- Our basic checks: 4 of 4 passed
- No key to enter
- Another maker (mintmcp.com), not the service owner
Runs in the cloud
Guide 3 · 4 min read · Checked Nov 11, 2026
Let AI read and draft email in Gmail
Let AI search and summarise your email, find that message you half remember, and draft replies you check before they go out.
What you need
- A Gmail account
- Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini (plans differ; see each app below)
- For a work account, your administrator may need to allow it first
1Easiest: the connector already in your AI app
Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini already have a Gmail connector. Switch it on in settings and sign in to Google. Nothing to install, and your email goes only to the AI vendor and Google.
ClaudeTwo Anthropic help pages disagree: one says all plans, the other says Pro, Max, Ultra, Team and Enterprise
Open Claude on the web or the desktop app, go to “Customize > Connectors”, then click the “+” button next to Connectors
Choose Gmail and click “Connect”
Sign in to Google and allow access, then in a chat click “+”, choose “Connectors”, turn on Gmail and ask about your email
The two pages also disagree about sending: one says Claude can send, reply to and forward email, asking for your approval each time by default; the other says it can only search and read · If Free can’t click Connect, you need to upgrade · On Team and Enterprise, an organisation owner must enable it first
Checked Nov 11, 2026 · Source: support.claude.com (1) · support.claude.com (2) · claude.com (3)
ChatGPTPlus and above, per OpenAI’s release notes (opened to Plus worldwide on 13 Aug 2025); the help pages don’t say Free can use it
Open ChatGPT and go to “Settings > Plugins” (very old mobile apps may say Apps)
Choose Gmail and select “Connect” (if you see “Install plugin”, select that first)
Sign in to Google, review the permissions, then go back to the chat and ask about your email
On the web, ChatGPT can draft an email and you choose whether to send it, on Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise · You can connect several Gmail accounts on Plus and above
Checked Nov 11, 2026 · Source: help.openai.com (1) · help.openai.com (2) · help.openai.com (3)
GeminiWorks with a personal Google account; the help pages don’t say you need to pay
Go to gemini.google.com, click “Customize” in the sidebar (if you don’t see it, click “More” first), then click “Connectors” at the top
Find Google Workspace, click “Add” and follow the on-screen steps
In a chat, type @, choose Gmail, then say what you want
Gemini can draft an email in the chat; then tap “Send”, or on the web tap “Edit in Gmail” to finish it in Gmail · Keep “Keep Activity” on and turn on “Smart features in other Google products” in Gmail settings
Checked Nov 11, 2026 · Source: support.google.com (1) · support.google.com (2) · support.google.com (3)
2Way 2: an MCP made by the service itself
If Google publishes its own Gmail MCP in the registry, it shows up here. We compare the maker’s verified domain with Google’s domains, not just the name.
There is no MCP made by the service itself in the registry we check yet (data as of Nov 11, 2026). Use way 1 for now.
3Last resort: an MCP from someone else
These are not made by Google. Your whole inbox passes through that maker or runs on your computer, and email often holds sign-in codes, invoices and customer details. Use them only when you really must, and read the “Basic checks” first.
Gmail
Gmail MCP Pack
- Our basic checks: 4 of 4 passed
- You will need to enter: PIPEWORX_API_KEY
- Made by pipeworx-io, not the service owner
Computer or cloud
FGAC.ai: Multiple Gmail Accounts, Google Sheets & Docs
Multiple Gmail accounts, editable Google Sheets & Docs for AI agents. Deny-by-default access rules.
- Our basic checks: 4 of 5 passed
- No key to enter
- Another maker (fgac.ai), not the service owner
Runs in the cloud
Try typing
- “Summarise yesterday’s customer emails and tell me which need a reply today”
- “Find last month’s quotation email from the building supplies shop”
- “Draft a thank-you reply to a returning customer, but don’t send it”
Stuck? Try this
Gmail isn’t in the list
Some Claude and ChatGPT plans can’t use Gmail yet; see the plan under each app above · In Gemini, look for Google Workspace instead · Work email needs your administrator to allow it
AI says it can’t send email
Some apps or plans can only search and read. Copy the draft and send it yourself in Gmail · In Gemini on the web, tap “Edit in Gmail”
AI can’t find the email
Use words that are really in it, such as the sender, the subject and a time range, and check you connected the right account
Gemini can’t connect to Google Workspace
Turn on “Keep Activity” in Gemini and “Smart features in other Google products” in Gmail settings, then reload
Keep your data safe
- Email from strangers can hide instructions for the AI (prompt injection), such as forwarding all your mail. Read every draft before sending, and don’t let AI send without asking you.
- Never let AI send email that contains sign-in codes, passwords or account numbers.
- When you stop using it, disconnect it in your AI app and remove its access on your Google account’s security page.
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