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Email MCP Server

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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: mcp-imap

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

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