# Gmail (ChatGPT Plugin) > Read and manage Gmail - Type: plugin - Publisher: OpenAI (official) - Categories: Communication, Productivity - Website: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/main/plugins/gmail - Docs: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/plugins - Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins - GitHub stars: 7248 - Listed: 2026-03-09 ## Overview The Gmail plugin is for the parts of email that eat the day: catching up on a long thread, finding the one email with the contract number, drafting a reply in the right tone, or pulling action items out of a week of messages. It works with personal Gmail and Google Workspace accounts, and it can start a scheduled task when new mail arrives, which turns it into a light inbox assistant. ## From the publisher Work with Gmail using the configured Gmail app connector. App-backed plugin built by OpenAI that uses the Gmail app connector. Listed in OpenAI's curated Codex marketplace (openai-curated); the manifest declares an app connector. ## What you need - **A Gmail or Google Workspace account.** You connect it when you install the plugin and approve the access Google asks for. - **ChatGPT:** install from the Plugins tab on the web or desktop app, then use it in Chat or Work on web, desktop or mobile. - **Codex:** the ChatGPT desktop app or Codex CLI (`codex plugin add gmail@openai-curated`), signed in with your ChatGPT account. Gmail isn't in the plugin set OpenAI offers to Codex users who sign in with an API key. - **Business, Enterprise and Edu:** plugins are on by default in Business workspaces and off in Enterprise and Edu. A Google Workspace admin can also block third-party apps or their scopes, so ChatGPT may need to be trusted in the Google Admin console. ## Good to know - **It can change things, not just read.** The plugin is declared with write access. By default ChatGPT reads from apps on its own but asks before important actions, such as sending a message on your behalf. Workspace admins can restrict the app to read-only actions. - **Memory can pick things up.** With Memory on, ChatGPT can remember useful context from connected apps. Removing it completely can mean deleting the related chats and memories and disconnecting the app. - **New mail can trigger tasks.** On eligible plans, a scheduled task can run on new incoming messages, filtered by sender or subject. This works in ChatGPT on the web and mobile, not in the desktop app or Codex CLI. - **Disconnecting.** Open **Settings** > **Plugins** (or **Apps**), select Gmail and choose **Disconnect**. You can also remove ChatGPT from your Google Account's linked apps page. Disconnecting doesn't delete what was already saved in a chat or file. ## Install 1. **Add it in ChatGPT** Open Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar (web or desktop), search for “Gmail” and select +. You'll be asked to sign in to any connected service on first use. Then type @ in a chat to call it. 2. **Or install it in Codex** Codex CLI: ```bash codex plugin add gmail@openai-curated ``` ## Disconnect or uninstall 1. **In ChatGPT** Disconnect an account in Settings → Apps or Plugins. To remove the plugin itself, open Gmail in the Plugin Directory and select Uninstall plugin. Uninstalling can disconnect every account connected through it, and plugins your workspace installs may not offer the option. 2. **In Codex** Codex CLI: ```bash codex plugin remove gmail@openai-curated ``` ## Example prompts - "Summarize inbox, draft replies, or process email threads" - "Summarize unread Gmail threads from today" - "Draft a reply to the latest email from finance" ## Also available as - MCP server: [MCP Toolbox for Databases](https://chatgptplugins.directory/mcp/mcp-toolbox-databases.md) ## Gmail alternatives - [Superpowers](https://chatgptplugins.directory/plugins/superpowers.md): Plan, develop, and debug code - [Product Design](https://chatgptplugins.directory/plugins/product-design.md): Explore and prototype ideas - [Twilio Developer Kit](https://chatgptplugins.directory/plugins/twilio-developer-kit.md): Twilio Skills for building, debugging, and shipping on Twilio - [Notion](https://chatgptplugins.directory/plugins/notion.md): Notion workflows for specs, research, meetings, and knowledge capture - [Google Drive](https://chatgptplugins.directory/plugins/google-drive.md): Drive, Docs, Sheets or Slides - [Atlassian Rovo](https://chatgptplugins.directory/plugins/atlassian-rovo.md): Manage Jira and Confluence ## FAQ ### Can ChatGPT read my Gmail? Yes, once you connect your account. ChatGPT searches your mailbox and reads threads when a request needs them, such as "summarize today's unread email". It only reaches the Google account you connected. In a work account, both your ChatGPT workspace settings and your Google Workspace admin's app controls decide whether you can connect. ### Can ChatGPT send emails from Gmail? It can draft replies and organize threads, and send on your behalf where that action is available. Sending counts as an important action, so by default ChatGPT asks for your confirmation first. In company workspaces, admins choose which Gmail actions are enabled and may limit the app to reading. ### Can I use the Gmail plugin in Codex? Yes, in the ChatGPT desktop app or the Codex CLI, as long as you sign in with your ChatGPT account rather than an API key. It's handy for pulling a bug report or customer thread into a coding task. See [Use plugins and MCP servers in Codex](/tutorials/use-plugins-in-codex). ### What's the difference between the Gmail plugin, app and MCP server? The [Gmail app](/apps/gmail) is OpenAI's connection to your mailbox. The plugin wraps that connection, with no extra skills, so you can install it in ChatGPT and Codex now that the App Directory lives in the Plugin Directory. The [Gmail MCP server](/mcp/gmail) is Google's own server, in developer preview, which you set up through a Google Cloud project for other agents. See [How to install plugins in ChatGPT](/tutorials/install-plugins-in-chatgpt). _Guide updated 2026-10-24. Sources: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/plugins, https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/main/plugins/gmail, https://github.com/openai/plugins/blob/main/.agents/plugins/api_marketplace.json, https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10408842-google-app-for-chatgpt-data-controls-faq, https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11487775-connected-apps-in-chatgpt, https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8590148-memory-faq, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/automations, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/enterprise/apps-and-connectors, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/enterprise/chatgpt-work-overview, https://support.google.com/a/answer/7281227, https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/13533235, https://developers.google.com/workspace/guides/configure-mcp-servers._ --- Source: https://chatgptplugins.directory/plugins/gmail · Index: https://chatgptplugins.directory/llms.txt · Independent and community-run. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI. ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI.