IMAP/SMTP email for AI agents -- read, send, organize folders, and manage attachments across multiple accounts, with auto-discovery.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add better-email --env EMAIL_CREDENTIALS='<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>' -- npx -y @n24q02m/better-email-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.better-email]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@n24q02m/better-email-mcp"]
env = { EMAIL_CREDENTIALS = "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>" }
# codex mcp add better-email --env EMAIL_CREDENTIALS='<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>' -- npx -y @n24q02m/better-email-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-email": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-email-mcp"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"better-email": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-email-mcp"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-email": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-email-mcp"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-email": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-email-mcp"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-email": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-email-mcp"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
EMAIL_CREDENTIALS
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.