Gmailcal FAQs

Question 1

What is Gmailcal?

Accepted Answer

Gmailcal is an MCP (Model Completion Protocol) server that allows Claude AI to interact with your Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts accounts. This enables Claude to perform tasks like listing emails, creating calendar events, and searching contacts.

Question 2

Can I use Gmailcal in read-only environments like Claude?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Gmailcal supports read-only environments like Claude AI. Use the `--memory-only` flag when running the server to prevent file system writes, ensuring compatibility with restricted environments.

Question 3

What permissions are required for Gmailcal?

Accepted Answer

Gmailcal requires specific OAuth scopes for accessing Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts. For Gmail: `https://mail.google.com/`. For Calendar (read-only): `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly`. For Calendar (read/write): `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar`. For Contacts: `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.readonly`.

Question 4

What can I do with Gmailcal?

Accepted Answer

With Gmailcal, Claude can analyze your emails for tasks, meetings, and contacts, summarize email threads, schedule events on your calendar, and manage your contacts. It simplifies your workflow by automating routine email and calendar tasks.

Question 5

How do I set up Gmailcal?

Accepted Answer

Setting up Gmailcal involves creating a Google Cloud project, enabling the Gmail, Calendar, and People APIs, obtaining OAuth2 credentials, configuring environment variables, and running the MCP server. Detailed steps are provided in the setup guide.

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