get_imap
Retrieve IMAP configuration settings for Gmail accounts to enable email client setup and access.
Instructions
Gets IMAP settings
Input Schema
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Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:842-850 (registration)Registration of the 'get_imap' tool, including schema (empty input) and inline handler function that retrieves Gmail IMAP settings using the Gmail API via the shared handleTool utility.server.tool("get_imap", "Gets IMAP settings", {}, async () => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.getImap({ userId: 'me' }) return formatResponse(data) }) }
- src/index.ts:845-849 (handler)The handler function for 'get_imap' tool, which uses handleTool to authenticate and call gmail.users.settings.getImap to fetch IMAP settings, then formats the response.async () => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.getImap({ userId: 'me' }) return formatResponse(data) })
- src/index.ts:50-80 (helper)Shared helper function handleTool used by get_imap (and other tools) to handle OAuth2 authentication, client creation, API call execution, and error handling including auth-specific errors.const handleTool = async (queryConfig: Record<string, any> | undefined, apiCall: (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => Promise<any>) => { try { const oauth2Client = queryConfig ? createOAuth2Client(queryConfig) : defaultOAuth2Client if (!oauth2Client) throw new Error('OAuth2 client could not be created, please check your credentials') const credentialsAreValid = await validateCredentials(oauth2Client) if (!credentialsAreValid) throw new Error('OAuth2 credentials are invalid, please re-authenticate') const gmailClient = queryConfig ? google.gmail({ version: 'v1', auth: oauth2Client }) : defaultGmailClient if (!gmailClient) throw new Error('Gmail client could not be created, please check your credentials') const result = await apiCall(gmailClient) return result } catch (error: any) { // Check for specific authentication errors if ( error.message?.includes("invalid_grant") || error.message?.includes("refresh_token") || error.message?.includes("invalid_client") || error.message?.includes("unauthorized_client") || error.code === 401 || error.code === 403 ) { return formatResponse({ error: `Authentication failed: ${error.message}. Please re-authenticate by running: npx @shinzolabs/gmail-mcp auth`, }); } return formatResponse({ error: `Tool execution failed: ${error.message}` }); } }
- src/index.ts:48-48 (helper)Helper function formatResponse used by get_imap handler to format the API response as MCP content.const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })