gmail-fan
Synchronizes Gmail and Google Workspace accounts locally and provides fast search over emails and messages.
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@gmail-fanfind unread emails from my manager across all accounts"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
gmail-fan
Local-first macOS Gmail gateway: synchronize several Gmail or Google Workspace accounts into SQLite, search them quickly, and expose the same operations through a JSON CLI and a local stdio MCP server.
Gmail is the source of truth. OAuth tokens live in the macOS Keychain. There is no bundled model, embeddings index, or model-provider SDK.
Requirements
macOS (Keychain + LaunchAgent)
Bun 1.4 or newer
A Google Cloud project with the Gmail API enabled and an OAuth Desktop client JSON
Related MCP server: Gmail Local MCP
Install and first account
bun install
bun run build
bun src/cli/main.ts init --oauth-client ./client_secret.json
bun src/cli/main.ts accounts add --alias work
bun src/cli/main.ts sync
bun src/cli/main.ts search "quarterly planning" --jsonProduction paths:
~/Library/Application Support/gmail-fan/
~/Library/Logs/gmail-fan/Development
bun install
bun run test:unit
bun run test:integration
bun run typecheck
bun run check
bun run buildArchitecture
Gmail accounts
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Gmail API + separate OAuth grant per account
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Synchronization service
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SQLite + FTS5
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Shared application service layer
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CLI Local MCP server (stdio)Decisions: docs/adr. Security: docs/security.md. CLI: docs/cli.md. MCP: docs/mcp.md. Demo: docs/demo.md.
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