trash_message
Move unwanted Gmail messages to trash by specifying their ID to declutter your inbox and manage email organization.
Instructions
Move a message to the trash
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | The ID of the message to move to trash |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:681-686 (handler)Handler function that executes the trash_message tool by calling Gmail API to trash the specified message ID.async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.messages.trash({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) }
- src/index.ts:678-680 (schema)Input schema definition using Zod for the trash_message tool, requiring a message ID.{ id: z.string().describe("The ID of the message to move to trash") },
- src/index.ts:676-687 (registration)Registration of the trash_message tool on the MCP server, including description, schema, and handler.server.tool("trash_message", "Move a message to the trash", { id: z.string().describe("The ID of the message to move to trash") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.messages.trash({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } )
- src/index.ts:50-80 (helper)Shared helper function used by trash_message (and other tools) to handle OAuth2 authentication, client creation, and error handling before executing the Gmail API call.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}` }); } }