Imap Mcp

imap-mcp

📧 An IMAP Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to expose IMAP operations as tools for AI assistants.

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✨ Features

• Email Draft Creation: Create draft emails that are saved to your IMAP server's drafts folder
• IMAP Integration: Connect to any IMAP-compatible email server (Gmail, Outlook, etc.)
• Secure Authentication: Uses environment variables for secure credential management
• MCP Compatible: Works with Claude and other AI assistants that support the Model Context Protocol
• TypeScript: Full TypeScript support with proper type definitions

Setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    ...,
    "imap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "imap-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IMAP_HOST": "",
        "IMAP_PORT": "",
        "IMAP_USERNAME": "",
        "IMAP_PASSWORD": "",
        "IMAP_USE_SSL": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

1. Compile TypeScript to JavaScript:

npx tsc

1. Run the MCP server:

node dist/index.js

Available Tools

create-draft

Creates a draft email message and saves it to the IMAP server's drafts folder.

Parameters:

• to (string, required): The recipient's email address
• subject (string, required): The email subject line
• body (string, required): The email body content
• from (string, optional): The sender's email address (defaults to IMAP_USERNAME)

Example:

{
  "to": "recipient@example.com",
  "subject": "Meeting Reminder",
  "body": "Don't forget about our meeting tomorrow at 2 PM.",
  "from": "sender@example.com"
}

The tool will attempt to save the draft to either "INBOX.Drafts" or "Drafts" folder, depending on your email server's folder structure.

License

MIT

Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: dominik1001
• Source: dominik1001/imap-mcp
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.