py-mcp-google-toolbox

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An MCP server that provides AI assistants with powerful tools to interact with Google services, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and Google Search.

Overview

py-mcp-google-toolbox provides the following Google-related functionalities:

Gmail operations (read, search, send, modify)
Google Calendar management (events creation, listing, updating, deletion)
Google Drive interactions (search, read files)
Google Search integration (search web)

Related MCP server: Algolia

Prerequisites

Python: Install Python 3.12 or higher
Google Cloud Console Setup:
- Go to Google Cloud Console
- Create a new project or select an existing one
- Enable the Service API:
  1. Go to "APIs & Services" > "Library"
  2. Search for and enable "Gmail API"
  3. Search for and enable "Google Calendar API"
  4. Search for and enable "Google Drive API"
  5. Search formand enable "Custom Search API"
- Set up OAuth 2.0 credentials from GCP:
  1. Go to "APIs & Services" > "Credentials"
  2. Click "Create Credentials" > "OAuth client ID"
  3. Choose "Web application"
  4. Note down the Client ID and Client Secret
    - Client ID
    - Client Secret
  5. download secret json and rename to credentials.json
- Generate an API key
Go to Custom Search Engine and get its ID

Installation

Git Clone

git clone https://github.com/jikime/py-mcp-google-toolbox.git cd py-mcp-google-toolbox

Configuration

Install UV package manager:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Create and activate virtual environment:

uv venv -p 3.12 source .venv/bin/activate # On MacOS/Linux # or .venv\Scripts\activate # On Windows

Install dependencies:

uv pip install -r requirements.txt

Get refresh token (if token is expired, you can run this)

uv run get_refresh_token.py

This will:

Open your browser for Google OAuth authentication
Request the following permissions:
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
Save the credentials to token.json
Display the refresh token in the console

Environment variables:

cp env.example .env vi .env # change with your key GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_api_key GOOGLE_CSE_ID=your_custom_search_engine_id GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_google_client_secret GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN=your_google_refresh_token

copy credentials.json to project root folder (py-mcp-google-toolbox)

Using Docker

Build the Docker image:

docker build -t py-mcp-google-toolbox .

Run the container:

docker run py-mcp-google-toolbox

Using Local

Run the server:

mcp run server.py

Run the MCP Inspector

mcp dev server.py

Configure MCP Settings

Add the server configuration to your MCP settings file:

Claude desktop app

To install automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @jikime/py-mcp-google-toolbox --client claude

To install manually open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add this to the mcpServers object:

{ "mcpServers": { "Google Toolbox": { "command": "/path/to/bin/uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/path/to/py-mcp-google-toolbox", "run", "server.py" ] } } }

Cursor IDE

open ~/.cursor/mcp.json

Add this to the mcpServers object:

{ "mcpServers": { "Google Toolbox": { "command": "/path/to/bin/uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/path/to/py-mcp-google-toolbox", "run", "server.py" ] } } }

for Docker

{ "mcpServers": { "Google Toolbox": { "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "-i", "--rm", "py-mcp-google-toolbox" ] } } }

Tools Documentation

Gmail Tools

list_emails: Lists recent emails from Gmail inbox with filtering options
search_emails: Performs advanced Gmail searches with detailed email content retrieval
send_email: Composes and sends emails with support for CC, BCC recipients
modify_email: Changes email states (read/unread, archived, trashed) by modifying labels

Calendar Tools

list_events: Retrieves upcoming calendar events within specified time ranges
create_event: Creates new calendar events with attendees, location, and description
update_event: Modifies existing calendar events with flexible parameter updating
delete_event: Removes calendar events by event ID

Drive Tools

read_gdrive_file: Reads and retrieves content from Google Drive files
search_gdrive: Searches Google Drive for files with customizable queries

Search Tools

search_google: Performs Google searches and returns formatted results

Development

For local testing, you can use the included client script:

# Example: List emails uv run client.py list_emails max_results=5 query="is:unread" # Example: Search emails uv run client.py search_emails query="from:test@example.com" # Example: Send email uv run client.py send_email to="test@example.com" subject="test mail" body="Hello" # Example: Modify email uv run client.py modify_email id=MESSAGE_ID remove_labels=INBOX add_labels=ARCHIVED # Example: List events uv run client.py list_events time_min=2025-05-01T00:00:00+09:00 time_max=2025-05-02T23:59:59+09:00 max_results=5 # Example: Create event uv run client.py create_event summary="new event" start=2025-05-02T10:00:00+09:00 end=2025-05-02T11:00:00+09:00 attendees="user1@example.com,user2@example.com" # Example: Update event uv run client.py update_event event_id=EVENT_ID summary="update event" start=2025-05-02T10:00:00+09:00 end=2025-05-02T11:00:00+09:00 attendees="user1@example.com,user2@example.com" # Example Delete event uv run client.py delete_event event_id=EVENT_ID # Example: Search Google uv run client.py search_google query="what is the MCP?" # Example: Search Google Drive uv run client.py search_gdrive query=mcp # Example: Read file uv run client.py read_gdrive_file file_id=1234567890

License

MIT License

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