gmail_category_summary
Summarize unread emails in a specific Gmail category to quickly identify important messages and manage your inbox efficiently.
Instructions
Get a summary of unread emails in one specific category. Returns email count and list of emails matching that category.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | Yes | Category to summarize. Must be one of: navy, kids, financial, action_required. |
Implementation Reference
- src/mcp_gmail/gmail_client.py:611-636 (handler)Core handler implementing the tool logic: fetches unread emails matching the specified category using search query built from category matchers, computes counts, and constructs CategorySummary object.
async def get_category_summary(self, category_key: str) -> Optional[CategorySummary]: """Get summary for a specific category.""" if category_key not in self.categories.categories: return None category = self.categories.categories[category_key] max_results = self.categories.summary_settings.get("max_per_category", 10) # Search for emails in this category search = SearchQuery( category=category_key, is_unread=True, max_results=50, ) emails = await self.list_emails(search) return CategorySummary( category_key=category_key, category_name=category.name, priority=category.priority, total_count=len(emails), unread_count=sum(1 for e in emails if not e.is_read), emails=emails[:max_results], ) - src/mcp_gmail/server_old.py:121-135 (registration)Registers the gmail_category_summary tool with the MCP server, including name, description, and input schema defining the required 'category' parameter.
Tool( name="gmail_category_summary", description="Get a summary of unread emails in a specific category", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "category": { "type": "string", "description": "Category to summarize", "enum": ["navy", "kids", "financial", "action_required"], }, }, "required": ["category"], }, ), - src/mcp_gmail/server_old.py:345-357 (handler)Tool dispatch handler in MCP call_tool: validates input, calls GmailClient.get_category_summary, handles errors, formats output as TextContent.
elif name == "gmail_category_summary": category = arguments.get("category") if not category: return [TextContent(type="text", text="Error: category is required")] summary = await client.get_category_summary(category) if summary is None: return [TextContent(type="text", text=f"Unknown category: {category}")] return [ TextContent( type="text", text=_format_category_summary(summary), ) ] - src/mcp_gmail/server_old.py:810-826 (helper)Helper function to format the CategorySummary object into a human-readable markdown string for the tool response.
def _format_category_summary(summary) -> str: """Format category summary for display.""" lines = [ f"# {summary.category_name}", f"**Total:** {summary.total_count} | **Unread:** {summary.unread_count}", "", ] for email in summary.emails: status = "📬" if not email.is_read else "ðŸ“" lines.append(f"{status} **{email.subject}**") lines.append(f" From: {email.sender.email} | {email.date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')}") lines.append(f" {email.snippet[:100]}...") lines.append(f" ID: `{email.id}`") lines.append("") return "\n".join(lines)