Gmail MCP Server

by artymclabinio.github.ArtyMcLabin/Gmail-MCP-Serverv1.2.3

Lean Gmail MCP server with auto authentication support (maintained fork of GongRzhe/Gmail-MCP-Server)

249Node.jsstdioofficial registry

context tax

pending

security

97/100

cold start

pending

freshness

Maintained2mo ago

Our reading of Gmail, from the data

Gmail is a email MCP server from artymclabin, listed in the official MCP Registry.

We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.

Maintenance is maintained: the last public signal was 2 months ago (2026-08-12). For comparison, 74% of email servers are active or maintained.

With 249 GitHub stars it ranks #14 of 932 email servers we index.

It runs locally on your machine over stdio.

Install Gmail MCP server

claude mcp add gmail -- npx -y @artymclabin/gmail-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@artymclabin/gmail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@artymclabin/gmail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "gmail": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@artymclabin/gmail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@artymclabin/gmail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Try it in a sandbox first: this installs it with scripts off and starts it with no network, then lists its tools and token cost. How it works

npx mcpskillhub test @artymclabin/gmail-mcp

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
GMAIL_OAUTH_PATH	—	—	Optional override for the OAuth client keys file path (defaults to ~/.gmail-mcp/gcp-oauth.keys.json)
GMAIL_CREDENTIALS_PATH	—	—	Optional override for the stored credentials file path (defaults to ~/.gmail-mcp/credentials.json)

Security signals

97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI (made by NavyaAI, which also runs MCPSkillHub). Scoring rules

Freshness

Maintained — last maintenance signal 2mo ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-08-12 · 2mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
no data · GitHub
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-07-11 · 3mo ago · official registry · v1.2.3

How it compares in Email

Against the most-starred email servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.

Server	Stars	Tools	Tokens / turn	Freshness	Runs
Gmail (this)	249	—	not measured	Maintained	local
Inbox Zero	12,649	—	not measured	Active	hosted
Plunk	5,524	42	14,491	Active	local
Google Workspace	3,370	—	not measured	Active	—
OpenOSINT	1,776	—	not measured	Active	local
emailmd	1,382	3	954	Active	local + hosted

All email MCP servers

FAQ

›How do I install the Gmail MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add gmail -- npx -y @artymclabin/gmail-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Gmail require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use Gmail as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Gmail in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.ArtyMcLabin/Gmail-MCP-Server.

Sources and method

Official MCP Registry entry: updated 2026-07-11
GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Package registry (npm / PyPI): listed
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Editorial standards are owned by Ramachandra Vikas Chamarthi, Founder & AI HPC Architect. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.