Gmail

local MCP server

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add gmail-mcp -e GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN=... -- npx -y gmail-mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gmail-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

Summary

Allow AI systems to read, send, archive, and manage emails via Gmail.

Questions

Gmail is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package gmail-mcp.

Run: claude mcp add gmail-mcp -e GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN=... -- npx -y gmail-mcp

Run: codex mcp add gmail-mcp --env GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN=... -- npx -y gmail-mcp

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