Gmail vs google-workspace-mcp
Gmail is an MCP server published by Sallytion. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). google-workspace-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by taylorwilsdon. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, 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): 14 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace taylorwilsdon/google_workspace_mcp | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated No figure published 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 | google-workspace-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 14 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 9 | No figure on GitHub |
| 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 | 8, secrets among them: 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/sallytion/gmail-mcp | github.com/taylorwilsdon/google_workspace_mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-08 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
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.
google-workspace-mcp
Complete Google Workspace integration -- Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Tasks, Contacts, Chat, Apps Script, and Custom Search via MCP with workflow guidance.
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)
google-workspace-mcp As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add taylorwilsdon/google_workspace_mcp
/plugin install google-workspace-mcp@google-workspace-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of google-workspace-mcp publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Gmail asks for
EMAIL_ADDRESSEMAIL_PASSWORD (secret)IMAP_HOSTIMAP_PORTSMTP_HOSTSMTP_PORT
Only google-workspace-mcp asks for
GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID (secret)GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)OAUTHLIB_INSECURE_TRANSPORT (secret)WORKSPACE_MCP_HTTP_PORTWORKSPACE_MCP_PERMISSIONSWORKSPACE_MCP_READ_ONLYWORKSPACE_MCP_TOOLSWORKSPACE_MCP_TOOL_TIER
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Gmail · What it can do: google-workspace-mcp · 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.