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Gmail MCP server — send, read, and search email. By Strider Labs.

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Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.

Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env varsGOOGLE_CLIENT_ID GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN
Claude Code
claude mcp add --env GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID= --env GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET= --env GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN= gmail -- npx @striderlabs/mcp-gmail
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If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.

VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"gmail","command":"npx","args":["@striderlabs/mcp-gmail"],"env":{"GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID":"","GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET":"","GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN":""}}'
JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@striderlabs/mcp-gmail"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.