How do I connect Gmail?

Open Gmail in ApexGenius Connections, choose Connect, and sign in with the Google account for the mailbox you want. Connect each mailbox you use, and name the one your AI should read.

Can my AI send email?

No. Google’s Gmail MCP can write drafts but has no send tool. You review the draft and send it from Gmail.

Can my AI delete email?

It can move mail to trash or spam, and bring it back. Those tools are marked destructive. Enabled writes run immediately. Turn a tool off to block calls.

Can I start with read-only access?

Yes. Choose Read only when you add your AI agent. It can check the mailbox, search threads and read messages, and nothing else.

Will this list of tools change?

Google publishes the Gmail MCP tools, and ApexGenius reads Google’s live list on every search. This page shows the list as of its review date.

Gmail MCP connector

Google OAuth · Available

Gmail MCP Connector for AI Agents

Connect your AI agents to Gmail over MCP: search and read mail, write drafts, and label, trash or mark spam in your connected mailbox. It never sends.

Connect a Gmail mailbox once in ApexGenius through Google’s official Gmail MCP, then search threads, read messages, write drafts, and label, trash or mark spam from compatible AI agents. Google’s Gmail MCP has no send tool, so you send drafts yourself. Each AI agent needs its own ApexGenius setup.

Connect Gmail Setup guide

1,000 free credits · No card required

Gmail

App connector

Available

Bring your Gmail and reusable skills to compatible AI agents. Search and read mail, write drafts, and sort with labels. It never sends.

24
Operations: 7
Read: 17
Write: 3
In context

Authorization: Google OAuth
Cataloged tools: 24 discoverable
Connection scope: One Gmail mailbox per saved connection
Accounts: Connected account

Claude / ChatGPT

MCP client

ApexGenius route

Gateway context

Gmail

Authorized session

Why the gateway is here

It keeps the Gmail authorization, tools, and activity behind the same managed route you use for your other supported systems.

Ask it

What people ask Gmail.

These questions use the Gmail tools below. Start with a read after connecting your channel or account.

Find up to five recent Gmail messages and show their subjects only. Do not send, draft, or change anything.Read
Summarize the unread email from my biggest client this week.Read
Find the latest invoice email and tell me the amount and due date.Read
Draft a reply to the last email from the client I name. Do not send it.Write

Tools

What Gmail can do through ApexGenius.

The reviewed catalog contains these 24 Gmail tools. Search by tool name, job, or access type.

Open the generated tool reference

Mailbox and search

google_gmail_get_profile

Read

Read the connected mailbox’s address. ApexGenius checks it before any mail is read.

Mailbox and search

search_threads

Read

Search threads with Gmail search, such as from:, subject: or newer_than:.

Mailbox and search

get_thread

Read

Read a whole conversation.

Mailbox and search

get_message

Read

Read one message.

Mailbox and search

list_labels

Read

List the mailbox’s labels and their IDs.

Drafts

create_draft

Write

Write a new draft or a reply, with attachments up to 25 MB. It does not send.

Drafts

list_drafts

Read

List your drafts.

Drafts

get_draft

Read

Read one draft.

Labels

create_label

Write

Create a label, including nested labels.

Labels

label_thread

Write

Add labels to a whole thread.

Labels

unlabel_thread

Write

Remove labels from a whole thread.

Labels

label_message

Write

Add labels to one message.

Labels

unlabel_message

Write

Remove labels from one message.

Labels

update_message_labels

Write

Add and remove labels on one message in a single step.

Trash and spam

trash_thread

Write

Move a whole thread to trash.

Trash and spam

untrash_thread

Write

Bring a thread back from trash.

Trash and spam

mark_thread_spam

Write

Mark a whole thread as spam.

Trash and spam

unmark_thread_spam

Write

Take a thread out of spam.

Trash and spam

apply_sensitive_thread_label

Write

Put the trash or spam label on one thread.

Trash and spam

trash_message

Write

Move one message to trash.

Trash and spam

untrash_message

Write

Bring one message back from trash.

Trash and spam

mark_message_spam

Write

Mark one message as spam.

Trash and spam

unmark_message_spam

Write

Take one message out of spam.

Trash and spam

apply_sensitive_message_label

Write

Put the trash or spam label on one message.

Connection model

How to connect Gmail.

The Gmail connection belongs to your signed-in account. Any Gmail-native resources stay inside that provider.

Read connection details

Before you start

An account with permission to use the Gmail resources you intend to connect.

1. Connect Gmail to ApexGenius

Open Gmail in Connections. Choose Connect, or Add connection when offered. Give the connection a name if prompted. If Gateway setup pending appears, contact ApexGenius support before continuing.
Choose the account and review access. Sign in to the Google account that has access to the intended resources. Review the permissions Google requests, then return to ApexGenius.
Review the connected account and resources. Find Allowed resources on the connection page or its Tools tab. Choose Refresh and enable only the connected mailbox. Resource selection does not add permissions to the Google account.
Check the connection. Use Test connection or Check again and read the reported status. Add an AI agent from the AI agents page, choose Read only for the first test, and try the question below.
This captured Gmail connection reports ready. Check your own connection and its latest validation before using tools.Open full-size image (opens in a new tab)

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2. Choose your AI and finish setup

Each guide includes the AI setup and a first question for Gmail.

ChatGPT setup →Claude setup →Codex setup →

Current governance

Know the account, tools, and result.

ApexGenius keeps the selected context and current tool surface visible, then records supported write activity for review.

Authorized context

Before any mail is read, ApexGenius checks that the mailbox matches the account you connected.

Current tool surface

Google’s Gmail MCP has no send tool. Your AI can write drafts; you send them in Gmail.

Reviewable activity

Enabled writes run immediately. Turn a tool off to block calls.

Disconnecting stops future access. It does not undo a label, trash or spam change.

Why a gateway

24 operations. Three tool definitions.

Your AI starts with three ApexGenius gateway tools. It discovers the Gmail operations available to its authorization when a task needs them, then runs the selected operation through the gateway.

One saved provider connection

Connect Gmail to ApexGenius, then authorize each AI client to use the saved connection with its own tool permissions.

Scoped per agent

Give one client read-only and the write operations never appear in its tool list at all.

Every call on the record

Which agent asked, what ran, and whether it succeeded, kept per connection for review.

Use Gmail with your AI.

Choose your AI client for setup steps and examples using Gmail.

FAQ

Questions people ask before connecting Gmail.

How do I connect Gmail?: Open Gmail in ApexGenius Connections, choose Connect, and sign in with the Google account for the mailbox you want. Connect each mailbox you use, and name the one your AI should read.
Can my AI send email?: No. Google’s Gmail MCP can write drafts but has no send tool. You review the draft and send it from Gmail.
Can my AI delete email?: It can move mail to trash or spam, and bring it back. Those tools are marked destructive. Enabled writes run immediately. Turn a tool off to block calls.
Can I start with read-only access?: Yes. Choose Read only when you add your AI agent. It can check the mailbox, search threads and read messages, and nothing else.
Will this list of tools change?: Google publishes the Gmail MCP tools, and ApexGenius reads Google’s live list on every search. This page shows the list as of its review date.

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MCP-compatible AI agents

Codex starts in Plugins in the ChatGPT desktop app. ChatGPT Chat and Work also use Plugins, with personal setup where Developer Mode is permitted. Each AI client has its own guide and authorization requirements.

App connections

Salesforce keeps connection context. Other providers use your signed-in account.

Connect Gmail. Start with a safe read.

Use the AI you already work in while ApexGenius keeps the app route visible.

Connect Gmail

1,000 free credits · No card required

Compatibility does not imply partnership.