Mu MCP Server
Build agents with an inbox and tools. Chat with them in a browser, via API, CLI or by email. They have access to 100+ tools: news, mail, search, weather, markets, video, places, files, contacts, calendar, documents. It's a work in progress. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Teams that want a hosted email endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Go.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 387 · #22 OF 75 MAINTAINED EMAIL · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
AGPL-3.0 · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Mu
before you install - you'll need
Set MU_TOKEN, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY before connecting.
Claude Code
claude mcp add micro-mu --transport http https://micro.mu/mcp Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"micro-mu": {
"url": "https://micro.mu/mcp"
}
}
} 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
https://micro.mu/mcp
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25
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 remote - your agent's requests go to micro.mu
endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect
license AGPL-3.0 - declared in the repository
registry vendor namespace mu.micro - domain-verified with the official MCP registry
03 · What Mu can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
Latest releases
v1.5.1 · 2026-08-24
v1.5.0 · 2026-08-23
v1.4.0 · 2026-08-18
04 · Who maintains Mu
mu is maintained by micro. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Nov 2025.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/micro/mu
- website
- https://micro.mu/
- category
- email - ranked #22 of 75 actively-maintained email servers as of 2026-08-25.
- release cadence
- 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-24)
- registry
- mu.micro/mu (active, first published 2026-08-03)
06 · Mu FAQ
What is Mu?
Build agents with an inbox and tools. Chat with them in a browser, via API, CLI or by email. They have access to 100+ tools: news, mail, search, weather, markets, video, places, files, contacts, calendar, documents. It's a work in progress. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Is Mu still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
How do I install Mu?
Run `claude mcp add micro-mu --transport http https://micro.mu/mcp`. The README documents 2 environment variables (MU_TOKEN, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) to set first. Set MU_TOKEN, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Mu require authentication?
No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.
07 · Alternatives to Mu
Alternatives to Mu
Maintained email servers if Mu isn't the fit.
- Emailmd Render markdown into email-safe HTML, lint drafts for deliverability problems, and preview emails. ★ 1,303 · 2026-08-15
- Sessy - Amazon SES observability Read-only Amazon SES observability: search events, inspect bounces, pull delivery stats. ★ 914 · 2026-08-18
- Hqbase Connect AI agents to your self-hosted HQBase shared email workspace. ★ 295 · 2026-08-25
- SendGrid MCP server for SendGrid - global transactional + marketing email (Twilio-owned) ★ 269 · 2026-08-12
- Atomic Mail Programmable email inbox for AI agents - JMAP, PoW auth, stdio MCP server. ★ 266 · 2026-08-11
- Clippy Copy AI-generated content to the macOS clipboard: rich Gmail-ready email drafts, text, and files ★ 244 · 2026-08-21
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