Interact with Gmail - search emails, read messages, send emails, create drafts, and manage labels. Use when user asks to: search email, read email, send email, create email draft, mark as read, archive email, star email, or manage Gmail labels. Lightweight alternative to full Google Workspace MCP server with standalone OAuth authentication.
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npx add-skill https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/blob/main/skills/gmail/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill gmailInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/gmail/# Gmail Lightweight Gmail integration with standalone OAuth authentication. No MCP server required. > **⚠️ Requires Google Workspace account.** Personal Gmail accounts are not supported. ## First-Time Setup Authenticate with Google (opens browser): ```bash python scripts/auth.py login ``` Check authentication status: ```bash python scripts/auth.py status ``` Logout when needed: ```bash python scripts/auth.py logout ``` ## Commands All operations via `scripts/gmail.py`. Auto-authenticates on first use if not logged in. ### Search Emails ```bash # Search with Gmail query syntax python scripts/gmail.py search "from:someone@example.com 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 ``` ### Read Email Content ```bash # 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 Emails ```bash # Send a simple email python scripts/gmail.py send --to "user@example.com" --subject "Hello" --body "Message body" # Send with CC and BCC python scripts/gmail.py send --to "user@example.com" --cc "cc@example.com" --bcc "bcc@example.com" \ --subject "Team Update" --body "Update message" # Send HTML email python scripts/gmail.py send --to "user@example.com" --subject "HTML Email" \ --body "<h1>Hello</h1><p>HTML content</p>" --html ``` ### Draft Management ```bash # Create a draft python scripts/gmail.py create-draft --to "user@example.com" --subject "Draft Subject" \ --body "Draft content" # Send an existing draft python scripts/gmail.py send-draft DRAFT_ID ``` ### Modify Messages (Labels) ```bash # Mark as read (remove UNREAD label) python scr