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Full-featured IMAP & SMTP email for AI assistants: search, read, send, reply, forward and organize mail across multiple accounts, with bulk cleanup, spam tools and AES-256-encrypted credentials. 40 tools and a web setup wizard with presets for 15+ providers. Node.js 22.12+.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

The maintainer specifies custom authentication. Follow the project instructions.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructions

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'imap-mcp-server' -- 'npx' '-y' 'imap-mcp-server'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

claudeemailimapmcpmcp-servermodel-context-protocolsmtptypescript

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Security profile

Exposure: Broad

Reaches into the environment, credential files or other agents' configuration.

What this server can reach, from a static read of the shipped code. Nothing was executed and nothing here is a verdict: a browser tool has to run commands and an API wrapper has to call its API. Decide what fits your setup.

NVIDIA SkillSpector v2.11.0, MCPVault MCP-server policy. Scanned 4 days ago @ 43ecca4.

Detected

  • Runs shell commands1 places

    Spawns processes on your machine. Expected for command, browser and build tools.

  • Accesses credential files5 places

    References SSH keys, cloud credential files or token stores.

  • Installs itself to run later1 places

    Writes startup entries, cron jobs or state files that outlive the session.

  • Runs unpinned packages at runtime2 places

    Executes npx or uvx without a version, so a compromised upstream release would run.

Not detected: reads environment variables in bulk, sends conversation content outward, reads or writes other agents' configuration, uses elevated privileges, matches a known malicious pattern.

Dependencies with known advisories

None found in the lockfiles and manifests checked against OSV.dev.

Left out of the profile

51 pattern matches in documentation, configuration or CI files were recorded but are not part of the profile, because they do not run when the server does. The owner dashboard lists them.

How the profile works Maintainers see file, line and a fix for each item in their dashboard.
40Tools reported by the last successful handshake

0 of 0 tools · Observed tool names: 40/40

Observed tool names (40)

Reported by a complete handshake for the current saved configuration. Tools were listed, not invoked.

· 1.3.0

imap_add_accountimap_add_keywordimap_add_spam_domainimap_add_whitelist_domainimap_bulk_deleteimap_bulk_delete_by_searchimap_check_spamimap_connectimap_create_folderimap_delete_by_domainimap_delete_emailimap_delete_spamimap_disconnectimap_domain_statsimap_download_attachmentimap_find_email_by_message_idimap_find_thread_messagesimap_flag_emailimap_folder_statusimap_forward_emailimap_get_emailimap_get_latest_emailsimap_get_unread_countimap_list_accountsimap_list_foldersimap_list_spam_domainsimap_mark_as_readimap_mark_as_unreadimap_move_emailimap_remove_accountimap_remove_keywordimap_remove_spam_domainimap_reply_to_emailimap_save_draftimap_search_emailsimap_send_emailimap_test_accountimap_unflag_emailimap_update_accountimap_upload_file

Documented tools (0)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

Tool descriptions have not been documented here yet.

Tool change history

Compared across complete checks of the same configuration. Tools were listed, not invoked. Input-schema changes are not measured here.

  1. Nov 11, 2026, 03:24 AM UTC

    Compared with Nov 3, 2026, 03:24 AM UTC

    No tool-name changes

  2. Nov 3, 2026, 03:24 AM UTC

    Compared with Oct 26, 2026, 03:23 AM UTC

    No tool-name changes

  3. Oct 26, 2026, 03:23 AM UTC

    Compared with Oct 17, 2026, 02:33 AM UTC

    No tool-name changes

  4. Oct 17, 2026, 02:33 AM UTC

    Compared with Oct 9, 2026, 02:25 AM UTC

    No tool-name changes

FAQ

Questions about Imap MCP Server

How do I connect Imap MCP Server to Claude?
Run `claude mcp add imap-mcp-server -- npx -y imap-mcp-server` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Imap MCP Server free?
The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Imap MCP Server do?
MCPVault has not yet recorded the tool list for Imap MCP Server; it is captured when the server passes a live MCP handshake. The description above is what the project publishes.