gmail-attachments-mcp

A minimal MCP server and CLI for downloading Gmail attachments to disk. It provides three tools with read-only OAuth scope, allowing agents to search and download attachments without modifying mail. It works as both an MCP server and a standalone CLI, supporting integration with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Cline.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by zayansalman

You need:You need a Google Cloud OAuth client.Enable the Gmail API: console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/gmail.googleapis.comConfigure the OAuth consent screen under APIs & Services → OAuth consent screenpip install gmail-attachments-mcp

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What you can do with it

Download the latest CV from a specific email address
Search for emails with attachments from the last 7 days
Download thread attachments to a local directory

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.0

mcp-registry: io.github.zayansalman/gmail-attachments-mcp@0.1.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Nov 1, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC

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gmail-attachments-mcp 0.1.0

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gmail-attachments-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "gmail-attachments-mcp",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "packageArguments": [
    {
      "type": "positional",
      "value": "serve",
      "description": "Subcommand that runs the stdio MCP server."
    }
  ],
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS",
      "format": "filepath",
      "description": "Path to the Google OAuth client secret JSON. Default: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gmail-attachments-mcp/credentials.json."
    },
    {
      "name": "GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN",
      "format": "filepath",
      "description": "Path to the cached Gmail OAuth refresh token. Default: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gmail-attachments-mcp/token.json."
    },
    {
      "name": "GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR",
      "format": "filepath",
      "description": "Default directory where downloaded attachments are saved when the tool call does not specify dest_dir. Default: ~/Downloads."
    },
    {
      "name": "GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Comma-separated Google OAuth scopes. Default: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail-attachments-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gmail-attachments-mcp==0.1.0",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail-attachments-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gmail-attachments-mcp==0.1.0",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "gmail-attachments-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gmail-attachments-mcp==0.1.0",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail-attachments-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gmail-attachments-mcp==0.1.0",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES": "<YOUR_GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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