A side-by-side look at the OpenMail and Sebastianall1977 Gmail MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose OpenMail for communication work; choose Sebastianall1977 Gmail MCP for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
OPENMAIL_API_URL, MCP_RESOURCE_URL, MCP_JWT_SECRET, CONSOLE_ORIGIN, PORT, POSTHOG_API_KEY, MCP_ANALYTICS_DEBUG.CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, REFRESH_TOKEN, AUTH_SERVER_PORT, GMAIL_CREDENTIALS_PATH, GMAIL_OAUTH_PATH, MCP_CONFIG_DIR, PORT.create_draft, delete_draft, get_draft.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | O OpenMail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | OPENMAIL_API_URLMCP_RESOURCE_URLMCP_JWT_SECRETCONSOLE_ORIGINPORTPOSTHOG_API_KEYMCP_ANALYTICS_DEBUG | CLIENT_IDCLIENT_SECRETREFRESH_TOKENAUTH_SERVER_PORTGMAIL_CREDENTIALS_PATHGMAIL_OAUTH_PATHMCP_CONFIG_DIRPORT |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 64 |
| Full listing | View OpenMail | View Sebastianall1977 Gmail MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
create_draftCreate a draft email in Gmail. Note the mechanics of the raw parameter.delete_draftDelete a draftget_draftGet a specific draft by IDlist_draftsList drafts in the user's mailboxsend_draftSend an existing draftcreate_labelCreate a new labeldelete_labelDelete a labelget_labelGet a specific label by IDlist_labelsList all labels in the user's mailboxpatch_labelPatch an existing label (partial update)update_labelUpdate an existing labelbatch_delete_messagesDelete multiple messagesPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for OpenMail yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"sebastianall1977-gmail-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@shinzolabs/gmail-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN_HERE",
"AUTH_SERVER_PORT": "YOUR_AUTH_SERVER_PORT_HERE",
"GMAIL_CREDENTIALS_PATH": "YOUR_GMAIL_CREDENTIALS_PATH_HERE",
"GMAIL_OAUTH_PATH": "YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_PATH_HERE",
"MCP_CONFIG_DIR": "YOUR_MCP_CONFIG_DIR_HERE",
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE"
}
}
}
}