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How to connect Gmail to Cursor

Search threads, read messages, and draft replies in Gmail from chat without switching tabs for every follow-up.

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Gmail

Inbox context where your team already works.

Gmail holds customer threads, vendor replies, and launch approvals. Connect it in Faction so chat can search messages and summarize what was promised, scoped to the Google accounts your workspace allows.

Connect once at the org level

Set up Gmail a single time instead of asking everyone to paste their own keys into Cursor.

Workspace boundaries

Give sales and other teams the Gmail tools they need without one shared bundle for the whole company.

Tool-scoped access

Each workspace URL exposes only the Gmail actions admins turn on, not every connector in your org.

Works across AI clients

Use the same workspace URL in Cursor, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP client your team prefers.

Step by step

Connect Gmail to Cursor

Six steps from a fresh organization to chatting with Gmail inside Cursor.

01

Create your Faction organization

Sign up free and create an organization. This is where admins connect tools once, so teammates never wire up their own integrations.

02

Connect Gmail from the catalog

Open the integration catalog in Faction and connect Gmail with OAuth. Pick a shared org connection or let each teammate sign in with their own account.

03

Bundle Gmail into a workspace

Create a workspace for the team that needs it, such as sales, and add Gmail. Admins choose exactly which tools are on for that workspace.

04

Copy your workspace MCP URL

Every workspace exposes one MCP URL with only the tools you enabled. Copy it from the workspace settings in Faction.

05

Add the URL to Cursor

In Cursor, go to Settings, then MCP and add your Faction workspace URL.

  • Open Cursor settings and find the MCP section.
  • Add a new MCP server and paste your Faction workspace URL.
  • Save and reload. Cursor picks up the tools the workspace exposes.

06

Start chatting

Ask Cursor to use Gmail in plain language. Faction handles auth and scopes behind one URL.

  • "Summarize my thread with Acme about the contract."
  • "Find emails about the Q2 launch date from the last two weeks."
  • "Draft a follow-up to the agency about creative revisions."

Your workspace URL

One link connects your whole team.

Faction gives your team a shared AI workspace that plugs into the tools you already use. Each workspace gets one link (an MCP URL) that includes only the tools your admins turn on. Paste it into Cursor once and everyone is connected. No keys to copy, nothing to set up per person.

https://yourcompany.runfaction.com/mcp/your-workspace

What the MCP server can do

  • Search threads and messages

    Find conversations by sender, subject, or keyword across connected mailboxes.

  • Read message content

    Pull the latest reply in a thread to answer what was agreed or what is still open.

  • List labels and folders

    See how a mailbox is organized and where launch or account mail usually lands.

  • Draft and send email

    Compose replies or new messages when admins enable write tools for the workspace.

Use cases

  • Customer follow-ups

    Summarize the last three emails with an account before a renewal call.

  • Launch approvals

    Find who approved copy or dates without scrolling through shared inboxes.

  • Ops handoffs

    Catch up on vendor or partner threads before handing off a queue.

FAQs

  • Do I have to set up Gmail for every teammate?

    No. An admin connects Gmail once at the org level. Teammates just add the workspace URL to Cursor and start chatting.

  • How does authentication work?

    OAuth sign-in. Each member connects their own Google account to access their mailbox.

  • Does this work with Cursor?

    Yes. Cursor supports remote MCP connectors, so you can point it at any Faction workspace URL and use the tools that workspace allows.

  • Can I control which tools Cursor can use?

    Yes. Each workspace exposes only the tools admins turn on, so the URL you share never grants more than intended.

  • Does each teammate connect their own Gmail?

    Usually yes. Gmail access is per user so chat only sees mail that person can already read. Admins can also use a shared mailbox connection when that fits your policy.

Connect Gmail to Cursor in minutes.

Create an organization, connect Gmail, and bundle it into a workspace your team can use from Cursor.

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