Gmail Skill

Connects Claude to your Gmail and Google contacts with full read/write access. The setup is the usual Google OAuth dance (create a cloud project, enable APIs, download credentials), but once that's done you can search emails with Gmail's query syntax, read messages, send emails, manage drafts, and look up contacts. The standout detail is the mandatory confirmation flow before sending any email,you'll see the full message and have to explicitly approve it, even in "skip permissions" mode. Supports multiple Google accounts with separate token storage, so you can switch between work and personal email in the same session. If you need Claude to actually interact with your inbox instead of just reading it, this covers the basics.

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GitHub stars: 14
last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add idanbeck/claude-skills --skill gmail-skill --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Gmail Skill - Email & Contacts Access

Read, search, and send Gmail emails. Access Google contacts.

CRITICAL: Email Sending Confirmation Required

Before sending ANY email, you MUST get explicit user confirmation.

When the user asks to send an email:

First, show them the complete email details:
- From (which account)
- To
- CC/BCC (if any)
- Subject
- Full body text
Ask: "Do you want me to send this email?"
ONLY run the send command AFTER the user explicitly confirms (e.g., "yes", "send it", "go ahead")
NEVER send an email without this confirmation, even if the user asked you to send it initially

This applies even when: