email-mcp and better-email-mcp
About email-mcp
codefuturist/email-mcp
Email MCP server with full IMAP + SMTP support — read, search, send, manage, and organize email from any AI assistant via the Model Context Protocol
Exposes 47 tools across 7 prompts and 6 resources, including real-time IMAP IDLE watchers with AI-powered triage, email scheduling, calendar extraction, and provider-aware label management. Built with layered service architecture decoupled from MCP wiring for testability, uses stdio transport with XDG-compliant TOML config, and auto-detects settings for 8+ providers (Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, Fastmail, ProtonMail, Zoho, GMX). Supports multi-account workflows with OAuth2 (experimental), token-bucket rate limiting, TLS/STARTTLS encryption, and 5 MB attachment caps; installable via npm/Docker or integrated directly into Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and Zed.
About better-email-mcp
n24q02m/better-email-mcp
MCP server for Email (IMAP/SMTP) - composite tools optimized for AI agents
Provides 5 composite tools spanning search, read, send, reply, and organization across 6+ email providers with automatic IMAP/SMTP discovery and no OAuth2 setup required. Built as an MCP server with token-optimized descriptions, on-demand help resources, and thread-aware headers (In-Reply-To/References) for conversation continuity. Supports multi-account management via app passwords or environment variables, with encrypted credential storage and integration into Claude, Gemini, and Codex AI frameworks.
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