send_draft
Send a saved email draft from Gmail by specifying its ID to complete and deliver composed messages.
Instructions
Send an existing draft
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | The ID of the draft to send |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:371-386 (registration)Registers the 'send_draft' MCP tool, including input schema (draft ID) and handler that calls Gmail API to send the draft.
server.tool("send_draft", "Send an existing draft", { id: z.string().describe("The ID of the draft to send") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { try { const { data } = await gmail.users.drafts.send({ userId: 'me', requestBody: { id: params.id } }) return formatResponse(data) } catch (error) { return formatResponse({ error: 'Error sending draft, are you sure you have at least one recipient?' }) } }) } ) - src/index.ts:376-385 (handler)Inline handler function for 'send_draft' tool that uses handleTool to authenticate and execute gmail.users.drafts.send API call.
async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { try { const { data } = await gmail.users.drafts.send({ userId: 'me', requestBody: { id: params.id } }) return formatResponse(data) } catch (error) { return formatResponse({ error: 'Error sending draft, are you sure you have at least one recipient?' }) } }) } - src/index.ts:373-375 (schema)Zod schema defining input parameters for 'send_draft' tool: requires 'id' as string (draft ID).
{ id: z.string().describe("The ID of the draft to send") }, - src/index.ts:50-80 (helper)Shared helper function 'handleTool' used by 'send_draft' (and other tools) to handle OAuth2 authentication, credential validation, Gmail client creation, and API execution with 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) { // 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}` }); } }