Forward Email MCP Server

Privacy-focused email: domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes and calendars. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with assistants, context and email and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-28 · ★ 2 · #34 OF 98 MAINTAINED EMAIL · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

NOASSERTION · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Forward Email

Claude Code

claude mcp add forwardemail-mcp-server -- npx -y @forwardemail/mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forwardemail-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@forwardemail/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

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

registry vendor namespace net.forwardemail - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Forward Email can do

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

Latest releases

v1.0.7 · 2026-09-28

fixed pkg 5cb5f04 · fixed pkg d92f212 · added mcpName 86865ff · added server.json and bump pkg bb7a036 · ---

v1.0.6 · 2026-04-16

guard listMessages results for Anthropic clients 9185f4d · Merge pull request #5 from windingriverholdings/feat/input-schemas-upstream 0d94d2f · add input schemas with path, query, and body param definitions 0705dc9…

v1.0.5 · 2026-03-12

Merge pull request #1 from tfoote000/main 4815311 · update tests for standard MCP JSON-RPC protocol 765f993 · implement standard MCP protocol via @modelcontextprotocol/sdk dbbc6c9 · Update README.md 269b013…

04 · Who maintains Forward Email

Forward Email is maintained by forwardemail. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/forwardemail/mcp-server
website: https://forwardemail.net/en/blog/docs/mcp
category: email - ranked #34 of 98 actively-maintained email servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-28)
registry: net.forwardemail/mcp-server (active, first published 2026-09-28)
packages: npm:@forwardemail/mcp-server

06 · Forward Email FAQ

What is Forward Email?

Privacy-focused email: domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes and calendars. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Forward Email still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-28 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Forward Email?

Run `npx -y @forwardemail/mcp-server`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Forward Email 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 Forward Email

Alternatives to Forward Email

Maintained email servers if Forward Email isn't the fit.

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