This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #3623 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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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
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2
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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…
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