{"id":"jasonsum-gmail-mcp-server","name":"gmail-mcp-server","af_score":51.5,"security_score":58.0,"reliability_score":25.0,"what_it_does":"An MCP server that connects to a user’s Gmail account (via Google OAuth) and exposes tools to send emails, read emails (and mark them as read), list unread emails, mark an email as read, move an email to trash, and open an email in a browser.","best_when":"Used in a desktop/interactive workflow where the MCP client can ask the user before performing email-changing actions (send/trash/read).","avoid_when":"Avoid for fully autonomous agents, unattended automation, or scenarios requiring strict least-privilege beyond the single Gmail modify scope noted.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:52:39.413847+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["OAuth2 (Google OAuth flow initiated in system browser)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Tools include side effects (send-email, trash-email, mark-email-as-read) so an MCP client/agent must implement appropriate user confirmation and safeguards.","The README states the MCP client prompts the user before conducting sensitive activities; if the client does not, the tools could enable unintended email changes.","OAuth tokens are stored on disk at --token-path; agents running on shared machines should consider file permissions and cleanup."],"error_quality":0.0}