Email (IMAP/SMTP) (mindstone) MCP Server

Email IMAP/SMTP MCP server for Model Context Protocol hosts. Read, search, send, and manage emails through IMAP and SMTP - supports iCloud Mail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook / Microsoft 365, and custom IMAP providers. Its 16 documented tools cover email, mailbox, draft.

People connecting productivity tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

One of 41 MCP servers published from mindstone/mcp-servers. Stars and repository activity are shared across all of them. See all 41 →

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-19 · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

NOASSERTION · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

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

before you install - you'll need

Set EMAIL_IMAP_EMAIL, EMAIL_IMAP_PASSWORD, EMAIL_IMAP_RATE_LIMIT_PER_HOUR, EMAIL_IMAP_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS, EMAIL_IMAP_PROVIDER before connecting. EMAIL_IMAP_IMAP_PORT, EMAIL_IMAP_SMTP_PORT, EMAIL_IMAP_MAX_RECIPIENTS are optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add mindstone-mcp-servers-connectors-email-i -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-email-imap

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mindstone-mcp-servers-connectors-email-i": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-email-imap"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

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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 @mindstone/mcp-server-email-imap - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@mindstone)

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

03 · What Email (IMAP/SMTP) (mindstone) 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 configure email account credentials and provider, list all email folders/mailboxes with message counts, get mailbox status with unread count and latest subjects, and create a new mailbox/folder (destructive).

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Email (IMAP/SMTP) (mindstone) lets an agent do.

15 tools - e.g. List all email folders/mailboxes with message counts; Get mailbox status with unread count and latest subjects; Create a new mailbox/folder (destructive)

email_list_mailboxes · email_get_mailbox_status · email_create_mailbox · email_rename_mailbox · email_delete_mailbox · email_get_message…

Configure

1 tool - e.g. Configure email account credentials and provider

configure_email_imap

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

Email (IMAP/SMTP) is maintained by mindstone. We track 41 MCP servers from mindstone - 41 actively maintained, 10 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from mindstone.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/mindstone/mcp-servers
category: productivity - actively maintained as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.mindstone/mcp-server-email-imap (active, first published 2026-05-21 · 4 versions)
packages: npm:@mindstone/mcp-server-email-imap

06 · Email (IMAP/SMTP) (mindstone) FAQ

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

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-19. We re-verify nightly.

What can Email (IMAP/SMTP) (mindstone) do?

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

Run `npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-email-imap`. The README documents 8 environment variables (EMAIL_IMAP_EMAIL, EMAIL_IMAP_PASSWORD, EMAIL_IMAP_IMAP_PORT…) to set first. Set EMAIL_IMAP_EMAIL, EMAIL_IMAP_PASSWORD, EMAIL_IMAP_RATE_LIMIT_PER_HOUR, EMAIL_IMAP_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS, EMAIL_IMAP_PROVIDER before connecting. EMAIL_IMAP_IMAP_PORT, EMAIL_IMAP_SMTP_PORT, EMAIL_IMAP_MAX_RECIPIENTS are optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Email (IMAP/SMTP) (mindstone) 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.

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