list_forwarding_addresses
Retrieve configured email forwarding addresses for a Gmail account to manage where incoming messages are redirected.
Instructions
Lists the forwarding addresses for the specified account
Input Schema
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Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1083-1092 (handler)Registration and inline handler for the 'list_forwarding_addresses' tool. It calls the Gmail API to list forwarding addresses via handleTool and formatResponse, with empty input schema.
server.tool("list_forwarding_addresses", "Lists the forwarding addresses for the specified account", {}, async () => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.forwardingAddresses.list({ userId: 'me' }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:49-65 (helper)Shared helper function handleTool used by all tools, including list_forwarding_addresses, to handle OAuth2 authentication, Gmail client creation, and API call execution.
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:47-47 (helper)Helper function to format tool responses as MCP content blocks.
const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })