fastmail-mcp and apple-mail-mcp
These are competitors, as both tools are independent Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers designed to provide AI assistants with access to email and related data, albeit for different email providers (Apple Mail vs. Fastmail).
About fastmail-mcp
MadLlama25/fastmail-mcp
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Fastmail API, enabling AI assistants to interact with email, contacts, and calendar data. Includes a DXT (desktop extension) for Claude Desktop.
Implements 38 tools covering comprehensive email operations (threading, attachments, bulk actions), contacts, and calendar management via Fastmail's JMAP API. Built with Node.js using stdio transport for seamless MCP integration, supporting both standalone server and Claude Desktop DXT installation with encrypted token storage. Distinguishes between folder-style moves and label-based operations, enabling fine-grained mailbox management alongside advanced search filtering by sender, date, read status, and attachment presence.
About apple-mail-mcp
imdinu/apple-mail-mcp
Fast MCP server for Apple Mail — disk-first reads, 87x faster batch JXA, FTS5 search (700–3500x faster body search). 6 tools for Claude Desktop & Claude Code.
Implements a persistent FTS5 SQLite index built from `.emlx` files on disk, enabling full-text body search in ~20ms while avoiding AppleScript overhead entirely. Provides six MCP tools covering account/mailbox enumeration, filtered email retrieval, and attachment extraction, designed for Claude Desktop/Code integration on macOS with configurable index scope and exclusion rules.
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