Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin) MCP Server

Multi-account email server for the Model Context Protocol. Gives LLMs full email access - read, send, search, organize - over IMAP/SMTP with connection pooling, rate limiting, and retry. Designed as the remote-email counterpart to apple-bridge (local Mail.app access).

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-03-13 · ★ 2 · #89 OF 90 MAINTAINED EMAIL · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)

before you install - you'll need

Set EMAIL_CONFIG_FILE, TEST_IMAP_HOST, TEST_SMTP_HOST, TEST_EMAIL, EMAIL_ACCOUNTS before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "boutquin-mcp-server-email": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

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Zed · context_servers

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Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

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Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

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 container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.boutquin is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin) can do

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

Latest releases

v1.0.2 · 2026-03-13

shorten server.json description to fit MCP Registry 100-char limit

v1.0.1 · 2026-03-13

add Smithery config and MCP Registry auto-publish · use correct codecov graph token in badge

v1.0.0 · 2026-03-13

initial release - multi-account IMAP/SMTP email MCP server

04 · Who maintains Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)

Email (IMAP/SMTP) is maintained by boutquin. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/boutquin/mcp-server-email
category: email - ranked #89 of 90 actively-maintained email servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.boutquin/email (active, first published 2026-03-13)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest

06 · Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin) FAQ

What is Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)?

Is Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-03-13. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest`. The README documents 5 environment variables (EMAIL_CONFIG_FILE, TEST_IMAP_HOST, TEST_SMTP_HOST…) to set first. Set EMAIL_CONFIG_FILE, TEST_IMAP_HOST, TEST_SMTP_HOST, TEST_EMAIL, EMAIL_ACCOUNTS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)

Alternatives to Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)

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