get_delegate
Retrieve a specific delegate's information from your Gmail account by providing their email address.
Instructions
Gets the specified delegate
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| delegateEmail | Yes | The email address of the delegate to retrieve |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:979-984 (handler)Handler function for the 'get_delegate' tool. It uses the handleTool helper to authenticate and calls the Gmail API to retrieve the specified delegate's information.async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.delegates.get({ userId: 'me', delegateEmail: params.delegateEmail }) return formatResponse(data) }) }
- src/index.ts:976-978 (schema)Zod schema defining the input parameters for the 'get_delegate' tool: requires 'delegateEmail'.{ delegateEmail: z.string().describe("The email address of the delegate to retrieve") },
- src/index.ts:974-985 (registration)Registration of the 'get_delegate' MCP tool on the server, including description, input schema, and handler function.server.tool("get_delegate", "Gets the specified delegate", { delegateEmail: z.string().describe("The email address of the delegate to retrieve") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.delegates.get({ userId: 'me', delegateEmail: params.delegateEmail }) return formatResponse(data) }) } )
- src/index.ts:50-66 (helper)Shared helper function used by get_delegate (and other tools) to handle OAuth2 authentication, client creation, and execution of Gmail API calls.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) { return `Tool execution failed: ${error.message}` } }
- src/index.ts:48-48 (helper)Helper function to format API responses into MCP-compatible content structure.const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })