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๐Ÿ“ฌ EmailAssistant for Claude Desktop

EmailAssistant is an MCP-compatible server that integrates with the Gmail API to fetch and summarize emails based on custom queries or recent activity. It can be used with Claude Desktop to interact hands-free with your inbox.


โš™๏ธ Setup Instructions

1. Enable Gmail API

  1. Go to Google Cloud Console.

  2. Create a new project or use an existing one.

  3. Enable the Gmail API under โ€œAPIs & Servicesโ€.

  4. Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID credentials.

  5. Download the client_secret_XXXXX.json file.


Related MCP server: Gmail MCP Server

๐Ÿ”ง Configuration Summary

๐Ÿ” Create config.py with these contents:

import os SCOPES = ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly"] PROJECT_DIR = "/absolute/path/to/your/project/directory/" CREDENTIALS_FP = os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, "client_secret_XXXXX.json") TOKEN_FP = os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, "token.json")

Note: Make sure to replace the placeholders in the above code---PROJECT_DIR & CREDENTIALS_FP


๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ 3. Claude Desktop Configuration

In your Claude Desktop configuration file (can find it in Developer Settings):

{ "mcpServers": { "EmailAssistant": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "run", "--with", "mcp[cli]", "--with", "yake", "--with", "google-api-python-client", "--with", "google-auth-httplib2", "--with", "google-auth-oauthlib", "mcp", "run", "/absolute/path/to/your/project/directory/main.py" ] } } }

โœ… Running It

Once configured:

  1. Start Claude Desktop

  2. Claude will automatically recognize the EmailAssistant MCP server.

  3. You can now use Claude to call functions like:

get_email_summary(time="newer_than:1d") get_top_matching_email(query_keywords="project deadline")
  1. All you need to do is ask Claude in plain english about your inbox

๐Ÿ“Œ Requirements

  • Python 3.9+

  • uv (or use pip if not using uv)

  • The following Python packages:

    • google-api-python-client

    • google-auth-httplib2

    • google-auth-oauthlib

    • mcp[cli]

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