apple-mail-mcp and better-email-mcp
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.
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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