AI assistants like Claude and Cursor need tools to be useful. nylas mcp status connects them to your email and calendar via MCP. The nylas mcp status command reports whether the MCP server is running, which transport mode it uses, how many tools are registered, and the connected grant. Use it to verify that your AI assistant can reach the Nylas MCP server and that email, calendar, and contact tools are available. nylas mcp status Check MCP server status: nylas mcp status Verify tools are registered: nylas mcp status --json | jq '.tools' MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard from Anthropic. It defines how AI assistants discover and call external tools. The Nylas MCP server registers email, calendar, and contact operations as tools — your assistant sees them in its tool palette automatically. Status shows no tools registered Status shows server not running nylas mcp install — Install MCP configuration for AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, VS Code) nylas mcp serve — Start the Nylas MCP server for AI assistant integration nylas mcp uninstall — Remove MCP integration from an AI assistant Full docs: nylas mcp status reference — all flags, advanced examples, and troubleshooting. All commands: Nylas CLI Command Reference Get started: brew install nylas/nylas-cli/nylas — other install methods