📬 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.

⚙️ 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 “APIs & Services”.

4. Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID credentials.

5. Download the client_secret_XXXXX.json file.

Related MCP server: Gmail MCP Server

🔧 Configuration Summary

🔁 Replace These in config.py

• Replace /absolute/path/to/your/project with the full path to your local EmailAssistant project directory.

• Replace "your_client_secret_file.json" with the exact filename of your downloaded OAuth credentials from Google Cloud.

🖥️ 3. Claude Desktop Configuration

In your Claude Desktop configuration file:

✅ 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:

📌 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]