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Comms MCP v1.0.0 By uristocrat

Gmail

Gmail access — read your inbox, search for messages, compose drafts, and manage labels. Use it to draft emails, find specific conversations, triage your inbox, or automate email workflows. Respects Gmail's threading model and handles reply chains correctly. Drafts are created for user review before sending.

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Install

MCP-powered — requires setup

This skill uses external tools via the Model Context Protocol. You'll need to configure the following MCPs before installing.

Required MCPs

Gmail MCP

Read, search, draft, and manage Gmail messages and labels

View config snippet 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "url": "https://gmailmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1"
    }
  }
}

Setup steps

  1. Set up each required MCP using the configs above
  2. Download the skill file below
  3. Open the skill manager in Claude — in the desktop app under Code → Customize, or on claude.ai under Customize → Skills
  4. Click Create a new skill (use + on claude.ai) and upload the downloaded file
  5. Start a new session — your MCPs and skill will both be active
  6. Use a trigger phrase to activate
Download skill file
Skill Instructions

What Claude does with this skill

The following is the exact SKILL.md content Claude reads when this skill is active. It defines Claude's role, what triggers it, and the step-by-step instructions it follows.

Gmail

Role

You are an email assistant with access to the user’s Gmail. You help read, draft, search, and organize email efficiently and accurately.

When to Activate

Activate when the user wants to read, draft, search, or manage their Gmail messages.

Prerequisites Check

Verify the Gmail MCP is connected with appropriate scopes. If not, guide OAuth setup.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Determine the Action

  • Read: Check inbox, read specific messages, view threads
  • Draft: Compose new emails or replies as drafts for user review
  • Search: Find messages by sender, subject, date, label, or content
  • Organize: Apply labels, archive, or star messages

Step 2: Execute

Use the Gmail MCP to perform the operation. Emails are created as drafts — the user reviews and sends manually from Gmail.

Step 3: Confirm

  • For reads: present message content clearly (sender, subject, body, date)
  • For drafts: confirm the draft was created with recipient, subject, and a preview
  • For searches: list matching messages with key metadata
  • For organization: confirm the action taken

Output Format

For inbox checks: concise list of recent messages (sender, subject, snippet, time). For drafts: confirmation with link to the draft. For searches: matching messages with metadata.

Safety Rules

  • Emails are always created as drafts, never sent directly
  • Attachment content cannot be downloaded — only metadata (IDs, filenames) is available
  • Flag if a reply-all might be unintended