Google Workspace MCP Server - Control Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Chat, Forms & Drive

Manage Contact

manage_contact

Destructive

Create, update, or delete Google contacts with typed fields like emails, phones, and organizations. Consolidates contact management into one action-based tool.

Instructions

Create, update, or delete a contact. Consolidated tool replacing create_contact, update_contact, and delete_contact.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`urls`	No	List of URL dicts {value, type?}. Supported types: homepage, blog, profile, work, ftp, reservations, other, etc.
`email`	No	[DEPRECATED] Email address. Use emails=[{"address":..., "type":"other"}].
`notes`	No	Additional notes (for create/update).
`phone`	No	[DEPRECATED] Single phone number. Use phones=[{"number":..., "type":"mobile"}].
`action`	Yes	The action to perform: "create", "update", or "delete".
`emails`	No	List of email dicts {address, type?}.
`phones`	No	List of phone dicts {number, type?}. Supported types: mobile, work, home, main, workMobile, internal, other, etc. Use type="internal" for internal PBX/ATS short numbers (e.g. 250, 301) — stored as a standalone number without + prefix, displayed as "Internal: 250".
`address`	No	Street address, replacing any existing addresses. "" clears them (for create/update).
`birthday`	No	Birthday as 'YYYY-MM-DD', 'MM-DD' (no year), or 'clear'/'' to remove.
`job_title`	No	[DEPRECATED] Job title. Use organizations=[{"title":...}].
`nicknames`	No	List of nickname dicts {value, type?}. Useful for bilingual contacts (e.g. Hebrew/English alternative forms). Android dialer and WhatsApp search both index nicknames, enabling cross-script lookup. Supported types: default, alternate_name, maiden_name, initials, other, etc.
`relations`	No	List of relation dicts {person, type?}. Supported types: spouse, child, parent, friend, manager, assistant, etc.
`urls_mode`	No	How to update urls on "update": "merge" (default), "replace", or "remove". merge dedups by normalized URL (lowercased, trailing slash stripped).	merge
`contact_id`	No	The contact ID. Required for "update" and "delete" actions.
`given_name`	No	First name (for create/update).
`emails_mode`	No	How to update emails on "update": "merge" (default), "replace", or "remove".	merge
`family_name`	No	Last name (for create/update).
`phones_mode`	No	How to update phones on "update": "merge" (default), "replace", or "remove". merge = read-modify-write with dedup by canonicalForm/normalized value. replace = overwrite all phones with provided list. remove = delete phones matching provided numbers.	merge
`organization`	No	[DEPRECATED] Company name. Use organizations=[{"name":...}].
`user_defined`	No	List of custom field dicts {key, value}. Useful for structured data like account numbers, IDs, or custom dates.
`organizations`	No	List of org dicts {name?, title?, department?, jobDescription?, type?}.
`nicknames_mode`	No	How to update nicknames on "update": "merge" (default), "replace", or "remove".	merge
`relations_mode`	No	How to update relations on "update": "merge" (default), "replace", or "remove".	merge
`user_defined_mode`	No	How to update custom fields on "update": "merge" (default), "replace", or "remove". merge overrides value on matching key; new keys appended.	merge
`user_google_email`	Yes	The user's Google email address. Required.
`organizations_mode`	No	How to update orgs on "update": "merge" (default), "replace", or "remove".	merge

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`result`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedv2.2.0Oct 24, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / address / description

Previous value: -"Street address (for create/update)."New value: +"Street address, replacing any existing addresses. \"\" clears them (for create/update)."

Changed41 schema fields changedv1.28.0Sep 24, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / address / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / address / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / birthday / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / birthday / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / contact_id / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / contact_id / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / email / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / email / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / emails / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "items": {
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "description": "Typed input for an email entry.",
-      "properties": {
-        "address": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Email address value."
-        },
-        "type": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Email type such as work, home, or other."
-        },
-        "value": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Backward-compatible alias for the email address value."
-        }
-      },
-      "type": "object"
-    },
-    "type": "array"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / emails / items

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "Typed input for an email entry.",
+  "properties": {
+    "address": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Email address value.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "type": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Email type such as work, home, or other.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "value": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Backward-compatible alias for the email address value.",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / emails / type
```
Added value: +"array"
```

removedInput schema / properties / family_name / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / family_name / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / given_name / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / given_name / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / job_title / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / job_title / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / nicknames / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "items": {
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "description": "Typed input for a nickname entry.",
-      "properties": {
-        "type": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Nickname type such as default, alternate_name, maiden_name, initials, or other."
-        },
-        "value": {
-          "description": "Nickname value. Used for bilingual contacts (e.g. Hebrew alternative form).",
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      },
-      "required": [
-        "value"
-      ],
-      "type": "object"
-    },
-    "type": "array"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / nicknames / items

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "Typed input for a nickname entry.",
+  "properties": {
+    "type": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Nickname type such as default, alternate_name, maiden_name, initials, or other.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "value": {
+      "description": "Nickname value. Used for bilingual contacts (e.g. Hebrew alternative form).",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "value"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / nicknames / type
```
Added value: +"array"
```

removedInput schema / properties / notes / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / notes / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / organization / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / organization / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / organizations / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "items": {
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "description": "Typed input for an organization entry.",
-      "properties": {
-        "department": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Department name."
-        },
-        "jobDescription": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Optional organization job description."
-        },
-        "name": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Organization name."
-        },
-        "title": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Job title."
-        },
-        "type": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Organization type such as work or school."
-        }
-      },
-      "type": "object"
-    },
-    "type": "array"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / organizations / items

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "Typed input for an organization entry.",
+  "properties": {
+    "department": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Department name.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "jobDescription": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Optional organization job description.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Organization name.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "title": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Job title.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "type": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Organization type such as work or school.",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / organizations / type
```
Added value: +"array"
```

removedInput schema / properties / phone / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / phone / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

removedInput schema / properties / phones / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "items": {
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "description": "Typed input for a phone entry.",
-      "properties": {
-        "number": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Phone number value."
-        },
-        "type": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Phone type such as mobile, work, home, or internal."
-        },
-        "value": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Backward-compatible alias for the phone number value."
-        }
-      },
-      "type": "object"
-    },
-    "type": "array"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / phones / items

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "Typed input for a phone entry.",
+  "properties": {
+    "number": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Phone number value.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "type": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Phone type such as mobile, work, home, or internal.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "value": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Backward-compatible alias for the phone number value.",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / phones / type
```
Added value: +"array"
```

removedInput schema / properties / relations / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "items": {
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "description": "Typed input for a relation entry (spouse, parent, child, etc.).",
-      "properties": {
-        "person": {
-          "description": "The related person's name (matched against contact names by Google Assistant).",
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "type": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "Relation type: spouse, child, parent, father, mother, sister, brother, friend, manager, assistant, partner, sibling, domesticPartner, or custom."
-        }
-      },
-      "required": [
-        "person"
-      ],
-      "type": "object"
-    },
-    "type": "array"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / relations / items

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "Typed input for a relation entry (spouse, parent, child, etc.).",
+  "properties": {
+    "person": {
+      "description": "The related person's name (matched against contact names by Google Assistant).",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "type": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Relation type: spouse, child, parent, father, mother, sister, brother, friend, manager, assistant, partner, sibling, domesticPartner, or custom.",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "person"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / relations / type
```
Added value: +"array"
```

removedInput schema / properties / urls / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "items": {
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "description": "Typed input for a URL entry.",
-      "properties": {
-        "type": {
-          "anyOf": [
-            {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
-            }
-          ],
-          "default": null,
-          "description": "URL type such as homepage, blog, profile, work, ftp, reservations, or other. Custom values allowed."
-        },
-        "value": {
-          "description": "The URL value (e.g. https://example.com).",
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      },
-      "required": [
-        "value"
-      ],
-      "type": "object"
-    },
-    "type": "array"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / urls / items

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "Typed input for a URL entry.",
+  "properties": {
+    "type": {
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "URL type such as homepage, blog, profile, work, ftp, reservations, or other. Custom values allowed.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "value": {
+      "description": "The URL value (e.g. https://example.com).",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "value"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / urls / type
```
Added value: +"array"
```

removedInput schema / properties / user_defined / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "items": {
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "description": "Typed input for a userDefined custom field entry.",
-      "properties": {
-        "key": {
-          "description": "Custom field key (e.g. 'ID', 'Hebrew Birthday', 'Account Number').",
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "value": {
-          "default": "",
-          "description": "Custom field value. May be omitted when using remove mode (only the key is needed).",
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      },
-      "required": [
-        "key"
-      ],
-      "type": "object"
-    },
-    "type": "array"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / user_defined / items

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "Typed input for a userDefined custom field entry.",
+  "properties": {
+    "key": {
+      "description": "Custom field key (e.g. 'ID', 'Hebrew Birthday', 'Account Number').",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "value": {
+      "default": "",
+      "description": "Custom field value. May be omitted when using remove mode (only the key is needed).",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "key"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / user_defined / type
```
Added value: +"array"
```

Addedv1.0.1Jul 31, 2026

TDQS

B3.4/5.0

Behavior2/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

The annotations already disclose the key safety profile: non-read-only, destructive, open-world, and non-idempotent. The description adds almost no behavioral context beyond those annotations, such as permanence of delete, permission needs, or update-mode effects.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

The description is two short sentences, front-loaded with the supported operations. The second sentence is useful for agents that may know the older tool names, and there is no wasted wording.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

The tool is complex, but the schema is richly described, annotations cover the destructive behavior, and an output schema exists. The description is therefore complete enough for correct invocation, though it could add a brief note about single-contact scope versus batch operations.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100%, so the schema fully documents the 26 parameters, including modes, deprecated fields, action values, and contact_id requirements. The description adds no parameter-level meaning beyond the schema, so the baseline score of 3 is appropriate.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description states a specific resource and the exact supported operations: create, update, or delete a contact. It also explains that it consolidates three older tools. It does not differentiate from current siblings such as manage_contacts_batch, but the core purpose is unambiguous.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines3/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Usage is implied by the create/update/delete operations and the action parameter, but the description does not say when to choose this tool over manage_contacts_batch or other contact-related siblings. It also gives no prerequisites or exclusions.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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