Passport.Me vs Gmail

In-depth architectural comparison of the Passport.Me and Gmail MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Passport.Me when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Gmail when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	P Passport.Me Communication	Gmail Communication
Summary	Your Gmail, Calendar, Drive, GitHub, Oura, wallet and reviewed profile facts in any MCP client.	Gmail integration with OAuth authentication, message search, batch operations, and Sheets export
Category & Scope	Communication	Communication
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "passport-me": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "passport-me"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail-3": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-z/cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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