Install gmail for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pulsemcp-gmail": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gmail-workspace-mcp-server@0.4.12"
],
"env": {
"GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID",
"GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET",
"GMAIL_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN",
"GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAIL": "",
"GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY",
"GMAIL_IMPERSONATE_EMAIL": "",
"GMAIL_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": ""
}
}
}
}