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{
"name": "MCP Email",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Add one or more labels to an email message. AI-configurable parameters: Message_ID (string) - the ID of the message to label; Label_Names_or_IDs (string) - comma-separated label names or IDs to apply.",
"operation": "addLabels",
"messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
"labelIds": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Label_Names_or_IDs', ``, 'string') }}"
},
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{
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"toolDescription": "Delete an email message. AI-configurable parameters: Message_ID (string) - the ID of the message to delete.",
"operation": "delete",
"messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message_ID', ``, 'string') }}"
},
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{
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"toolDescription": "Retrieve details of an email message. AI-configurable parameters: Message_ID (string) - the ID of the message to retrieve.",
"operation": "get",
"messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message_ID', ``, 'string') }}"
},
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{
"parameters": {
"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Retrieve multiple email messages based on filters. AI-configurable parameters: Return_All (boolean) - whether to return all matching messages; Search (string) - Gmail query string to filter messages; Received_After (string) - datetime (RFC3339) after which messages are received; Received_Before (string) - datetime before which messages are received; Sender (string) - email address of the sender.",
"operation": "getAll",
"returnAll": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Return_All', ``, 'boolean') }}",
"filters": {
"q": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Search', ``, 'string') }}",
"receivedAfter": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Received_After', ``, 'string') }}",
"receivedBefore": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Received_Before', ``, 'string') }}",
"sender": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Sender', ``, 'string') }}"
}
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{
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"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Mark an email message as read. AI-configurable parameters: Message_ID (string) - the ID of the message to mark as read.",
"operation": "markAsRead",
"messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message_ID', ``, 'string') }}"
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{
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"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Mark an email message as unread. AI-configurable parameters: Message_ID (string) - the ID of the message to mark as unread.",
"operation": "markAsUnread",
"messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message_ID', ``, 'string') }}"
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{
"parameters": {
"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Reply to an email message. AI-configurable parameters: Message_ID (string) - the ID of the message; Message (string) - the reply content; Attachment_Field_Name (string) - input field name containing attachments; BCC (string) - comma-separated BCC recipients; CC (string) - comma-separated CC recipients.",
"operation": "reply",
"messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
"emailType": "text",
"message": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message', ``, 'string') }}",
"options": {
"appendAttribution": false,
"attachmentsUi": {
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{
"property": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Attachment_Field_Name', ``, 'string') }}"
}
]
},
"bccList": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('BCC', ``, 'string') }}",
"ccList": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('CC', ``, 'string') }}"
}
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"name": "reply",
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{
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"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Remove one or more labels from an email message. AI-configurable parameters: Message_ID (string) - the ID of the message; Label_Names_or_IDs (string) - comma-separated label names or IDs to remove.",
"operation": "removeLabels",
"messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
"labelIds": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Label_Names_or_IDs', ``, 'string') }}"
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"id": "8732671a-7b62-452c-a995-0492e2bbc39b",
"name": "removeLabels",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
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{
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"content": "## Message Tools\n",
"height": 460,
"width": 660
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"id": "1818fdee-5d2f-4c22-ab65-45cd76a679fb",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"typeVersion": 1
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"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Retrieve a list of labels. AI-configurable parameters: Return_All (boolean) - whether to return all labels.",
"resource": "label",
"returnAll": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Return_All', ``, 'boolean') }}"
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"name": "getLabels",
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"typeVersion": 2.1
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{
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"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Retrieve details of a specific label. AI-configurable parameters: Label_ID (string) - the ID of the label to retrieve.",
"resource": "label",
"operation": "get",
"labelId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Label_ID', ``, 'string') }}"
},
"id": "fe366cb8-1a74-4ae1-a7c4-942dcfc368c9",
"name": "getLabel",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
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{
"parameters": {
"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Delete a label. AI-configurable parameters: Label_ID (string) - the ID of the label to delete.",
"resource": "label",
"operation": "delete",
"labelId": "={{ $fromAI('Label_ID', ``, 'string') }}"
},
"id": "549dafb9-7270-4839-8a5c-266d4a6f32ed",
"name": "deleteLabel",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
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"typeVersion": 2.1
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{
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"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Create a new label. AI-configurable parameters: Label_ID (string) - the name of the label to create.",
"resource": "label",
"operation": "create",
"name": "={{ $fromAI('Label_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
"options": {}
},
"id": "e464f185-e4ac-4944-8c40-6887a9feaafc",
"name": "createLabel",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
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{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Label Tools\n\n",
"height": 440,
"width": 380,
"color": 4
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"id": "192e4306-d3a7-47be-a5e1-8e2f5f32e2a5",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "Delete an email draft. AI-configurable parameters: Draft_ID (string) - the ID of the draft to delete.",
"resource": "draft",
"operation": "delete",
"messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Draft_ID', ``, 'string') }}"
},
"id": "bbd22e74-954c-45e9-998e-4cf7fb0e7533",
"name": "deleteDraft",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
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},
{
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"toolDescription": "Create an email draft. AI-configurable parameters: Subject (string) - the subject of the draft; Message (string) - the body of the draft; Attachment_Field_Name__in_Input_ (string) - input field name containing attachments; BCC (string) - comma-separated BCC recipients; CC (string) - comma-separated CC recipients.",
"resource": "draft",
"subject": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Subject', ``, 'string') }}",
"message": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message', ``, 'string') }}",
"options": {
"attachmentsUi": {
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}
]
},
"bccList": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('BCC', ``, 'string') }}",
"ccList": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('CC', ``, 'string') }}"
}
},
"id": "79cecd71-cc1a-4eca-8cbd-a610cdd2570b",
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"toolDescription": "Retrieve an email draft. AI-configurable parameters: Draft_ID (string) - the ID of the draft to retrieve.",
"resource": "draft",
"operation": "get",
"messageId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Draft_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
"options": {}
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"resource": "draft",
"operation": "getAll",
"returnAll": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Return_All', ``, 'boolean') }}",
"options": {
"includeSpamTrash": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Include_Spam_and_Trash', ``, 'boolean') }}"
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"content": "## Draft Tools\n\n\n",
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{
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"toolDescription": "Retrieve multiple email threads based on filters. AI-configurable parameters: Return_All (boolean) - whether to return all threads; Search (string) - Gmail query string to filter threads; Received_After (string) - datetime after which threads are received; Received_Before (string) - datetime before which threads are received.",
"resource": "thread",
"returnAll": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Return_All', ``, 'boolean') }}",
"filters": {
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"receivedAfter": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Received_After', ``, 'string') }}",
"receivedBefore": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Received_Before', ``, 'string') }}"
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"resource": "thread",
"operation": "get",
"threadId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Thread_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
"options": {
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"operation": "addLabels",
"threadId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Thread_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
"labelIds": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Label_Names_or_IDs', ``, 'string') }}"
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"threadId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Thread_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
"labelIds": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Label_Names_or_IDs', ``, 'string') }}"
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{
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"toolDescription": "Reply to an email thread. AI-configurable parameters: Thread_ID (string) - the ID of the thread; Message (string) - the reply content; BCC (string) - comma-separated BCC recipients; CC (string) - comma-separated CC recipients.",
"resource": "thread",
"operation": "reply",
"threadId": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Thread_ID', ``, 'string') }}",
"message": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message', ``, 'string') }}",
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{
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"content": "## USAGE\n\nOpen the Gmail MCP Server node to obtain the SSE server URL.\n\nUse that to configure an N8N AI Agent flow or other AI tool.",
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MCP Email. Uses gmailTool, mcpTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 27 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/adrisinaga/n8n-workflow/blob/main/MCP_Email.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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