trash_thread
Move email threads to trash in Gmail. Specify the thread ID to permanently delete conversations and manage your inbox efficiently.
Instructions
Move a thread to the trash
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | The ID of the thread to move to trash |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:796-801 (handler)The handler function for the trash_thread tool. It uses handleTool to authenticate and calls the Gmail API to trash the thread by its ID.
async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.threads.trash({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } - src/index.ts:793-795 (schema)Input schema validation for the trash_thread tool using Zod, requiring a thread 'id'.
{ id: z.string().describe("The ID of the thread to move to trash") }, - src/index.ts:791-802 (registration)Registration of the trash_thread tool on the MCP server, including name, description, schema, and handler implementation.
server.tool("trash_thread", "Move a thread to the trash", { id: z.string().describe("The ID of the thread to move to trash") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.threads.trash({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:50-66 (helper)Shared helper function handleTool used by trash_thread (and other tools) to handle OAuth2 authentication, client creation, and API call execution 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:48-49 (helper)Helper function to format API responses into MCP content structure for trash_thread and other tools.
const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })