Email MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for email integration using IMAP and SMTP protocols. This server allows model assistants to access and interact with email accounts.

Features

• Read emails from IMAP mailboxes

• Send emails via SMTP

• Search emails

• List email folders

Related MCP server: Mailbridge MCP

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)

• npm or yarn

• Email account with IMAP and SMTP access

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd imap-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

   EMAIL_USER=your-email@example.com
   EMAIL_PASSWORD=your-password
   IMAP_HOST=imap.example.com
   IMAP_PORT=993
   SMTP_HOST=smtp.example.com
   SMTP_PORT=465

Usage

Development

To run the server in development mode:

npm run dev

This will watch for changes, recompile TypeScript, and restart the server automatically.

Production

To build and run the server in production mode:

npm run build
npm start

API

The server exposes the following MCP resources:

• mailto:<email-address>/inbox - List of 10 most recent emails in the inbox

• mailto:<email-address>/folders - List of email folders/mailboxes

And the following MCP tools:

• send_email - Send an email message

• search_emails - Search for emails with advanced query options

• list_folders - List all available email folders/mailboxes

License

ISC License - see LICENSE for details