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AWS SES MCP Server

AWS SES MCP Server

mpak NimbleBrain Discord License: MIT

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that sends emails using AWS Simple Email Service (SES). Send HTML or plain text emails with CC/BCC support from any MCP client.

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Install

Install with mpak:

mpak install @nimblebraininc/aws-ses

Configuration

You need an AWS account with SES enabled, a verified sender email address, and IAM credentials with SES permissions.

mpak config set @nimblebraininc/aws-ses aws_access_key_id YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
mpak config set @nimblebraininc/aws-ses aws_secret_access_key YOUR_SECRET_KEY
mpak config set @nimblebraininc/aws-ses from_email your-verified@email.com

Optionally set the region (defaults to us-east-1):

mpak config set @nimblebraininc/aws-ses aws_region us-west-2

Claude Code

claude mcp add aws-ses -- mpak run @nimblebraininc/aws-ses

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws-ses": {
      "command": "mpak",
      "args": ["run", "@nimblebraininc/aws-ses"]
    }
  }
}

See the mpak registry page for full install options.

Related MCP server: MCP Sendmail Server

Tools

send_email

Send an email using AWS SES. Supports HTML bodies with automatic plain text fallback.

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

to

string

Yes

Recipient email address

subject

string

Yes

Email subject line

body

string

Yes

Email body (HTML supported)

from_email

string

No

Sender email (defaults to AWS_SES_FROM_EMAIL)

cc

string

No

CC recipients, comma-separated

bcc

string

No

BCC recipients, comma-separated

Example call:

{
  "name": "send_email",
  "arguments": {
    "to": "recipient@example.com",
    "subject": "Weekly Report",
    "body": "<h1>Weekly Report</h1><p>Here are this week's highlights...</p>"
  }
}

Example response:

{
  "success": true,
  "message_id": "0102018f-1234-5678-abcd-example",
  "timestamp": "2026-02-13T10:00:00+00:00",
  "to": "recipient@example.com",
  "subject": "Weekly Report"
}

Quick Start

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/NimbleBrainInc/mcp-aws-ses.git
cd mcp-aws-ses

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Set credentials
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your AWS credentials

# Run the server (stdio mode)
uv run python -m mcp_aws_ses.server

The server supports HTTP transport with:

  • Health check: GET /health

  • MCP endpoint: POST /mcp

Development

# Install with dev dependencies
uv sync --group dev

# Run all checks (format, lint, typecheck, unit tests)
make check

# Run unit tests
make test

# Run with coverage
make test-cov

About

AWS SES MCP Server is published on the mpak registry and built by NimbleBrain. mpak is an open registry for Model Context Protocol servers.

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