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gmail for Gemini CLI

io.github.markswendsen-code/gmail

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

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Install gmail in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-gmail"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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