Google Workspace MCP-Style Server (Python)

This project provides an HTTP-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) style server built in Python using FastAPI. It exposes tools to safely append reports to Google Docs and create drafts in Gmail, requiring interactive human-in-the-loop terminal confirmation before any modifications are executed.

🛠️ Project Structure

google-mcp-server/
├── server.py          → FastAPI app exposing endpoints with approval prompts
├── auth.py            → Google API OAuth2 login & client token manager
├── docs_tool.py       → Google Docs append operation logic
├── gmail_tool.py      → Gmail draft creation logic
├── requirements.txt   → Python package dependencies
├── README.md          → Setup and execution instructions
├── credentials.json   → (Not Committed) Downloaded OAuth credentials
└── token.json         → (Not Committed) Authorized credentials token

Related MCP server: Google Docs & Gmail MCP Server

⚙️ Prerequisites & Setup

1. Python Environment

Ensure Python 3.9+ is installed. Create and activate a virtual environment:

# Create venv
python3 -m venv venv

# Activate venv (macOS/Linux)
source venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Configure Google Cloud Credentials

To authorize access to Google Docs and Gmail APIs:

1. Go to the Google Cloud Console.

2. Create a project (or select an existing one).

3. Enable the Google Docs API and Gmail API under APIs & Services.

4. Go to APIs & Services > Credentials.

5. Click Create Credentials > OAuth client ID.

6. Set the Application Type to Desktop app.

7. Download the credentials JSON, rename it to credentials.json, and place it in the root of the google-mcp-server directory.

🚀 Running the Server

Start the FastAPI server:

python server.py

• First Run: A web page will automatically open in your browser prompting you to log into your Google Account and authorize access for Google Docs (modify) and Gmail (compose drafts) scopes. Once authenticated, a token.json file is written, and future runs execute silently.

The server runs locally at: http://localhost:8000

🔌 API Endpoints (Tools)

1. Append to Google Doc

Appends a formatted text block to the end of a Doc.

• Endpoint: POST /append_to_doc

• Content-Type: application/json

• Request Body:

  {
    "doc_id": "your_google_doc_id_here",
    "content": "Verbatim text to append to the document body."
  }

2. Create Gmail Draft

Prepares a draft email in your mailbox.

• Endpoint: POST /create_email_draft

• Content-Type: application/json

• Request Body:

  {
    "to": "stakeholders@example.com",
    "subject": "Weekly review pulse teaser",
    "body": " Teaser summary and deep link to the Google Doc."
  }

🔒 Security & Interactive Approvals

For safety, the server implements an interactive human-in-the-loop gatekeeper.

When a POST request is sent to /append_to_doc or /create_email_draft, the FastAPI server will:

1. Print the pending action name and full payload details to the terminal console.

2. Wait/block for keyboard confirmation: Approve action? (y/n):

3. If y: Executes the Google Workspace operation and returns a 200 OK JSON response.

4. If n or invalid: Aborts the operation and returns a 403 Forbidden error response.