Command

nylas mcp serve

Start MCP server

Usage

nylas mcp serve

Flags

FlagDescription
--jsonOutput as JSON
--no-colorDisable color output
--verbose(-v)Enable verbose output
--configCustom config file path
--help(-h)Show help for the command
--limitLimit results (most list commands)
--yes(-y)Skip confirmations

Examples

Basic usage

nylas mcp serve --help

Troubleshooting

Command not found or fails

Run `nylas auth config` and `nylas auth login` to authenticate first.

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Run nylas mcp serve --help for full help output.