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gmail attachments mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.zayansalman/gmail-attachments-mcp

Minimal MCP server for downloading Gmail attachments to disk. Read-only OAuth by default.

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Install gmail attachments mcp in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail-attachments-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gmail-attachments-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS": "<GMAIL_MCP_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN": "<GMAIL_MCP_TOKEN>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR": "<GMAIL_MCP_DEFAULT_DEST_DIR>",
        "GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES": "<GMAIL_MCP_SCOPES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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