Struggling with Claude/Gmail Integration (Blocked by Google)
One of the reasons I’m here is that I realize I need to go deep on Claude and learn how to solve my own problems. That said, I don’t want to spend hours or days on something that feels like it should be relatively straightforward. Yesterday I spent about 3 hours trying to integrate Claude with my Gmail and Google Calendar. I wasn’t able to get it working. I’m fairly confident I configured everything correctly on both the Claude side and within Chrome/Gmail. But as soon as Claude tried to actually do anything (like create a folder or delete junk emails), Google would block the action. Claude ended up suggesting I look into tools like n8n or Zapier to handle the integration instead. I also checked Reddit, but didn’t find anything that clearly addressed this issue. At this point, I’m stuck on what feels like a basic use case: email integration and some help with calendaring. Claude also suggested that Google may have made this kind of access more restrictive. Questions: - Has anyone successfully connected Claude to Gmail/Calendar for real actions (not just reading)? - Are Google’s security restrictions the main blocker here? - Is using something like n8n or Zapier basically required now? Would really appreciate any guidance or a simple path forward.