Emails MCP Server

Give your AI agent an inbox. A hosted Model Context Protocol server that lets Claude, Cursor, or any MCP‑compatible client read, search, send, organize, and schedule email through your existing mailboxes - without ever storing your mail.

People who work with email, gmail and imap and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-17 · ★ 6 · #30 OF 90 MAINTAINED EMAIL · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

AGPL-3.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Emails

before you install - you'll need

IMAP_PASSWORD

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add albretsen-mcpemails --transport http https://mcpemails.com/api/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "albretsen-mcpemails": {
      "url": "https://mcpemails.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcpemails.com/api/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-09-17

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to mcpemails.com

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license AGPL-3.0 - declared in the repository

npm package mcpemails - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry vendor namespace com.mcpemails - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Emails can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.0.4 · 2026-08-31

Matches mcpemails@1.0.4 on npm and com.mcpemails/emails 1.0.4 in the MCP registry. · Highlights · npm stdio bridge, so stdio-only MCP clients can reach the hosted server. · Read/write tool split: 10 tools became 16…

04 · Who maintains Emails

MCP Emails is maintained by albretsen. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/albretsen/mcpemails
website: https://mcpemails.com/
category: email - ranked #30 of 90 actively-maintained email servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-31)
registry: com.mcpemails/emails (active, first published 2026-06-10 · 6 versions)
packages: npm:mcpemails

06 · Emails FAQ

What is Emails?

Is Emails still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-17 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Emails?

Run `npx -y mcpemails`. The README documents one environment variable (IMAP_PASSWORD) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Emails require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-09-17, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to Emails

Alternatives to Emails

Maintained email servers if Emails isn't the fit.

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