IMAP MCP Server

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/imap_mcp/imap_client.py:151-155 (handler)

  The actual implementation of the create_mailbox logic which uses the underlying client's create_folder method.

  def create_mailbox(self, mailbox: str) -> bool:
      """Create a new mailbox folder."""
      self._ensure_connected()
      self.client.create_folder(mailbox)
      return True

• src/imap_mcp/server.py:85-92 (registration)

  Registration of the 'create_mailbox' tool with its schema definition in the MCP server.

  make_tool(
      "create_mailbox",
      "Create a new mailbox folder",
      {
          "mailbox": {"type": "string", "description": "New mailbox name"},
      },
      ["mailbox"],
  ),

• src/imap_mcp/server.py:496-497 (handler)

  Dispatch logic in the server handling the 'create_mailbox' tool request by calling the client method.

  elif name == "create_mailbox":
      return imap_client.create_mailbox(args["mailbox"])