Gmail connector exposes attachment metadata but cannot download attachment content
Status Closed — not planned
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Workaround ✓ Mentioned in description ↑
Activity 1 comment · opened Jul 11, 2026 · closed Jul 14, 2026
The Gmail connector in Claude.ai returns attachment metadata (filename, MIME type, attachment ID) via get_message, but provides no tool to fetch the raw attachment bytes. As a result Claude cannot read a .docx, .pdf, or similar file that a user receives by email. The only workaround is manually saving the attachment to Google Drive, since the Drive connector does have download_file_content. Requesting a get_message_attachment / download-attachment tool on the Gmail connector so emailed documents can be read directly.
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