# read_gmail_email

Read an email by its message ID

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `read_gmail_email`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/read-gmail-email

## Facts

- Tool: `read_gmail_email`
- Server: VaultAssist (`3xcaffeine/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/3xcaffeine/mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "read_gmail_email",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why read_gmail_email is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only query operation on Gmail data. It retrieves email content by ID without any side effects, modifications, or destructive actions. While emails may contain sensitive personal or business information, the risk is mitigated by OAuth 2.1 authentication and vault-level security controls mentioned in the server description.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'read_gmail_email' and description 'Read an email by its message ID' clearly indicate retrieval of email content with no modification or deletion."

## Use case

AI agents call read_gmail_email to retrieve information from VaultAssist without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches VaultAssist:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "read_gmail_email": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on VaultAssist (78)

- `batch_delete_gmail_emails` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/batch-delete-gmail-emails.md
- `clear_completed_tasks` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/clear-completed-tasks.md
- `delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/delete-event.md
- `delete_gmail_email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/delete-gmail-email.md
- `delete_gmail_label` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/delete-gmail-label.md
- `delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/delete-task.md
- `delete_task_list` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/delete-task-list.md
- `memory_delete_entities` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/memory-delete-entities.md
- `memory_delete_observations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/memory-delete-observations.md
- `memory_delete_relations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/memory-delete-relations.md
- `roll_dice` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/roll-dice.md
- `sequentialthinking` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/sequentialthinking.md
- `about` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/about.md
- `debug_table_structure` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/debug-table-structure.md
- `echo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/echo.md
- `get_doc_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-doc-content.md
- `get_drive_file_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-drive-file-content.md
- `get_event` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-event.md
- `get_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-events.md
- `get_form` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-form.md
- `get_form_response` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-form-response.md
- `get_page` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-page.md
- `get_page_thumbnail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-page-thumbnail.md
- `get_presentation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-presentation.md
- `get_spreadsheet_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-spreadsheet-info.md
- `get_task` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-task.md
- `get_task_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-task-list.md
- `get_user_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/get-user-info.md
- `inspect_doc_structure` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/inspect-doc-structure.md
- `list_calendars` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server/list-calendars.md
- …and 48 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/3xcaffeine-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=3xcaffeine-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/3xcaffeine-mcp-server