insert_smime_info
Upload S/MIME certificates to configure email encryption for specific sender aliases in Gmail, enabling secure message signing and encryption.
Instructions
Insert (upload) the given S/MIME config for the specified send-as alias
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| sendAsEmail | Yes | The email address that appears in the 'From:' header | |
| encryptedKeyPassword | Yes | Encrypted key password | |
| pkcs12 | Yes | PKCS#12 format containing a single private/public key pair and certificate chain |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1228-1241 (registration)Registration of the 'insert_smime_info' MCP tool, including input schema definition using Zod and the handler function that wraps the Gmail API call to users.settings.sendAs.smimeInfo.insert with OAuth handling.
server.tool("insert_smime_info", "Insert (upload) the given S/MIME config for the specified send-as alias", { sendAsEmail: z.string().describe("The email address that appears in the 'From:' header"), encryptedKeyPassword: z.string().describe("Encrypted key password"), pkcs12: z.string().describe("PKCS#12 format containing a single private/public key pair and certificate chain") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.sendAs.smimeInfo.insert({ userId: 'me', sendAsEmail: params.sendAsEmail, requestBody: params }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:1230-1234 (schema)Zod schema defining the input parameters for the insert_smime_info tool: sendAsEmail, encryptedKeyPassword, and pkcs12.
{ sendAsEmail: z.string().describe("The email address that appears in the 'From:' header"), encryptedKeyPassword: z.string().describe("Encrypted key password"), pkcs12: z.string().describe("PKCS#12 format containing a single private/public key pair and certificate chain") }, - src/index.ts:1235-1240 (handler)Handler implementation that uses the shared handleTool to authenticate and execute the Gmail API insertion of S/MIME info.
async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.sendAs.smimeInfo.insert({ userId: 'me', sendAsEmail: params.sendAsEmail, requestBody: params }) return formatResponse(data) }) } - src/index.ts:49-65 (helper)Shared helper function used by all tools, including insert_smime_info, to handle OAuth2 client creation, credential validation, Gmail client initialization, and error handling.
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}` } }