codefuturist/email-mcp

Overview

An open-source TypeScript server that exposes email operations through the Model Context Protocol, enabling AI assistants to read, search, send, and manage email via IMAP and SMTP. It acts as a bridge between an MCP-compatible client and standard email servers.

Best for

Best for
Developers who want to give an MCP-compatible AI assistant direct access to a personal or work email account

Use cases

• Let an AI assistant read and summarize inbox messages
• Automate sending replies or drafts from a chat interface
• Search and organize emails by criteria without manual filtering

How to use

Install

npx @codefuturist/email-mcp setup

Tools exposed

• Multi-account
• MCP_EMAIL_ADDRESS
• MCP_EMAIL_PASSWORD
• MCP_EMAIL_IMAP_HOST
• MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST
• MCP_EMAIL_ACCOUNT_NAME
• MCP_EMAIL_FULL_NAME
• MCP_EMAIL_USERNAME
• MCP_EMAIL_IMAP_PORT
• MCP_EMAIL_IMAP_TLS
• MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_PORT
• MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_TLS
• MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_STARTTLS
• MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_VERIFY_SSL
• MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_POOL_ENABLED
• MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_POOL_MAX_CONNECTIONS
• MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_POOL_MAX_MESSAGES
• MCP_EMAIL_RATE_LIMIT
• inbox-zero
• priority-focus

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code

Notes

An open-source TypeScript server that exposes email operations through the Model Context Protocol, enabling AI assistants to read, search, send, and manage email via IMAP and SMTP. It acts as a bridge between an MCP-compatible client and standard email servers.

54 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-20. Licensed LGPL-3.0.

Use cases

• Let an AI assistant read and summarize inbox messages
• Automate sending replies or drafts from a chat interface
• Search and organize emails by criteria without manual filtering

Pros

• Works with any standard IMAP/SMTP email server
• Lightweight and easy to self-host
• Uses the open MCP standard for broad client compatibility

Cons

• Requires exposing email credentials to the MCP server
• Limited to IMAP/SMTP features (no OAuth or modern API support)
• Small community and limited documentation due to early stage

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