list_drafts

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/index.ts:341-368 (handler)

  Handler function for the 'list_drafts' tool. Lists Gmail drafts using the Gmail API, handles pagination by fetching all pages until no nextPageToken, processes each draft's message payload (decoding bodies if applicable), and returns a formatted response.

  async (params) => {
    return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => {
      let drafts: Draft[] = []
  
      const { data } = await gmail.users.drafts.list({ userId: 'me', ...params })
  
      drafts.push(...data.drafts || [])
  
      while (data.nextPageToken) {
        const { data: nextData } = await gmail.users.drafts.list({ userId: 'me', ...params, pageToken: data.nextPageToken })
        drafts.push(...nextData.drafts || [])
      }
  
      if (drafts) {
        drafts = drafts.map(draft => {
          if (draft.message?.payload) {
            draft.message.payload = processMessagePart(
              draft.message.payload,
              params.includeBodyHtml
            )
          }
          return draft
        })
      }
  
      return formatResponse(drafts)
    })
  }

• src/index.ts:335-340 (schema)

  Zod schema defining the input parameters for the 'list_drafts' tool: maxResults, q (query), includeSpamTrash, includeBodyHtml.

  {
    maxResults: z.number().optional().describe("Maximum number of drafts to return. Accepts values between 1-500"),
    q: z.string().optional().describe("Only return drafts matching the specified query. Supports the same query format as the Gmail search box"),
    includeSpamTrash: z.boolean().optional().describe("Include drafts from SPAM and TRASH in the results"),
    includeBodyHtml: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether to include the parsed HTML in the return for each body, excluded by default because they can be excessively large"),
  },

• src/index.ts:333-369 (registration)

  MCP server registration of the 'list_drafts' tool, including description, input schema, and handler function reference.

  server.tool("list_drafts",
    "List drafts in the user's mailbox",
    {
      maxResults: z.number().optional().describe("Maximum number of drafts to return. Accepts values between 1-500"),
      q: z.string().optional().describe("Only return drafts matching the specified query. Supports the same query format as the Gmail search box"),
      includeSpamTrash: z.boolean().optional().describe("Include drafts from SPAM and TRASH in the results"),
      includeBodyHtml: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether to include the parsed HTML in the return for each body, excluded by default because they can be excessively large"),
    },
    async (params) => {
      return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => {
        let drafts: Draft[] = []
  
        const { data } = await gmail.users.drafts.list({ userId: 'me', ...params })
  
        drafts.push(...data.drafts || [])
  
        while (data.nextPageToken) {
          const { data: nextData } = await gmail.users.drafts.list({ userId: 'me', ...params, pageToken: data.nextPageToken })
          drafts.push(...nextData.drafts || [])
        }
  
        if (drafts) {
          drafts = drafts.map(draft => {
            if (draft.message?.payload) {
              draft.message.payload = processMessagePart(
                draft.message.payload,
                params.includeBodyHtml
              )
            }
            return draft
          })
        }
  
        return formatResponse(drafts)
      })
    }
  )

• src/index.ts:50-80 (helper)

  Shared helper function used by all Gmail tools, including list_drafts. Handles OAuth2 client creation, credential validation, Gmail client instantiation, API call execution, and comprehensive error handling with specific auth error responses.

  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:94-108 (helper)

  Recursive helper function to process Gmail message parts: decodes base64 bodies for text/plain and optionally text/html, processes nested parts, and filters headers to a predefined list. Used in list_drafts to prepare draft payloads.

  const processMessagePart = (messagePart: MessagePart, includeBodyHtml = false): MessagePart => {
    if ((messagePart.mimeType !== 'text/html' || includeBodyHtml) && messagePart.body) {
      messagePart.body = decodedBody(messagePart.body)
    }
  
    if (messagePart.parts) {
      messagePart.parts = messagePart.parts.map(part => processMessagePart(part, includeBodyHtml))
    }
  
    if (messagePart.headers) {
      messagePart.headers = messagePart.headers.filter(header => RESPONSE_HEADERS_LIST.includes(header.name || ''))
    }
  
    return messagePart
  }