Gmail MCP server

Gmail MCP server tools (23)

As the server lists them. Names and descriptions are the vendor's own.

• create_draft Create draft email

  Creates a new draft email in the authenticated user's Gmail account. This tool takes recipient addresses (`to`, `cc`, `bcc`), a `subject`, and body content as inputs. Plain text body content can be provided in `body` (do NOT format `body` with Markdown), and rich-text HTML content can be provided in `htmlBody` (use valid HTML tags for formatting; if both are provided, `body` serves as the plain-text alternative). If the draft is created as a reply to an existing message, the ID of the original message should be passed to the tool in the `replyToMessageId` field. Returns a Draft object with the `id`, `threadId`, and `viewUrl` fields populated.

• list_drafts List draft emails

  Read-only

  Lists draft emails from the authenticated user's Gmail account. This tool can filter drafts based on a query string and supports pagination. It returns a list of drafts, including their IDs, subjects (unless `view` is set to `DRAFT_VIEW_METADATA_ONLY`), and `viewUrl`. `page_token` can be used to paginate the results. To retrieve subsequent pages of results, use the `page_token` returned in the previous response. The `view` parameter controls which fields are populated in the response. By default (or with `DRAFT_VIEW_FULL`), it returns full content. Use `DRAFT_VIEW_METADATA_ONLY` to exclude sensitive content like subject and body. Note: An empty JSON object `{}` represents zero matching items, not an error.

• get_draft Get draft email

  Read-only

  Retrieves a specific draft email from the authenticated user's Gmail account by ID, including its `viewUrl` for viewing and editing in the Gmail Web UI. The optional `messageFormat` parameter controls the format of the draft returned. Use `MINIMAL` to return snippet and key headers, `METADATA_ONLY` to exclude snippet, subject, and body, `FULL_CONTENT` for the complete draft, or `RAW` for the raw MIME message content.

• get_thread Get email thread

  Read-only

  Retrieves a specific email thread from the authenticated user's Gmail account, including its `viewUrl` and a list of its messages (each with their own `viewUrl`). Note: This tool does not support retrieving drafts. Any draft messages within a thread are omitted. To view drafts, use the `list_drafts` tool instead. The optional `messageFormat` parameter controls the format of the messages returned. By default (or with `FULL_CONTENT`), it returns the full content of messages. We recommend using `PLAIN_TEXT`, which returns the plain text body without the HTML body. Use `MINIMAL` to include only subject and snippet (excluding body). Use `METADATA_ONLY` to include only basic metadata (message ID, thread ID, viewUrl, labels, timestamp, and size estimate).

• get_message Get email message

  Read-only

  Retrieves a specific email message from the authenticated user's Gmail account by its unique message ID, including its `viewUrl`. Use this tool to inspect a single, individual email when you already know its message ID. If the user wants to read a specific email in detail, check the exact wording of a message, or examine attachment metadata for a single email, this is the right tool. It is not suitable for retrieving entire conversations or viewing back-and-forth discussion threads; use the 'get_thread' tool instead. Note: This tool does not support retrieving draft messages. To view drafts, use the 'list_drafts' tool instead. Key indicators include if the user asks for the full content of a specific message ID returned by a previous search, or if the query asks to inspect a specific individual email rather than an entire thread. Example user prompts are: "Get the full text of message ID 18f123456789abcd.", "Read the latest message in that thread from Alice.", and "What are the attachm…

• search_threads Search email threads

  Read-only

  Lists email threads from the authenticated user's Gmail account. This tool can filter threads based on a query string and supports pagination. It returns a list of threads, including their IDs, `viewUrl`, and related messages (each with their own `viewUrl`). Each related message contains details like a snippet of the message body, the subject, the sender, the recipients etc. The `view` parameter controls which fields are populated in the related messages. By default (or with `THREAD_VIEW_MINIMAL`), it includes subject and snippet. Use `THREAD_VIEW_METADATA_ONLY` to exclude subject and snippet. Note that the full message bodies are not returned by this tool; use the 'get_thread' tool with a thread ID to fetch the full message body if needed. Threads with excluded criteria may still appear in the results. This occurs because Gmail identifies matching messages first. For example, if you search for -is:starred, Gmail will find an entire thread if it contains at least one unstarred message,…

• label_thread Add labels to thread

  Adds labels to an entire thread in the authenticated user's Gmail account. This operation affects all messages currently in the thread and any future messages added to it. If unsure of the thread ID, use the `search_threads` tool first. If unsure of a user label's ID, use the `list_labels` tool first to discover available labels and their IDs. To move a thread to Trash or mark it as Spam, please use the `trash_thread` or `mark_thread_spam` tool instead.

• unlabel_thread Remove labels from thread

  Can delete or overwrite

  Removes labels from an entire thread in the authenticated user's Gmail account. If unsure of the thread ID, use the `search_threads` tool first. If unsure of a user label's ID, use the `list_labels` tool first.

• apply_sensitive_thread_label Apply sensitive label (Trash or Spam) to thread

  Can delete or overwrite

  Prefer `trash_thread` or `mark_thread_spam` instead. Adds a sensitive label (Trash or Spam) to a single thread in the authenticated user's Gmail account. This operation affects all messages currently in the thread. Use `apply_sensitive_thread_label` when applying Trash or Spam to exactly 1 thread. To apply sensitive labels to multiple threads, use `batch_apply_sensitive_thread_labels` instead. To find the thread ID, use the `search_threads` tool first.

• trash_thread Move thread to Trash

  Can delete or overwrite

  Moves an entire thread to the Trash in the authenticated user's Gmail account. This operation affects all messages currently in the thread. Use `trash_thread` when trashing a thread, even if it currently contains only 1 message. Trashing at the thread level ensures all current messages in the thread are moved to Trash. If unsure of the thread ID, use the `search_threads` tool first.