Gmail vs outlook-connector
outlook-connector is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
Gmail is an MCP server published by Sallytion. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). outlook-connector is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Brendan Erofeev. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Gmail | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9d806c6ba375 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 12 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace brendanerofeev/claude-plugins | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.6.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Gmail | outlook-connectorno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 12 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 9 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (yashtekwani/gmail-mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 3 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/sallytion/gmail-mcp | github.com/brendanerofeev/claude-plugins |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of outlook-connector
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Use Microsoft Outlook end-to-end from Claude Code. Bundles the outlook-classic-mcp local MCP server and the operational skill that teaches Claude how to drive it.
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office-outlook-mcp io.github.chrischall/office-outlook-mcp
Outlook / Microsoft 365 for Claude — triage mail, reply, answer invites and book meetings, confirmed
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Local email connectivity for AI agents — read, draft, send, and organize Outlook mail via MCP
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Microsoft Outlook MCP server — 22 tools for email, calendar, contacts, and mailbox management.
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Work with Outlook Email using the configured Microsoft Outlook app connector.
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Search, read, and send Microsoft Outlook email, and look up contacts.
What each says it does
Gmail
A Model Context Protocol server for Gmail operations using IMAP/SMTP with app password authentication. Supports listing messages, searching emails, and sending messages. To create your app password, visit your Google Account settings under Security > App Passwords. Or visit the link https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords.
outlook-connector
Connect Claude to Microsoft 365 email and calendar via Microsoft Graph API. Read, search, archive, and draft emails. View, create, and manage calendar events. Non-destructive by design.
How to run each
Gmail As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "EMAIL_PASSWORD=<YOUR_EMAIL_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio gmail-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e EMAIL_PASSWORD yashtekwani/gmail-mcpRequires: EMAIL_PASSWORD (secret)
outlook-connector
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of outlook-connector publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of outlook-connector publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Gmail · What it can do: outlook-connector · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.