How to connect Gmail to OpenClaw
Connect Gmail to OpenClaw in one click. 15 Gmail tools your agent can call from chat. No API keys.
ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical Gmail setup than rolling your own integration. Instead of building auth, token refresh, and tool wiring yourself, you connect once and start using real Gmail actions from chat.
Gmail MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Gmail MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Gmail to OpenClaw and exposes 15 Gmail tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself.
Install the Gmail skill
Copy this prompt into OpenClaw, or open the skill on ClawHub.
Setup
1Install ClawLink
Add the plugin to OpenClaw once.
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Connect Gmail
One-click OAuth in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw in plain English.
What OpenClaw can do with Gmail
- Google Apps — 15 tools ready for OpenClaw.
- Common actions —
gmail_send_email(Send email),gmail_fetch_emails(Fetch emails),gmail_fetch_message_by_message_id(Fetch message by message ID),gmail_fetch_message_by_thread_id(Fetch message by thread ID),gmail_create_email_draft(Create email draft),gmail_reply_to_thread(Reply to thread),gmail_forward_message(Forward message),gmail_get_profile(Get profile),gmail_list_labels(List labels),gmail_create_label(Create label),gmail_add_label_to_email(Add label to email),gmail_list_drafts(List drafts). - More tools — 3 more Gmail tools after you connect.
Just ask in plain English
OpenClaw · with clawlinkOn it. Using Gmail.
Example prompts
Use Gmail to send email for me and draft the message before sending.
Pull the relevant data from Gmail, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Gmail, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Gmail, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
ClawLink vs. building it yourself
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Gmail working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Connection flow | Register a Gmail app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift. | Users connect Gmail through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code. |
| Ongoing maintenance | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Gmail. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. |
| Agent usability | You still need to expose the right Gmail actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 15 tools for Gmail are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
