Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Forward Email. Connect AI assistants to your inbox.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add forward-email --env FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY='<FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY>' --env FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD='<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y @forwardemail/mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.forward-email]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@forwardemail/mcp-server"]
env = { FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY = "<FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY>", FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD = "<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD>" }
# codex mcp add forward-email --env FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY='<FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY>' --env FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD='<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y @forwardemail/mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"forward-email": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@forwardemail/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY>",
"FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"forward-email": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@forwardemail/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY>",
"FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"forward-email": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@forwardemail/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY>",
"FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"forward-email": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@forwardemail/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY>",
"FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"forward-email": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@forwardemail/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY>",
"FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEYFORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.