git clone https://github.com/pzanna/email_mcp.git
cd email_mcp
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

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

# IMAP Configuration
IMAP_HOST=imap.gmail.com
IMAP_PORT=993
IMAP_USER=you@gmail.com
IMAP_PASSWORD=your-app-password
IMAP_SSL=true

# SMTP Configuration
SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
SMTP_PORT=587
SMTP_USER=you@gmail.com
SMTP_PASSWORD=your-app-password
# SMTP_STARTTLS mode: "none" (auto), "true" (force), "false" (disable)
SMTP_STARTTLS=true

# MCP Server Configuration
MCP_API_KEY=your-secret-api-key-here
MCP_HOST=127.0.0.1
MCP_PORT=8420
MCP_SERVER_NAME=email-mcp
MCP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8420

# Optional
DEFAULT_FROM_NAME=Your Name
MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS=50
IMAP_POOL_SIZE=3

# Attachment Configuration
EMAIL_BASE_DIR=/path/to/workspace
MAX_ATTACHMENT_SIZE_MB=50

source .venv/bin/activate
uvicorn main:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8420

# Run all tests
pytest tests/ -v

# Run with coverage
pytest tests/ --cov=. --cov-report=html

# Run specific test file
pytest tests/test_integration.py -v

# Run specific test
pytest tests/test_send.py::test_send_email_plain_text -v

curl -H "X-API-Key: your-secret-api-key-here" \
  http://localhost:8420/mcp/tools

curl -X GET http://localhost:8420/mcp/tools \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-secret-api-key-here"

curl -X POST http://localhost:8420/mcp/call \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-secret-api-key-here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_emails",
      "arguments": {
        "from": "user@example.com",
        "subject": "invoice",
        "since": "2024-01-01",
        "limit": 10
      }
    }
  }'

curl -X POST http://localhost:8420/mcp/call \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-secret-api-key-here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "send_email",
      "arguments": {
        "to": ["recipient@example.com"],
        "subject": "Test Email",
        "body": "This is a test email.",
        "from_name": "My Name"
      }
    }
  }'

curl -X POST http://localhost:8420/mcp/call \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-secret-api-key-here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "read_email",
      "arguments": {
        "uid": "12345",
        "folder": "INBOX"
      }
    }
  }'

curl -X POST http://localhost:8420/mcp/call \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-secret-api-key-here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "download_attachment",
      "arguments": {
        "uid": "12345",
        "attachment_index": 0,
        "folder": "INBOX",
        "filename_override": "renamed_file.pdf"
      }
    }
  }'

curl -X POST http://localhost:8420/mcp/call \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-secret-api-key-here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "send_email_with_attachments",
      "arguments": {
        "to": ["recipient@example.com"],
        "cc": ["manager@example.com"],
        "subject": "Monthly Report",
        "body": "Please find the reports attached.",
        "body_html": "<p>Please find the <strong>reports</strong> attached.</p>",
        "from_name": "John Doe",
        "attachment_paths": [
          "attachments/email/uploads/report1.pdf",
          "attachments/email/uploads/report2.xlsx"
        ]
      }
    }
  }'

EMAIL_BASE_DIR/
└── attachments/
    └── email/
        ├── downloads/    # Downloaded email attachments
        └── uploads/      # Files ready to attach to outgoing emails

# Workspace directory (required for attachment operations)
EMAIL_BASE_DIR=/path/to/your/workspace

# Maximum attachment size per file (default: 50MB)
MAX_ATTACHMENT_SIZE_MB=50

scp -r email_mcp user@server:/home/user/

ssh user@server
cd ~/email_mcp
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

MCP_HOST=0.0.0.0  # Allow remote connections
MCP_BASE_URL=http://<your-server-ip>:8420  # Your server IP

# Edit email-mcp.service to match your paths
sudo cp email-mcp.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable email-mcp
sudo systemctl start email-mcp

sudo systemctl status email-mcp
sudo journalctl -u email-mcp -f  # View logs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "email": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8420/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "your-secret-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

email_mcp/
├── main.py                 # FastAPI application entry point (HTTP/SSE mode)
├── mcp_server.py           # Stdio MCP entry point (MCPB / Claude Desktop mode)
├── config.py               # Pydantic settings (env vars)
├── auth.py                 # API key authentication middleware
├── imap/
│   ├── client.py          # IMAP connection pool
│   ├── read.py            # list_folders, read_email
│   ├── search.py          # search_emails
│   ├── flags.py           # mark_email, move_email
│   └── attachments.py     # download_attachment
├── smtp/
│   ├── client.py          # send_email, reply_email
│   └── attachments.py     # send_email_with_attachments
├── tools/
│   ├── definitions.py     # MCP tool schemas
│   ├── handlers.py        # Tool request routing
│   └── mcp_routes.py      # MCP HTTP endpoints
├── utils/
│   └── attachment_utils.py # Secure file handling utilities
└── tests/                  # 85+ unit and integration tests

# Test IMAP connection
openssl s_client -connect imap.gmail.com:993

# Test SMTP connection
openssl s_client -starttls smtp -connect smtp.gmail.com:587

# Auto-reload on file changes
uvicorn main:app --reload --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8420

# Debug mode with verbose logging
LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG uvicorn main:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8420