needed):

   ```sh
   claude mcp add gmail --scope user -- uvx claude-gmail-mcp
   ```

## Install (SMTP/IMAP backend — fallback)

```sh
claude mcp add gmail --scope user \
  -e GMAIL_ADDRESS=you@gmail.com \
  -e GMAIL_APP_PASSWORD=your-app-password \
  -- uvx claude-gmail-mcp
```

Replace `you@gmail.com` and `your-app-password` with your actual credentials. Drop `--scope user` to install only for the current project dir…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- productivity.email (1, derived)
- security.identity (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/claude-gmail-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T11:30:50.186Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/claude-gmail-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/claude-gmail-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:claude-gmail-mcp