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Gmail MCP Server

by jasonsum
from typing import Any import argparse import os import asyncio import logging import base64 from email.message import EmailMessage from email.header import decode_header from base64 import urlsafe_b64decode from email import message_from_bytes import webbrowser from mcp.server.models import InitializationOptions import mcp.types as types from mcp.server import NotificationOptions, Server import mcp.server.stdio from google.auth.transport.requests import Request from google.oauth2.credentials import Credentials from google_auth_oauthlib.flow import InstalledAppFlow from googleapiclient.discovery import build from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError # Configure logging logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO) logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) EMAIL_ADMIN_PROMPTS = """You are an email administrator. You can draft, edit, read, trash, open, and send emails. You've been given access to a specific gmail account. You have the following tools available: - Send an email (send-email) - Retrieve unread emails (get-unread-emails) - Read email content (read-email) - Trash email (tras-email) - Open email in browser (open-email) Never send an email draft or trash an email unless the user confirms first. Always ask for approval if not already given. """ # Define available prompts PROMPTS = { "manage-email": types.Prompt( name="manage-email", description="Act like an email administator", arguments=None, ), "draft-email": types.Prompt( name="draft-email", description="Draft an email with cotent and recipient", arguments=[ types.PromptArgument( name="content", description="What the email is about", required=True ), types.PromptArgument( name="recipient", description="Who should the email be addressed to", required=True ), types.PromptArgument( name="recipient_email", description="Recipient's email address", required=True ), ], ), "edit-draft": types.Prompt( name="edit-draft", description="Edit the existing email draft", arguments=[ types.PromptArgument( name="changes", description="What changes should be made to the draft", required=True ), types.PromptArgument( name="current_draft", description="The current draft to edit", required=True ), ], ), } def decode_mime_header(header: str) -> str: """Helper function to decode encoded email headers""" decoded_parts = decode_header(header) decoded_string = '' for part, encoding in decoded_parts: if isinstance(part, bytes): # Decode bytes to string using the specified encoding decoded_string += part.decode(encoding or 'utf-8') else: # Already a string decoded_string += part return decoded_string class GmailService: def __init__(self, creds_file_path: str, token_path: str, scopes: list[str] = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify']): logger.info(f"Initializing GmailService with creds file: {creds_file_path}") self.creds_file_path = creds_file_path self.token_path = token_path self.scopes = scopes self.token = self._get_token() logger.info("Token retrieved successfully") self.service = self._get_service() logger.info("Gmail service initialized") self.user_email = self._get_user_email() logger.info(f"User email retrieved: {self.user_email}") def _get_token(self) -> Credentials: """Get or refresh Google API token""" token = None if os.path.exists(self.token_path): logger.info('Loading token from file') token = Credentials.from_authorized_user_file(self.token_path, self.scopes) if not token or not token.valid: if token and token.expired and token.refresh_token: logger.info('Refreshing token') token.refresh(Request()) else: logger.info('Fetching new token') flow = InstalledAppFlow.from_client_secrets_file(self.creds_file_path, self.scopes) token = flow.run_local_server(port=0) with open(self.token_path, 'w') as token_file: token_file.write(token.to_json()) logger.info(f'Token saved to {self.token_path}') return token def _get_service(self) -> Any: """Initialize Gmail API service""" try: service = build('gmail', 'v1', credentials=self.token) return service except HttpError as error: logger.error(f'An error occurred building Gmail service: {error}') raise ValueError(f'An error occurred: {error}') def _get_user_email(self) -> str: """Get user email address""" profile = self.service.users().getProfile(userId='me').execute() user_email = profile.get('emailAddress', '') return user_email async def send_email(self, recipient_id: str, subject: str, message: str,) -> dict: """Creates and sends an email message""" try: message_obj = EmailMessage() message_obj.set_content(message) message_obj['To'] = recipient_id message_obj['From'] = self.user_email message_obj['Subject'] = subject encoded_message = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(message_obj.as_bytes()).decode() create_message = {'raw': encoded_message} send_message = await asyncio.to_thread( self.service.users().messages().send(userId="me", body=create_message).execute ) logger.info(f"Message sent: {send_message['id']}") return {"status": "success", "message_id": send_message["id"]} except HttpError as error: return {"status": "error", "error_message": str(error)} async def open_email(self, email_id: str) -> str: """Opens email in browser given ID.""" try: url = f"https://mail.google.com/#all/{email_id}" webbrowser.open(url, new=0, autoraise=True) return "Email opened in browser successfully." except HttpError as error: return f"An HttpError occurred: {str(error)}" async def get_unread_emails(self) -> list[dict[str, str]]| str: """ Retrieves unread messages from mailbox. Returns list of messsage IDs in key 'id'.""" try: user_id = 'me' query = 'in:inbox is:unread category:primary' response = self.service.users().messages().list(userId=user_id, q=query).execute() messages = [] if 'messages' in response: messages.extend(response['messages']) while 'nextPageToken' in response: page_token = response['nextPageToken'] response = self.service.users().messages().list(userId=user_id, q=query, pageToken=page_token).execute() messages.extend(response['messages']) return messages except HttpError as error: return f"An HttpError occurred: {str(error)}" async def read_email(self, email_id: str) -> dict[str, str]| str: """Retrieves email contents including to, from, subject, and contents.""" try: msg = self.service.users().messages().get(userId="me", id=email_id, format='raw').execute() email_metadata = {} # Decode the base64URL encoded raw content raw_data = msg['raw'] decoded_data = urlsafe_b64decode(raw_data) # Parse the RFC 2822 email mime_message = message_from_bytes(decoded_data) # Extract the email body body = None if mime_message.is_multipart(): for part in mime_message.walk(): # Extract the text/plain part if part.get_content_type() == "text/plain": body = part.get_payload(decode=True).decode() break else: # For non-multipart messages body = mime_message.get_payload(decode=True).decode() email_metadata['content'] = body # Extract metadata email_metadata['subject'] = decode_mime_header(mime_message.get('subject', '')) email_metadata['from'] = mime_message.get('from','') email_metadata['to'] = mime_message.get('to','') email_metadata['date'] = mime_message.get('date','') logger.info(f"Email read: {email_id}") # We want to mark email as read once we read it await self.mark_email_as_read(email_id) return email_metadata except HttpError as error: return f"An HttpError occurred: {str(error)}" async def trash_email(self, email_id: str) -> str: """Moves email to trash given ID.""" try: self.service.users().messages().trash(userId="me", id=email_id).execute() logger.info(f"Email moved to trash: {email_id}") return "Email moved to trash successfully." except HttpError as error: return f"An HttpError occurred: {str(error)}" async def mark_email_as_read(self, email_id: str) -> str: """Marks email as read given ID.""" try: self.service.users().messages().modify(userId="me", id=email_id, body={'removeLabelIds': ['UNREAD']}).execute() logger.info(f"Email marked as read: {email_id}") return "Email marked as read." except HttpError as error: return f"An HttpError occurred: {str(error)}" async def main(creds_file_path: str, token_path: str): gmail_service = GmailService(creds_file_path, token_path) server = Server("gmail") @server.list_prompts() async def list_prompts() -> list[types.Prompt]: return list(PROMPTS.values()) @server.get_prompt() async def get_prompt( name: str, arguments: dict[str, str] | None = None ) -> types.GetPromptResult: if name not in PROMPTS: raise ValueError(f"Prompt not found: {name}") if name == "manage-email": return types.GetPromptResult( messages=[ types.PromptMessage( role="user", content=types.TextContent( type="text", text=EMAIL_ADMIN_PROMPTS, ) ) ] ) if name == "draft-email": content = arguments.get("content", "") recipient = arguments.get("recipient", "") recipient_email = arguments.get("recipient_email", "") # First message asks the LLM to create the draft return types.GetPromptResult( messages=[ types.PromptMessage( role="user", content=types.TextContent( type="text", text=f"""Please draft an email about {content} for {recipient} ({recipient_email}). Include a subject line starting with 'Subject:' on the first line. Do not send the email yet, just draft it and ask the user for their thoughts.""" ) ) ] ) elif name == "edit-draft": changes = arguments.get("changes", "") current_draft = arguments.get("current_draft", "") # Edit existing draft based on requested changes return types.GetPromptResult( messages=[ types.PromptMessage( role="user", content=types.TextContent( type="text", text=f"""Please revise the current email draft: {current_draft} Requested changes: {changes} Please provide the updated draft.""" ) ) ] ) raise ValueError("Prompt implementation not found") @server.list_tools() async def handle_list_tools() -> list[types.Tool]: return [ types.Tool( name="send-email", description="""Sends email to recipient. Do not use if user only asked to draft email. Drafts must be approved before sending.""", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "recipient_id": { "type": "string", "description": "Recipient email address", }, "subject": { "type": "string", "description": "Email subject", }, "message": { "type": "string", "description": "Email content text", }, }, "required": ["recipient_id", "subject", "message"], }, ), types.Tool( name="trash-email", description="""Moves email to trash. Confirm before moving email to trash.""", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "email_id": { "type": "string", "description": "Email ID", }, }, "required": ["email_id"], }, ), types.Tool( name="get-unread-emails", description="Retrieve unread emails", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": {}, "required": [] }, ), types.Tool( name="read-email", description="Retrieves given email content", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "email_id": { "type": "string", "description": "Email ID", }, }, "required": ["email_id"], }, ), types.Tool( name="mark-email-as-read", description="Marks given email as read", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "email_id": { "type": "string", "description": "Email ID", }, }, "required": ["email_id"], }, ), types.Tool( name="open-email", description="Open email in browser", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "email_id": { "type": "string", "description": "Email ID", }, }, "required": ["email_id"], }, ), ] @server.call_tool() async def handle_call_tool( name: str, arguments: dict | None ) -> list[types.TextContent | types.ImageContent | types.EmbeddedResource]: if name == "send-email": recipient = arguments.get("recipient_id") if not recipient: raise ValueError("Missing recipient parameter") subject = arguments.get("subject") if not subject: raise ValueError("Missing subject parameter") message = arguments.get("message") if not message: raise ValueError("Missing message parameter") # Extract subject and message content email_lines = message.split('\n') if email_lines[0].startswith('Subject:'): subject = email_lines[0][8:].strip() message_content = '\n'.join(email_lines[1:]).strip() else: message_content = message send_response = await gmail_service.send_email(recipient, subject, message_content) if send_response["status"] == "success": response_text = f"Email sent successfully. Message ID: {send_response['message_id']}" else: response_text = f"Failed to send email: {send_response['error_message']}" return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=response_text)] if name == "get-unread-emails": unread_emails = await gmail_service.get_unread_emails() return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=str(unread_emails),artifact={"type": "json", "data": unread_emails} )] if name == "read-email": email_id = arguments.get("email_id") if not email_id: raise ValueError("Missing email ID parameter") retrieved_email = await gmail_service.read_email(email_id) return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=str(retrieved_email),artifact={"type": "dictionary", "data": retrieved_email} )] if name == "open-email": email_id = arguments.get("email_id") if not email_id: raise ValueError("Missing email ID parameter") msg = await gmail_service.open_email(email_id) return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=str(msg))] if name == "trash-email": email_id = arguments.get("email_id") if not email_id: raise ValueError("Missing email ID parameter") msg = await gmail_service.trash_email(email_id) return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=str(msg))] if name == "mark-email-as-read": email_id = arguments.get("email_id") if not email_id: raise ValueError("Missing email ID parameter") msg = await gmail_service.mark_email_as_read(email_id) return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=str(msg))] else: logger.error(f"Unknown tool: {name}") raise ValueError(f"Unknown tool: {name}") async with mcp.server.stdio.stdio_server() as (read_stream, write_stream): await server.run( read_stream, write_stream, InitializationOptions( server_name="gmail", server_version="0.1.0", capabilities=server.get_capabilities( notification_options=NotificationOptions(), experimental_capabilities={}, ), ), ) if __name__ == "__main__": parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Gmail API MCP Server') parser.add_argument('--creds-file-path', required=True, help='OAuth 2.0 credentials file path') parser.add_argument('--token-path', required=True, help='File location to store and retrieve access and refresh tokens for application') args = parser.parse_args() asyncio.run(main(args.creds_file_path, args.token_path))

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