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com.pulsemcp/gmail MCP Server

com.pulsemcp/gmail

Gmail integration for personal and Google Workspace accounts with OAuth2 and service account support.

What is the com.pulsemcp/gmail MCP server?

The Gmail MCP server provides access to Gmail accounts for both personal users (via OAuth2) and Google Workspace organizations (via service account). It enables AI agents to read, search, and manage emails directly within MCP-powered workflows.

This server integrates Gmail into your MCP client, allowing you to access email, search messages, and manage your inbox programmatically. It supports both personal Gmail accounts through OAuth2 authentication and Google Workspace accounts through service account credentials, making it suitable for individual users and enterprise deployments.

How to install com.pulsemcp/gmail

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID
    secret

    OAuth2 client ID from Google Cloud Console (for personal Gmail accounts).

  • GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
    secret

    OAuth2 client secret from Google Cloud Console.

  • GMAIL_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN
    secret

    Refresh token from the OAuth2 setup script.

  • GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL

    Service account email address (for Google Workspace).

  • GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY
    secret

    Service account private key in PEM format (for Google Workspace).

  • GMAIL_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL

    Email address to impersonate (required for service account mode).

  • GMAIL_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS

    Comma-separated list of tool groups to enable (readonly, readwrite, readwrite_external).

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gmail-workspace-mcp-server",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GMAIL_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL": "<YOUR_GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL>",
        "GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY": "<YOUR_GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY>",
        "GMAIL_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL": "<YOUR_GMAIL_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL>",
        "GMAIL_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": "<YOUR_GMAIL_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use cases

  • Search and retrieve emails based on queries and filters
  • Read and analyze email content and attachments
  • Manage Gmail labels and organize messages
  • Automate email-based workflows and notifications
  • Integrate email data into AI agent decision-making processes

com.pulsemcp/gmail MCP server FAQ

What is the Gmail MCP server?

The Gmail MCP server provides MCP clients like Claude and Cursor with access to Gmail accounts. It supports both personal Gmail (via OAuth2) and Google Workspace accounts (via service account authentication).

Is this server officially affiliated with Google?

No, this is an unofficial MCP server created by PulseMCP and is not officially affiliated with Google or Gmail.

How do I install it in Cursor or Claude?

Install via npm using the package name `gmail-workspace-mcp-server`. Configure authentication using either OAuth2 credentials (personal) or a Google service account JSON file (Workspace).

What authentication methods are supported?

The server supports OAuth2 for personal Gmail accounts and service account authentication for Google Workspace organizations.

Is it free to use?

The server itself is free, but you must have a Gmail or Google Workspace account. API usage is subject to Google's Gmail API quotas.

What can I do with this server?

You can search emails, read message content, manage labels, and automate email workflows through your MCP client.

README (reference)

Source of truth, from the repository.

PulseMCP's MCP Servers

We build reliable servers thoughtfully designed for MCP Client-powered workflows.

Design principles

You can have confidence that any Pulse-branded MCP server was built with these north stars in mind:

  1. Purpose-built. LLM-powered MCP clients offer uniquely new user interaction patterns that necessitate a different layer of abstraction than the REST API's from a pre-AI era. We thoughtfully scope drawing lines like building a new server, versus incorporating a new feature in another server. Or deciding where one slew of REST API endpoints might be better packaged as a single Tool call. And more.
  2. Easy set up. Many MCP servers die before ever getting a chance to be used. We offer guides and a frustration-free experience to get going with our MCP servers inside your favorite MCP clients.
  3. Time savings. By minimizing the number of tool chain steps or conversational turns you need to accomplish a task, our MCP servers will save you (and your agents) time waiting for a task to be completed.
  4. Inference cost savings. By minimizing the number of tokens you need to consume to a accomplish a task, our MCP servers will save you on your LLM inference bills.
  5. Reliability. You should have confidence that you can deploy our servers in a production application serving mass market consumers or business clients.
  6. Future-proof. We sit on the bleeding edge of the MCP specification, working to push the ecosystem forward. As such, you can be sure that if you commit to baking our server into your workflow, it will self-improve over time to take advantage of the latest and greatest MCP features.

Servers Available

Productionized Servers

These are PulseMCP-branded servers that we intend to maintain indefinitely as our own offerings.

The MCP Registry column controls whether the server is published to the official MCP Registry (com.pulsemcp/<server-name>) by the publish-mcp-registry.yml workflow.

NameDescriptionLocal StatusRemote StatusMCP RegistryTarget AudienceNotes
pulse-fetchPull internet resources into context0.3.3Not StartedYesAgent-building frameworks (e.g. fast-agent, Mastra, PydanticAI) and MCP clients without built-in fetchSupports Firecrawl and BrightData integrations; HTML noise stripping; Resource caching; LLM extraction
pulse-subregistryBrowse the PulseMCP Sub-Registry0.0.8Not StartedYesDevelopers discovering MCP servers from the PulseMCP Sub-RegistrySearch and pagination; Version selection; Integrates with PulseMCP Sub-Registry API
image-diffProgrammatic image comparison0.1.3Not StartedYesDevelopers comparing design mocks against UI implementationsPixel-level diff with clustering; Heatmap visualization; Anti-aliasing detection; Auto-alignment for different-sized images
svg-tracerBitmap-to-SVG vector tracing0.1.3Not StartedYesDevelopers converting bitmap images to SVG vector graphicsSupports PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP, GIF, TIFF; Alpha channel preprocessing; Target size scaling; Customizable tracing parameters

Experimental Servers

These are high-quality servers that we may discontinue if the official provider creates and maintains a better MCP server.

NameDescriptionLocal StatusRemote StatusMCP RegistryTarget AudienceNotes
agent-orchestratorAgent parallelization system for agentic coding and ops0.8.11Not StartedNoPulseMCP team for agent orchestrationRequires AGENT_ORCHESTRATOR_BASE_URL and API_KEY; Internal use only
appsignalAppSignal application performance monitoring and error tracking0.5.4Not StartedYesDevelopers using AppSignal for application monitoringRequires AppSignal API key; NOT officially affiliated with AppSignal
claude-code-agentClaude Code Agent MCP Server for managing Claude Code CLI sessions0.0.8Not StartedNoDevelopers building AI-powered automation workflowsRequires Claude Code CLI installed locally
dynamodbAWS DynamoDB table and item operations with fine-grained access0.2.7Not StartedYesDevelopers using AWS DynamoDBRequires AWS credentials; Fine-grained tool access control
remote-filesystemRemote filesystem operations on cloud storage (GCS)0.1.5Not StartedYesDevelopers needing cloud storage integrationRequires GCS credentials; Full CRUD operations; Published as remote-filesystem-mcp-server
s3AWS S3 bucket and object management0.0.5Not StartedYesDevelopers needing S3 storage integrationRequires AWS credentials; Fine-grained tool access control; Published as s3-aws-mcp-server
fetchpetFetch Pet insurance claims management0.1.8Not StartedYesPet owners with Fetch Pet insuranceRequires Fetch Pet username and password; NOT officially affiliated with Fetch Pet
fly-ioFly.io cloud platform app and machine management0.1.7Not StartedYesDevelopers deploying applications to Fly.ioRequires FLY_IO_API_TOKEN; NOT officially affiliated with Fly.io
gcsGoogle Cloud Storage bucket and object management0.1.14Not StartedYesDevelopers needing GCS storage integrationRequires GCS credentials; Fine-grained tool access control; Published as gcs-google-mcp-server
google-flightsGoogle Flights search, date grids, and airport lookup0.2.6Not StartedYesUsers searching for flights via Google FlightsNo API key required; Uses protobuf-encoded HTTP requests; Published as google-flights-mcp-server; NOT officially affiliated with Google
gmailGmail integration for email access0.4.12Not StartedYesGmail users (personal or Google Workspace)Supports OAuth2 (personal) and service account (Workspace); NOT officially affiliated with Google
google-calendarGoogle Calendar Workspace integration for calendar management0.0.13Not StartedYesGoogle Workspace organizations needing Calendar integrationRequires service account with domain-wide delegation; NOT officially affiliated with Google
good-eggsGood Eggs grocery shopping automation0.1.11Not StartedYesUsers of Good Eggs grocery delivery serviceRequires Good Eggs username and password; NOT officially affiliated with Good Eggs
onepassword1Password credential and secrets management via CLI0.5.4Not StartedYesDevelopers using 1Password for secrets managementRequires 1Password CLI and service account token; NOT officially affiliated with 1Password
hatchboxHatchbox Rails hosting platform management0.1.3Not StartedYesRails developers using Hatchbox for hostingRequires Hatchbox API key and deploy key
langfuseReadonly Langfuse LLM trace and observation analysis0.1.3Not StartedYesDevelopers using Langfuse for LLM observabilityRequires Langfuse API keys; Published as langfuse-observability-mcp-server; NOT officially affiliated with Langfuse
monarch-moneyMonarch Money personal finance management (read + mutate)0.0.13Not StartedYesMonarch Money users tracking accounts, transactions, net worth, and budgetsRequires Monarch credentials; tool-group filtering for write protection; NOT officially affiliated with Monarch Money
playwright-stealthBrowser automation with Playwright and optional stealth mode0.2.3Not StartedYesDevelopers needing browser automation with anti-bot bypassOptional stealth mode via STEALTH_MODE env var
pointsyeahAward flight search across 20+ airline loyalty programs0.2.9Not StartedYesTravelers optimizing credit card points for flightsOptional PointsYeah refresh token (can be set at runtime); NOT officially affiliated with PointsYeah
proctorProctor exam runner for testing MCP servers0.1.9Not StartedYesPulseMCP team for MCP server testingRequires PROCTOR_API_KEY; Internal use only
pulsemcp-cms-adminInternal API for managing PulseMCP newsletter content0.10.6Not StartedNoPulseMCP team for content managementRequires PULSEMCP_ADMIN_API_KEY; Internal use only
serpapi-hotelsGoogle Hotels search, details, and reviews via SerpAPI0.0.4Not StartedYesUsers searching for hotels via Google HotelsRequires SerpAPI key; NOT officially affiliated with SerpAPI or Google
slackSlack workspace messaging and collaboration integration0.0.7Not StartedYesTeams using Slack for team communicationRequires Slack Bot Token; NOT officially affiliated with Slack
sshSSH remote server management with agent authentication0.1.5Not StartedYesDevelopers needing SSH access to remote serversSupports SSH agent for passphrase-protected keys
twistTwist team messaging and collaboration platform integration0.2.3Not StartedYesTeams using Twist for asynchronous communicationRequires Twist API bearer token and workspace ID
vercelVercel deployment management and runtime log retrieval0.1.3Not StartedYesDevelopers using Vercel for deployment and hostingRequires Vercel API token; Published as vercel-platform-mcp-server; NOT officially affiliated with Vercel
google-docsMCP server for Google Docs integration with OAuth2 and service account support0.1.4Not StartedYesTBDTBD
tailscaleTailscale policy (ACL), device, and auth-key management via the REST API0.0.3Not StartedYesDevelopers and admins managing Tailscale tailnetsRequires TAILSCALE_API_KEY or OAuth client credentials; policy/ACL, device, and auth-key tools; NOT officially affiliated with Tailscale

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

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