get_language
Retrieve the language configuration from Gmail settings to ensure proper display and localization of email content.
Instructions
Gets language settings
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:839-848 (handler)The handler function for the 'get_language' tool, which calls the Gmail API to retrieve the user's language settings after handling authentication via handleTool, and formats the response.
server.tool("get_language", "Gets language settings", {}, async () => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.getLanguage({ userId: 'me' }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:839-848 (registration)Registers the 'get_language' tool on the MCP server with no input parameters and the handler that fetches Gmail language settings.
server.tool("get_language", "Gets language settings", {}, async () => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.getLanguage({ userId: 'me' }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:50-66 (helper)Shared helper function used by all Gmail API tools, including 'get_language', to handle OAuth2 authentication, create Gmail client, execute the API call, and handle errors.
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:48-49 (helper)Helper function to format API responses into MCP content structure, used by 'get_language' handler.
const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })