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markAsUnread

Mark Email as Unread

Mark a Gmail message as unread.

writeexternal

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "mark that unread", and it calls markAsUnread.

Example call

The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.

{
  "arguments": {
    "messageId": "<messageId>"
  },
  "name": "markAsUnread"
}

Arguments

• accountIdstringoptionalConnected account this acts on: an accountId or email from listMailAccounts. Omit for the primary account. Pass the SAME account you found the message / draft / label in: a Gmail id is per-account, so aiming a non-primary id at the…
• messageIdstringrequiredThe Gmail message ID

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• mark that unread
• flag it unread

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• searchEmails
• markAsRead
• listMailAccounts

Questions

• What does markAsUnread do?

  Mark a Gmail message as unread. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use markAsUnread from Claude or ChatGPT?

  Connect your AI to The Cloud at https://mcp.thecloud.so/mcp and sign in once. Then ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "mark that unread", and it calls markAsUnread.

• Is markAsUnread safe to let an AI call?

  markAsUnread changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it. It reaches a system outside The Cloud on your behalf.

Connect

One endpoint gives your AI this tool and every other one: connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini, read what The Cloud is, or see pricing.