mcp-email-server
IMAP and SMTP via MCP Server
- Github repository: https://github.com/ai-zerolab/mcp-email-server/
- Documentation https://ai-zerolab.github.io/mcp-email-server/
Installation
Manual Installation
We recommend using uv to manage your environment.
Try uvx mcp-email-server@latest ui
to config, and use following configuration for mcp client:
This package is available on PyPI, so you can install it using pip install mcp-email-server
After that, configure your email server using the ui: mcp-email-server ui
Then you can try it in Claude Desktop. If you want to intergrate it with other mcp client, run $which mcp-email-server
for the path and configure it in your client like:
If docker
is avaliable, you can try use docker image, but you may need to config it in your client using tools
via MCP
. The default config path is ~/.config/zerolib/mcp_email_server/config.toml
Installing via Smithery
To install Email Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Development
This project is managed using uv.
Try make install
to install the virtual environment and install the pre-commit hooks.
Use uv run mcp-email-server
for local development.
Releasing a new version
- Create an API Token on PyPI.
- Add the API Token to your projects secrets with the name
PYPI_TOKEN
by visiting this page. - Create a new release on Github.
- Create a new tag in the form
*.*.*
.
For more details, see here.
This server cannot be installed
hybrid server
The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.
Provides IMAP and SMTP capabilities, enabling developers to manage email services with seamless integration and automated workflows.
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