# gmail_get_stats

Get Gmail account statistics.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `gmail_get_stats`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp/gmail-get-stats

## Facts

- Tool: `gmail_get_stats`
- Server: Gmail MCP Server (`ampcome-mcps/gmail-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/ampcome-mcps/gmail-mcp
- 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": "gmail_get_stats",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why gmail_get_stats is rated Low

This tool retrieves statistical information about a Gmail account (e.g., message counts, storage usage, label statistics). It is a read-only operation that queries data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. No financial transactions, destructive operations, or code execution are involved.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'gmail_get_stats' and description 'Get Gmail account statistics' indicate retrieval of account metadata with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call gmail_get_stats to retrieve information from Gmail MCP Server 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 Gmail MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on Gmail MCP Server (7)

- `gmail_delete_messages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp/gmail-delete-messages.md
- `gmail_get_message` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp/gmail-get-message.md
- `gmail_list_messages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp/gmail-list-messages.md
- `gmail_search_messages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp/gmail-search-messages.md
- `gmail_mark_as_read` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp/gmail-mark-as-read.md
- `gmail_send_message` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp/gmail-send-message.md
- `gmail_send_message_with_attachment` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp/gmail-send-message-with-attachment.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=ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ampcome-mcps-gmail-mcp