get_delegate
Retrieve a specific delegate's information from Gmail to manage email access permissions and delegation settings.
Instructions
Gets the specified delegate
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| delegateEmail | Yes | The email address of the delegate to retrieve |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:974-985 (handler)The handler function for the 'get_delegate' tool, which retrieves the specified delegate's information using the Gmail API via handleTool wrapper.
server.tool("get_delegate", "Gets the specified delegate", { delegateEmail: z.string().describe("The email address of the delegate to retrieve") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.delegates.get({ userId: 'me', delegateEmail: params.delegateEmail }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:976-978 (schema)Input schema for the 'get_delegate' tool using Zod, requiring delegateEmail.
{ delegateEmail: z.string().describe("The email address of the delegate to retrieve") }, - src/index.ts:974-985 (registration)Registration of the 'get_delegate' MCP tool on the McpServer instance.
server.tool("get_delegate", "Gets the specified delegate", { delegateEmail: z.string().describe("The email address of the delegate to retrieve") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.delegates.get({ userId: 'me', delegateEmail: params.delegateEmail }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:50-66 (helper)Shared helper function used by all tools, including get_delegate, to handle OAuth2 authentication and Gmail API calls.
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}` } }