sanjay3290/gmail
| Interact with Gmail - search emails, read messages, send emails, create drafts, and manage labels. archive email, star email, or manage Gmail labels. Lightweight alternative to full Google Workspace MCP server with standalone OAuth authentication.
This is a copy. The original lives at christophacham/gmail.
npx skills add https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill gmailLightweight Gmail integration with standalone OAuth authentication. No MCP server required.
> ⚠️ Requires Google Workspace account. Personal Gmail accounts are not supported.
Authenticate with Google (opens browser):
python scripts/auth.py login
Check authentication status:
python scripts/auth.py status
Logout when needed:
python scripts/auth.py logout
All operations via scripts/gmail.py. Auto-authenticates on first use if not logged in.
# Search with Gmail query syntax
python scripts/gmail.py search "from:[email protected] is:unread"
# Search recent emails (no query returns all)
python scripts/gmail.py search --limit 20
# Filter by label
python scripts/gmail.py search --label INBOX --limit 10
# Include spam and trash
python scripts/gmail.py search "subject:important" --include-spam-trash
# Get full message content
python scripts/gmail.py get MESSAGE_ID
# Get just metadata (headers)
python scripts/gmail.py get MESSAGE_ID --format metadata
# Get minimal response (IDs only)
python scripts/gmail.py get MESSAGE_ID --format minimal
# Send a simple email
python scripts/gmail.py send --to "[email protected]" --subject "Hello" --body "Message body"
# Send with CC and BCC
python scripts/gmail.py send --to "[email protected]" --cc "[email protected]" --bcc "[email protected]" \
--subject "Team Update" --body "Update message"
# Send from an alias (must be configured in Gmail settings)
python scripts/gmail.py send --to "[email protected]" --subject "Hello" --body "Message" \
--from "Mile9 Accounts <[email protected]>"
# Send HTML email
python scripts/gmail.py send --to "[email protected]" --subject "HTML Email" \
--body "<h1>Hello</h1><p>HTML content</p>" --html
# Create a draft
python scripts/gmail.py create-draft --to "[email protected]" --subject "Draft Subject" \
--body "Draft content"
# Send an existing draft
python scripts/gmail.py send-draft DRAFT_ID
# Mark as read (remove UNREAD label)
python scripts/gmail.py modify MESSAGE_ID --remove-label UNREAD
# Mark as unread
python scripts/gmail.py modify MESSAGE_ID --add-label UNREAD
# Archive (remove from INBOX)
python scripts/gmail.py modify MESSAGE_ID --remove-label INBOX
# Star a message
python scripts/gmail.py modify MESSAGE_ID --add-label STARRED
# Unstar a message
python scripts/gmail.py modify MESSAGE_ID --remove-label STARRED
# Mark as important
python scripts/gmail.py modify MESSAGE_ID --add-label IMPORTANT
# Multiple label changes at once
python scripts/gmail.py modify MESSAGE_ID --remove-label UNREAD --add-label STARRED
# List all Gmail labels (system and user-created)
python scripts/gmail.py list-labels
Gmail supports powerful search operators:
| Query | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| from:[email protected] | Emails from a specific sender |
| to:[email protected] | Emails to a specific recipient |
| subject:meeting | Emails with "meeting" in subject |
| is:unread | Unread emails |
| is:starred | Starred emails |
| is:important | Important emails |
| has:attachment | Emails with attachments |
| after:2024/01/01 | Emails after a date |
| before:2024/12/31 | Emails before a date |
| newer_than:7d | Emails from last 7 days |
| older_than:1m | Emails older than 1 month |
| label:work | Emails with a specific label |
| in:inbox | Emails in inbox |
| in:sent | Sent emails |
| in:trash | Trashed emails |
Combine with AND (space), OR, or - (NOT):
python scripts/gmail.py search "from:[email protected] is:unread newer_than:1d"
python scripts/gmail.py search "subject:urgent OR subject:important"
python scripts/gmail.py search "from:[email protected] -is:starred"
| Label | ID |
|-------|-----|
| Inbox | INBOX |
| Sent | SENT |
| Drafts | DRAFT |
| Spam | SPAM |
| Trash | TRASH |
| Starred | STARRED |
| Important | IMPORTANT |
| Unread | UNREAD |
Tokens stored securely using the system keyring:
Service name: gmail-skill-oauth
Tokens automatically refresh when expired using Google's cloud function.
Take sanjay3290/gmail from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the
same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.