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Active·★ 29·NOASSERTION·Updated 2026-06-18

gum is a single binary CLI tool designed to provide a safer and more efficient interface for agents and humans to interact with Google APIs. It features an embedded API catalog, local authentication helpers, and risk gates, significantly reducing the complexity and token usage associated with direct Google API interactions.

gum is currently grouped under API Integration, which makes it easier to evaluate through workflow fit instead of isolated features alone. Based on the available data, it leans most heavily toward Provides a safer control surface for Google APIs with built-in risk gates and confirmations. and Allowing AI agents to safely inspect and interact with Google Workspace services like Gmail, Drive, and Calendar.. The listed license is NOASSERTION, which is useful when adoption constraints matter. It also shows measurable community traction with 29 GitHub stars.

#Google API Management#CLI Tool#Agent Integration#API Security#OAuth#Token Optimization#Workflow Automation
$ Install
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ehmo/gum/main/install.sh | bash
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Provides a safer control surface for Google APIs with built-in risk gates and confirmations.
02Includes an embedded Google API catalog of 222 operations across 32 services.
03Manages local authentication (OAuth, ADC, API keys) without exposing tokens in prompts.
04Optimizes output shaping and reduces MCP-layer tokens by over 80% for agent interactions.
05Operates as both a terminal CLI and an MCP stdio server for agent integration.
02

Why choose it

+Provides a safer control surface for Google APIs with built-in risk gates and confirmations.
+Allowing AI agents to safely inspect and interact with Google Workspace services like Gmail, Drive, and Calendar.
+Covers 5 supported environments or platforms, which is helpful for broader deployment needs.
+Ships with a public repository and a NOASSERTION license, which makes adoption and review easier.
03

Trade-offs

!There are at least 8 related tools in the same category, so the best choice is easier to make after side-by-side comparison.
04

Compatibility

Go
Runtime
Verified via docs
Linux
OS
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macOS
OS
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Agent Platforms
Integration
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Google APIs
Target Service
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05

Quick start

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$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ehmo/gum/main/install.sh | bash
06

Use cases

↳Allowing AI agents to safely inspect and interact with Google Workspace services like Gmail, Drive, and Calendar.
↳Automating tasks and workflows involving various Google APIs (e.g., Admin, Vault, Google Ads) without custom tool development.
↳Securely managing and using Google API credentials in agent-driven workflows, keeping secrets out of prompts.
↳Developers and power users exploring Google API operations and making read/write/destructive calls from the command line.
07

How it compares

≈gum sits in the API Integration category, so it makes more sense to evaluate it alongside tools like awesome-mcp-servers instead of in isolation.
≈If your main need is closer to "Allowing AI agents to safely inspect and interact with Google Workspace services like Gmail, Drive, and Calendar.", that use case is a better lens for comparison than broad feature checklists alone.
≈gum uses a NOASSERTION license, and community traction are both easier to judge in category context.
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01Features02Why choose it03Trade-offs04Compatibility05Quick start06Use cases07How it compares08Alternatives
Stats
GitHub Stars★ 29
Last commit1mo ago
StatusActive
LicenseNOASSERTION
CategoryAPI Integration
Trend (30d)
+1.1↑ 2.5%
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