SendGrid MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install SendGrid

before you install - you'll need

Set SENDGRID_API_KEY, MCP_HTTP before connecting. SENDGRID_FROM_EMAIL is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add codespar-mcp-dev-latam-packages-communic -- npx -y @codespar/mcp-sendgrid

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codespar-mcp-dev-latam-packages-communic": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@codespar/mcp-sendgrid"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

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 local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @codespar/mcp-sendgrid - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@codespar)

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

03 · What SendGrid can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can send an email via POST /mail/send, delete contacts by id via DELETE /marketing/contacts?ids=..., search contacts with an SGQL query via POST /marketing/contacts/search, and retrieve a single Marketing Campaigns contact by id via GET /marketing/contacts/{id}.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what SendGrid lets an agent do.

read & search

7 tools - e.g. List all Marketing Campaigns contact lists via GET /marketing/lists.; List transactional templates via GET /templates.; List all suppressed recipients for an unsubscribe group via GET…

list_lists · list_templates · list_suppressions · list_unsubscribe_groups · get_bounces · get_event_webhook_settings…

Contact

3 tools - e.g. Upsert contacts in Marketing Campaigns via PUT /marketing/contacts.; Delete contacts by id via DELETE /marketing/contacts?ids=....; Retrieve a single Marketing Campaigns contact by id via GET…

add_contact · delete_contact · get_contact

delete

3 tools - e.g. Delete a Marketing Campaigns contact list via DELETE /marketing/lists/{id}.; Remove a bounced address from the bounce suppression list via DELETE /suppression/bounces/{email}.; Cancel or pause a scheduled…

delete_list · delete_bounce · cancel_scheduled_send

Template

2 tools - e.g. Convenience wrapper for POST /mail/send with a dynamic template.; Create a transactional template via POST /templates.

send_template · create_template

Contacts

2 tools - e.g. List Marketing Campaigns contacts via GET /marketing/contacts.; Search contacts with an SGQL query via POST /marketing/contacts/search.

list_contacts · search_contacts

create & write

2 tools - e.g. Create a Marketing Campaigns contact list via POST /marketing/lists.; Add recipients to a suppression group via POST /asm/groups/{group_id}/suppressions.

create_list · add_suppression

run & execute

1 tool - e.g. Send an email via POST /mail/send.

send_mail

04 · Who maintains SendGrid

mcp-sendgrid is maintained by codespar. We track 127 MCP servers from codespar - 127 actively maintained, 269 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from codespar.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/codespar/mcp-dev-latam
category: email - actively maintained as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.codespar/mcp-sendgrid (active, first published 2026-06-20 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@codespar/mcp-sendgrid

06 · SendGrid FAQ

Is SendGrid still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-12. We re-verify nightly.

What can SendGrid do?

With this server connected, an agent can send an email via POST /mail/send, delete contacts by id via DELETE /marketing/contacts?ids=..., search contacts with an SGQL query via POST /marketing/contacts/search, and retrieve a single Marketing Campaigns contact by id via GET /marketing/contacts/{id}.

How do I install SendGrid?

Run `npx -y @codespar/mcp-sendgrid`. The README documents 3 environment variables (SENDGRID_API_KEY, SENDGRID_FROM_EMAIL, MCP_HTTP) to set first. Set SENDGRID_API_KEY, MCP_HTTP before connecting. SENDGRID_FROM_EMAIL is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does SendGrid run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to SendGrid

Alternatives to SendGrid

Maintained email servers if SendGrid isn't the fit.

More email MCP servers · Google Workspace MCP Server · Mail Muncher · Mailbridge · Multi-Account Gmail · Kit.com MCP Server

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