Multi-account IMAP/SMTP email server for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). 22 tools — read, send, search, organize, thread, batch. Connection pooling, rate limiting, retry, OAuth2.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add email-imap-smtp-boutquin --env EMAIL_ACCOUNTS='<EMAIL_ACCOUNTS>' -- docker run -i --rm -e EMAIL_ACCOUNTS ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.email-imap-smtp-boutquin]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "EMAIL_ACCOUNTS", "ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"]
env = { EMAIL_ACCOUNTS = "<EMAIL_ACCOUNTS>" }
# codex mcp add email-imap-smtp-boutquin --env EMAIL_ACCOUNTS='<EMAIL_ACCOUNTS>' -- docker run -i --rm -e EMAIL_ACCOUNTS ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"email-imap-smtp-boutquin": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS",
"ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "<EMAIL_ACCOUNTS>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"email-imap-smtp-boutquin": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS",
"ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "<EMAIL_ACCOUNTS>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"email-imap-smtp-boutquin": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS",
"ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "<EMAIL_ACCOUNTS>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"email-imap-smtp-boutquin": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS",
"ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "<EMAIL_ACCOUNTS>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"email-imap-smtp-boutquin": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS",
"ghcr.io/boutquin/mcp-server-email:latest"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "<EMAIL_ACCOUNTS>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
EMAIL_ACCOUNTS
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.