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CLAUDE.md

gmail-multi-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from ishaan-skyacres/gmail-multi-mcp. It costs 1,822 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Development instructions for a TypeScript Gmail MCP server and its command-line tool. The server connects to Gmail using OAuth 2.0, a permission process that lets an app access an account securely.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when building, running, or modifying the Gmail server or its account-management CLI.
Why use it?
They give contributors one place to check the project structure, dependencies, build commands, development mode, and CLI setup.

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Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

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CLAUDE.md · 188 lines

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CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is a Gmail MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server built in TypeScript. It provides a local MCP server that integrates with Gmail using OAuth 2.0 authentication, allowing Claude to interact with Gmail through secure API calls.

Key Dependencies

  • @modelcontextprotocol/sdk: Core MCP framework for building servers
  • googleapis: Google's official Node.js client library for Gmail API
  • @google-cloud/local-auth: Google's OAuth 2.0 client for desktop applications
  • commander: CLI framework for the account management tool (argument mode)
  • @clack/prompts: Interactive terminal prompts with select menus, spinners, and styled output
  • picocolors: Lightweight terminal color library
  • zod: Schema validation for tool parameters
  • nodemailer: RFC 822 email construction with attachment support
  • mime-types: MIME type detection for attachments

Development Commands

# Build both MCP server and CLI (optional - Bun runs TS natively)
bun run build

# Build CLI only
bun run build:cli

# Development mode with hot reload
bun run dev

# Run CLI in interactive mode (no args = arrow-key menu)
bun src/cli.ts

# Run CLI in argument mode (Commander.js)
bun src/cli.ts list
bun src/cli.ts add [email protected]
bun src/cli.ts default
bun src/cli.ts reauth [email protected]

# Test the MCP server with inspector
bun run inspect

# Type-check without emitting
bun run typecheck

# Run tests
bun test

Architecture

The project follows a modular architecture:

  • Entry Point: src/index.ts - Main MCP server setup and tool definitions
  • CLI: src/cli.ts - Dual-mode CLI: interactive (no args) or Commander.js (with args)
  • Interactive CLI: src/interactive.ts - Arrow-key navigable menu using @clack/prompts
  • Gmail Client: src/gmail-client.ts - Gmail API wrapper (send, search, read, modify, delete, batch ops, attachments)
  • Account Manager: src/account-manager.ts - Multi-account credential storage and switching
  • Email Utils: src/email-utils.ts - MIME encoding, email validation, path security, Nodemailer integration
  • Label Manager: src/label-manager.ts - CRUD operations for Gmail labels
  • Filter Manager: src/filter-manager.ts - Gmail filter CRUD and pre-built templates
  • Authentication: src/auth.ts - OAuth 2.0 credential management
  • Types: src/types.ts - TypeScript interfaces and type definitions

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gmail-multi-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository ishaan-skyacres/gmail-multi-mcp (0 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,822 tokens to every session, about $0.0091 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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