update_vacation
Configure Gmail vacation responder settings to automatically send replies during absences, including start/end times, message content, and recipient restrictions.
Instructions
Update vacation responder settings
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| enableAutoReply | Yes | Whether the vacation responder is enabled | |
| responseSubject | No | Optional subject line for the vacation responder auto-reply | |
| responseBodyPlainText | Yes | Response body in plain text format | |
| restrictToContacts | No | Whether responses are only sent to contacts | |
| restrictToDomain | No | Whether responses are only sent to users in the same domain | |
| startTime | No | Start time for sending auto-replies (epoch ms) | |
| endTime | No | End time for sending auto-replies (epoch ms) |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:929-946 (registration)Registration of the 'update_vacation' MCP tool, defining input schema with Zod and the handler function that uses handleTool to call Gmail API's updateVacation method.
server.tool("update_vacation", "Update vacation responder settings", { enableAutoReply: z.boolean().describe("Whether the vacation responder is enabled"), responseSubject: z.string().optional().describe("Optional subject line for the vacation responder auto-reply"), responseBodyPlainText: z.string().describe("Response body in plain text format"), restrictToContacts: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether responses are only sent to contacts"), restrictToDomain: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether responses are only sent to users in the same domain"), startTime: z.string().optional().describe("Start time for sending auto-replies (epoch ms)"), endTime: z.string().optional().describe("End time for sending auto-replies (epoch ms)") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.updateVacation({ userId: 'me', requestBody: params }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:940-944 (handler)Handler function for 'update_vacation' tool that executes the Gmail API call to update vacation settings.
async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.updateVacation({ userId: 'me', requestBody: params }) return formatResponse(data) }) - src/index.ts:931-938 (schema)Zod schema defining input parameters for the 'update_vacation' tool.
{ enableAutoReply: z.boolean().describe("Whether the vacation responder is enabled"), responseSubject: z.string().optional().describe("Optional subject line for the vacation responder auto-reply"), responseBodyPlainText: z.string().describe("Response body in plain text format"), restrictToContacts: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether responses are only sent to contacts"), restrictToDomain: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether responses are only sent to users in the same domain"), startTime: z.string().optional().describe("Start time for sending auto-replies (epoch ms)"), endTime: z.string().optional().describe("End time for sending auto-replies (epoch ms)") - src/index.ts:50-66 (helper)Shared helper function used by 'update_vacation' handler (and others) to handle OAuth2 authentication, client creation, and API call execution.
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}` } }