Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin) MCP Server

Multi-account email server for the Model Context Protocol. Gives LLMs full email access - read, send, search, organize - over IMAP/SMTP with connection pooling, rate limiting, and retry. Designed as the remote-email counterpart to apple-bridge (local Mail.app access).

People who need email tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-03-13 · ★ 2 · #74 OF 75 MAINTAINED EMAIL · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)

before you install - you'll need

Set EMAIL_CONFIG_FILE, TEST_IMAP_HOST, TEST_SMTP_HOST, TEST_EMAIL, EMAIL_ACCOUNTS before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest

Claude Desktop - add to config

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

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

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Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.boutquin is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin) can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.0.2 · 2026-03-13

shorten server.json description to fit MCP Registry 100-char limit

v1.0.1 · 2026-03-13

add Smithery config and MCP Registry auto-publish · use correct codecov graph token in badge

v1.0.0 · 2026-03-13

initial release - multi-account IMAP/SMTP email MCP server

04 · Who maintains Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)

Email (IMAP/SMTP) is maintained by boutquin. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/boutquin/mcp-server-email
category: email - ranked #74 of 75 actively-maintained email servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.boutquin/email (active, first published 2026-03-13)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest

06 · Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin) FAQ

What is Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)?

Is Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-03-13. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest`. The README documents 5 environment variables (EMAIL_CONFIG_FILE, TEST_IMAP_HOST, TEST_SMTP_HOST…) to set first. Set EMAIL_CONFIG_FILE, TEST_IMAP_HOST, TEST_SMTP_HOST, TEST_EMAIL, EMAIL_ACCOUNTS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)

Alternatives to Email (IMAP/SMTP) (boutquin)

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