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Ai-powered Gmail Mcp Server

ByLuciano Gutierrez @koresoluciones on n8n.io

This n8n workflow template leverages an external AI Model Control Plane (MCP) Server to automate various Gmail tasks, such as composing emails, replying to threads, and handling follow-ups using dynamically generated content. It uses the native n8n Gmail nodes available from…

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This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #3623 — we link there as the canonical source.

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{
  "id": "lYOQGMEJDxugrfrT",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "name": "MCP_GMAIL",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "c13105ec-6ac3-4179-a331-da5214ced6e6",
      "name": "SEND_EMAIL",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
      "position": [
        -260,
        540
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "sendTo": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('To', ``, 'string') }}",
        "message": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message', ``, 'string') }}",
        "options": {},
        "subject": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Subject', ``, 'string') }}",
        "descriptionType": "manual",
        "toolDescription": "envia menssagems via API google"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
    {
      "id": "0836faf7-59fd-41f5-9a54-3f467ed87db1",
      "name": "REPLY_EMAIL",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
      "position": [
        -120,
        540
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "message": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message', ``, 'string') }}",
        "options": {},
        "messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
        "operation": "reply",
        "descriptionType": "manual"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
    {
      "id": "892e89a7-8751-4c9f-87f3-a663ec0ca042",
      "name": "GET_EMAIL",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
      "position": [
        0,
        540
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "simple": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Simplify', ``, 'boolean') }}",
        "options": {},
        "messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
        "operation": "get"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
    {
      "id": "c1c2d8cd-6117-4238-b696-22da8f217f59",
      "name": "SEND_AND_WAIT",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
      "position": [
        140,
        540
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "sendTo": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('To', ``, 'string') }}",
        "message": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message', ``, 'string') }}",
        "options": {},
        "subject": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Subject', ``, 'string') }}",
        "operation": "sendAndWait",
        "responseType": "freeText"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
    {
      "id": "89c8bc41-cbf9-4099-a3ac-6d5d7cd1a626",
      "name": "MCP_GMAIL",
      "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.mcpTrigger",
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "/mcp/:tool/gmail"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": true,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "2022464f-822f-4b3e-9425-4e938a95348c",
  "connections": {
    "GET_EMAIL": {
      "ai_tool": [
        [
          {
            "node": "MCP_GMAIL",
            "type": "ai_tool",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "SEND_EMAIL": {
      "ai_tool": [
        [
          {
            "node": "MCP_GMAIL",
            "type": "ai_tool",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "REPLY_EMAIL": {
      "ai_tool": [
        [
          {
            "node": "MCP_GMAIL",
            "type": "ai_tool",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "SEND_AND_WAIT": {
      "ai_tool": [
        [
          {
            "node": "MCP_GMAIL",
            "type": "ai_tool",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

This n8n workflow template leverages an external AI Model Control Plane (MCP) Server to automate various Gmail tasks, such as composing emails, replying to threads, and handling follow-ups using dynamically generated content. It uses the native n8n Gmail nodes available from…

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/3623/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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