delete_thread
Remove unwanted email conversations from Gmail by deleting entire threads using their unique ID. This tool helps manage your inbox by permanently eliminating selected email threads.
Instructions
Delete a thread
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | The ID of the thread to delete |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:707-712 (handler)The handler function for the 'delete_thread' tool. It uses handleTool to perform OAuth2 authentication and executes the Gmail API call to permanently delete the specified thread by ID.
async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.threads.delete({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } - src/index.ts:704-706 (schema)The input schema for the 'delete_thread' tool, defining the required 'id' parameter as a string using Zod validation.
{ id: z.string().describe("The ID of the thread to delete") }, - src/index.ts:702-713 (registration)The registration of the 'delete_thread' tool on the MCP server, including name, description, schema, and handler function.
server.tool("delete_thread", "Delete a thread", { id: z.string().describe("The ID of the thread to delete") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.threads.delete({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:50-66 (helper)Shared helper function used by 'delete_thread' (and other tools) to handle OAuth2 client setup, credential validation, Gmail client creation, and execution of the API call 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) { return `Tool execution failed: ${error.message}` } } - src/index.ts:48-48 (helper)Helper function used by 'delete_thread' (and other tools) to format the API response into MCP-compatible content structure.
const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })