# Gmail MCP server

> Gmail MCP server — send, read, and search email. By Strider Labs.

- Repository: https://github.com/markswendsen-code/mcp-gmail
- Page: https://hostedmcp.org/servers/markswendsen-code/mcp-gmail
- Transport: stdio
- Stars: 0
- Latest version: 0.1.0

## Install

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env 'GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>' --env 'GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>' --env 'GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>' mcp-gmail -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-gmail
```

### Cursor (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-gmail"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (`.vscode/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-gmail": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-gmail"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code CLI

```sh
code --add-mcp '{"name":"mcp-gmail","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","@striderlabs/mcp-gmail"],"env":{"GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET":"<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>","GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN":"<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>","GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID":"<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>"}}'
```

### Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-gmail"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```sh
codex mcp add mcp-gmail --env 'GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>' --env 'GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>' --env 'GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>' -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-gmail
```

### Codex config.toml (`~/.codex/config.toml`)

```toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-gmail]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@striderlabs/mcp-gmail"]

[mcp_servers.mcp-gmail.env]
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET = "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>"
GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN = "<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>"
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID = "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>"
```

### Gemini CLI

```sh
gemini mcp add -s user -e 'GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>' -e 'GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>' -e 'GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>' mcp-gmail npx -- -y @striderlabs/mcp-gmail
```

### Gemini settings.json (`~/.gemini/settings.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-gmail"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Environment variables

| Name | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET` | yes | yes | Google OAuth 2.0 Client Secret |
| `GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN` | yes | yes | Google OAuth 2.0 Refresh Token for the user's Gmail account |
| `GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID` | yes | no | Google OAuth 2.0 Client ID from Google Cloud Console |