gmail-attachments-mcp

Name: gmail-attachments-mcp
Author: zayansalman

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MCP server by zayansalman · updated 4 months ago · ★ 3

Score 40

Minimal MCP server for downloading Gmail attachments to disk. Read-only OAuth by default. gmail-attachments-mcp is a community project by zayansalman, not verified by a company domain.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 136 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

What you need

Setting	Needed	What it is
`GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS`Environment variable	Optional	Path to the Google OAuth client secret JSON. Default: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gmail-attachments-mcp/credentials.json.
`GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN`Environment variable, secret	Optional	Path to the cached Gmail OAuth refresh token. Default: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gmail-attachments-mcp/token.json.
`GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR`Environment variable	Optional	Default directory where downloaded attachments are saved when the tool call does not specify dest_dir. Default: ~/Downloads.
`GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES`Environment variable	Optional	Comma-separated Google OAuth scopes. Default: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly.

From the publisher's entry in the official MCP Registry. Required settings are already in the install config below as placeholders.

Install gmail-attachments-mcp

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claude mcp add gmail-attachments-mcp -- uvx gmail-attachments-mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install gmail-attachments-mcp in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail-attachments-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gmail-attachments-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install gmail-attachments-mcp in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail-attachments-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gmail-attachments-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install gmail-attachments-mcp in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "gmail-attachments-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gmail-attachments-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install gmail-attachments-mcp in VS Code

codex mcp add gmail-attachments-mcp -- uvx gmail-attachments-mcp

Step-by-step: install gmail-attachments-mcp in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail-attachments-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gmail-attachments-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install gmail-attachments-mcp in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add gmail-attachments-mcp uvx gmail-attachments-mcp

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install gmail-attachments-mcp in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the gmail-attachments-mcp block.

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gmail-attachments-mcp: common questions

How do I install gmail-attachments-mcp?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add gmail-attachments-mcp -- uvx gmail-attachments-mcp. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is gmail-attachments-mcp the official server?

gmail-attachments-mcp is a community project by zayansalman, not verified by a company domain.

Is gmail-attachments-mcp free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is gmail-attachments-mcp safe to use?

It scores 40 of 100. Grades: maintenance C, licence A, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

What are alternatives to gmail-attachments-mcp?

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Does gmail-attachments-mcp work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.