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Gmail

The Gmail connection gives the AI assistant in AI-Corporate read-only access to your Gmail mailbox. This lets you search, read and summarize emails. The connection cannot send emails, create drafts or change messages.

Requirements​

  • Your administrator has enabled Google Workspace in the admin environment, via Tools → MCP → Suite presets.
  • You are allowed to use connections in your environment.
  • You have a Google account with access to the mailbox you want to use, for example your work account.
  • You choose an available AI model that can use tools. The connection is not limited to OpenAI.

Available functions​

FunctionDescription
google_account_profileRetrieves the profile of the linked Google account
gmail_search_emailsSearches emails using Gmail search syntax (up to 25 per search)
gmail_read_emailReads one email in full
gmail_batch_read_emailsReads up to 25 emails at once
gmail_read_threadReads a complete email conversation

Usage examples​

Searching emails​

  • "Find emails about last week's project proposal"
  • "Which unread emails do I have from today?"
  • "Find emails from clients with an attachment"

Reading emails​

  • "What does the latest email from the management say?"
  • "Summarize the email conversation about the quote"
  • "Which agreements are in the latest email from the project team?"

Getting started with Gmail​

  1. Open your profile menu and go to Preferences.
  2. Under Tools settings → Integrations, in Provided by your organization, turn on the switch for Gmail.
  3. Sign in with your Google account and grant permission for read-only access to Gmail.
  4. Start a chat and ask your question. Gmail is now available in your chats by default.

You can also click Gmail in the Tools block on the dashboard. You will then sign in to Google if needed, and a chat with this connection starts immediately.

Privacy and security​

The Gmail connection only requests read access:

  • ✅ Search and read emails
  • ❌ No sending emails
  • ❌ No creating drafts
  • ❌ No changing, marking as read or deleting emails

Access tokens are encrypted and stored server-side only. If you turn off the last Google connection in Preferences, the connection to your Google account is removed. You can also revoke access via Google Account Security.

Limitations​

  • For attachments, the AI only sees the file names; the content of attachments is not read.
  • Long emails are shortened.
  • If your Google connection has expired, Preferences shows the Reconnect button.

Business use cases​

  • Finding correspondence: Quickly find specific emails
  • Summarizing: Have long email conversations summarized
  • Preparing: List agreements and questions from earlier messages, for example for a client meeting or consultation

Search tips​

You can also use Gmail search operators in your questions:

OperatorExampleDescription
from:from:jan@example.comEmails from a specific sender
subject:subject:meetingEmails with a word in the subject
has:attachmenthas:attachmentEmails with attachments
is:unreadis:unreadUnread emails
after:after:2026/01/01Emails after a date