Email (IMAP/SMTP) MCP Server

by boutquinio.github.boutquin/emailv1.0.1

Multi-account IMAP/SMTP email server with 22 tools for reading, sending, searching, and organizing.

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Install Email (IMAP/SMTP) MCP server

claude mcp add email-boutquin -e EMAIL_ACCOUNTS='<email-accounts>' -- docker run -i --rm -e EMAIL_ACCOUNTS ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "email-boutquin": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "EMAIL_ACCOUNTS",
        "ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "<email-accounts>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "email-boutquin": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "EMAIL_ACCOUNTS",
        "ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "<email-accounts>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "email-boutquin": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "EMAIL_ACCOUNTS",
        "ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "<email-accounts>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "email-boutquin": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "EMAIL_ACCOUNTS",
        "ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "<email-accounts>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
EMAIL_CONFIG_FILE	—	—	Path to account JSON config file
EMAIL_ACCOUNTS	—	yes	Inline JSON array of account configs

Freshness

Stale — last maintenance signal 7mo ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-03-13 · 7mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-03-13 · 7mo ago · GitHub · v1.0.2
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-03-13 · 7mo ago · official registry · v1.0.1

FAQ

›How do I install the Email (IMAP/SMTP) MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add email-boutquin -e EMAIL_ACCOUNTS='<email-accounts>' -- docker run -i --rm -e EMAIL_ACCOUNTS ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Email (IMAP/SMTP) require an API key?

Yes. It expects EMAIL_ACCOUNTS, of which 1 is a secret.

›Can I use Email (IMAP/SMTP) as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Email (IMAP/SMTP) in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.boutquin/email.