Zoho Mail MCP Tools

In any MCP, Tools are the foundation blocks, which allow the AI model to execute actions using a connected server, without just reading data. The MCP server presents the different details of the tools to the AI Agent that gets connected to it. Based on these definitions, when the AI needs to perform an action, it interprets the actions needed and uses the tools.

As a part of configuration, you will be requested to select the tools, based on the actions you plan to perform with the AI Agent of your choice, The tables given below list the various actions that can be performed by the users/administrators, along with the corresponding tools that need to be added in the MCP configuration.

Note

To enhance the capabilities of your Zoho Mail MCP server, you can add additional tools as needed. To add tools, connect to the server and refer to this section for instructions.

Use the Zoho Mail MCP Tool Finder to quickly discover tools based on your operation or use case.

User Actions

Common Tools (Required for all actions)

getMailAccounts - Identifies the account and retrieves the account ID.
getAccountDetails - Retrieves the account details using the account ID and finds whether the account is active.

Actions	Tools	Tool description
Send emails	sendEmail *	Sends email to the recipients with subject and email body.
Reply to email	sendReplyMail *	Sends a reply to the email thread.
	getMessageContent *	Retrieves the body content of the email.
	listEmails *	Lists emails to help identify them and use for further actions.
Search emails	SearchEmails *	Searches emails and retrieves the ones that match the specified criteria.
	getMessageContent *	Retrieves the body content of the email.
	getMessageAttachmentInfo	Retrieves the attached file information such as file type, size, inline or not.
Move emails	moveMessages *	Moves emails to a different folder.
	getAllFolders *	Gets the list of all folders in the mailbox.
	listEmails *	Lists emails to help identify them and use for further actions.
Delete emails	deleteEmail *	Deletes the specific email.
	getAllFolders *	Gets the list of all folders in the mailbox.
	listEmails *	Lists emails to help identify them and use for further actions.
Label and flag emails	applyLabelToMessages *	Adds the label to the specified email or email thread.
	flagMessages	Flag the emails as Important, follow-up or info.
	getAllFolders *	Gets the list of all folders in the mailbox.
	listEmails *	Lists emails to help identify them and use for further actions.
	removeLabelFromMessage	Remove specific applied label from the email.
Archive emails	archiveMessage *	Archive emails without deleting them.
	listEmails *	Lists emails to help identify them and use for further actions.
	unarchiveMessage	Unarchive the archived emails back to their folder.
Manage folders	getAllFolders *	Gets the list of all folders in the mailbox.
	getFolder *	Gets the specified folder details.
	createFolder *	Creates a new folder in the specified location.
	renameFolder	Renames the folder with the new name.
	moveFolder	Moves the folder to the mentioned location.
	deleteFolder	Deletes the folder and moves it to the bin.
Set Vacation reply	addVacationReply *	Creates a vacation or auto-reply email.
	updateVacationReply	Updates an existing vacation reply email or its settings.
	deleteVacationReply	Deletes an existing vacation reply email.
Setup email forwarding	addMailForward *	Adds a new email forwarding address.
	verifyMailForward *	Sends verification email to the added email forwarding address.
	enableMailForward *	Enables email forwarding option to the added address.
	disableMailForward	Disable the email forwarding option.
	deleteMailForward	Deletes the email forwarding address.
	deleteZohoMailCopy	Deletes the option of keeping a copy of forwarded messages in Zoho mailbox.
	resendMailForwardVerificationMail	Resends the verification emails for the forwarding address.
Create and manage tasks	listPersonalTasks *	Lists all the personal tasks.
	addPersonalTask *	Creates a new personal task.
	addGroupTask *	Creates a new group task.
	editPersonalTask	Updates the created personal task.
	deletePersonalTask	Deletes the personal task.
	getSubtasksForPersonalTask	Retrieves all the sub tasks of a specific personal task.
	editGroupTask	Edits the group task details.
	deleteGroupTask	Deletes the specific group task.
	getSubtasksForGroupTask	Fetches the sub tasks of a group task.
	addCategoriesInPersonalTasks	Creates new categories under Personal tasks.
	getCategoriesInPersonalTasks	Lists all categories available under Personal tasks.

Admin Actions

Note:

Admin tasks can only be performed by users with administrative privileges within Zoho Mail organization. Ensure that the required permissions and access are granted, else, some tools may be unavailable to perform tasks.

Common Tools (Required for all actions)

getOrgDetails - Fetches the organization ID and confirms the subscription to proceed with other actions.
fetchOrgUsersDetails - Lists all the users of the organization and gets their account IDs for further actions.

Actions	Tools	Functionality
Add new user	getOrgSubscription *	Checks for the subscription plan and storage details of the organization.
	addUser *	Adds the new user account to the organization.
	getAccountDetails *	Retrieves the account details using the account ID and finds whether the account is active.
Modify existing user	fetchParticularUser *	Retrieves complete details of the particular user.
	getAccountDetails *	Retrieves the account details using the account ID and finds whether the account is active.
	addEmailAlias *	Adds an email alias name to the particular user.
	deleteEmailAlias	Deletes the email alias name of the particular user.
	changeUserRole *	Update the specific user role to either as an admin or a user.
	updateBaseStorage	Updates the base storage value for the specific user.
	updateExtraStorage	Updates the additional storage details on top of the base storage for the specific user.
	resetUserPassword *	Resets the particular user's login password.
Disable or delete user	fetchParticularUser *	Retrieves complete details of the particular user.
	getAccountDetails *	Retrieves the account details using the account ID and finds whether the account is active.
	disableUser *	Disables the particular user account, which can be enabled later.
	enableUser	Enables the previously disabled user account.
	deleteUser	Deletes the user account, thereby deleting the mailbox permanently.
Create and manage groups	fetchAllGroups *	Retrieves the list of all groups within the organization.
	createGroup *	Create a new email group within the organization.
	addMailGroupMember *	Adds members to the existing email groups.
	updateMailGroupOptions *	Updates the configuration settings of an email group.
	addGroupAlias	Adds an alias name for a specific group.
	changeMemberRole	Modifies the role of a specific user in an email group.
	updateMailGroupAdvOptions	Updates the advanced configuration settings of an email group.
	enableStreams	Enables the streams option for a group.
Moderate group emails	moderateMessages *	Approves or rejects mails held for moderation.
	fetchAllGroups *	Retrieves all groups for which the moderation option is enabled.
	fetchSpecificGroups *	Retrieves details of a specific group in the specified organization.
	getMailsHeldForModeration *	Fetches all emails pending for approval in the particular groups.
	getContentOfEmailHeldForModeration *	Gets the email content of the approval pending emails of a particular group.
Add and verify domain	fetchAllDomains *	Retrieves all domains in the organization.
	addDomain *	Creates a new domain in the organization.
	verifyDomainByTXT *	Verifies domain ownership using a TXT DNS domain.
	enableMailHosting *	Enables email hosting for the domain (verified domain).
	verifyMxRecord *	Verifies the added MX records to enable proper routing.
	verifySpfRecord *	Verifies SPF records to enable email authentication.
	addDkimDetail *	Adds the DKIM configuration for the specific domain.
	verifyDkimKey *	Verifies the DKIM key added for the specific domain in DNS.
	makeDkimDefault *	Sets the DKIM configuration key as default for the outbound emails.
Audit and login logs	fetchParticularUser	Fetches the account details of a particular user.
	getAuditRecords *	Fetches the audit logs of both admin and user activities.
	getLoginHistory *	Retrieves the login details of all users.
Set org policies	getAllPolicies *	Gets all the policies of the organization.
	createPolicy *	Creates a new policy for the organization.
	createAccessRestriction *	Creates all the restrictions related to the user access.
	createMailRestriction *	Creates all the restrictions related to email usage.
	createForwardRestriction *	Creates all restrictions for email forwarding.
	changeAccessRestrictionID *	Updates access restriction configurations for the organization.
	changeMailRestrictionID *	Updates email restriction configurations for the organization.
	changeMailForwardPolicyID	Updates the forward email policy settings.
	applyPolicyToUsers *	Applies policies to specific users.
IP allow-list management	getAllowedIP *	Retrieves the list of allowed IP addresses for the organization.
	addAllowedIP *	Adds the IP address to the list of allowed IPs for the specific organization.
	deleteAllowedIP	Deletes the IP address from the list of IPs for the specific organization.

Note

Tools mentioned with asterisk(*) are mandatory tools. Other tools are optional and need to be enabled only when required for specific actions, based on the user's prompt.