list_delegates
View and manage delegated access permissions for a Gmail account to control who can send emails or manage messages on your behalf.
Instructions
Lists the delegates for the specified account
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1001-1010 (handler)Handler implementation for the 'list_delegates' tool. Registers and defines the tool which lists Gmail delegates using the Gmail API via handleTool.
server.tool("list_delegates", "Lists the delegates for the specified account", {}, async () => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.delegates.list({ userId: 'me' }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:1003-1003 (schema)Input schema for list_delegates tool (no parameters required).
{}, - src/index.ts:1001-1010 (registration)Registration of the 'list_delegates' MCP tool using server.tool().
server.tool("list_delegates", "Lists the delegates for the specified account", {}, async () => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.delegates.list({ userId: 'me' }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:50-80 (helper)Shared helper function handleTool that manages OAuth2 authentication, client creation, and executes the Gmail API call for all tools including list_delegates.
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) { // Check for specific authentication errors if ( error.message?.includes("invalid_grant") || error.message?.includes("refresh_token") || error.message?.includes("invalid_client") || error.message?.includes("unauthorized_client") || error.code === 401 || error.code === 403 ) { return formatResponse({ error: `Authentication failed: ${error.message}. Please re-authenticate by running: npx @shinzolabs/gmail-mcp auth`, }); } return formatResponse({ error: `Tool execution failed: ${error.message}` }); } } - src/index.ts:48-48 (helper)Helper function to format API responses for MCP tools.
const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })