How do I install MCPEmails?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/Albretsen/MCPEmails

What does MCPEmails connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches csrf, encryption, gmail and imap. The credentials we found in its source are CSRF_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_KEY and IMAP_PASSWORD.

Which AI clients can use MCPEmails?

Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.

Is MCPEmails official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 13 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-23.

What licence does MCPEmails use?

The repository declares the AGPL-3.0 licence.

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MCPEmails

MCPEmails is an MCP server, listed under communication. It reaches csrf, encryption, gmail and imap. It needs CSRF_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_KEY and IMAP_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 13 GitHub stars and is licensed under AGPL-3.0; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

Hosts email for AI agents and connects to Gmail, Fastmail, iCloud, or IMAP, supporting integration with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and MCP clients.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. MCPEmails’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read MCPEmails’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

csrf, encryption, gmail, imap

Credential

CSRF_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_KEY, IMAP_PASSWORD

What it connects to

Supported in

Cursor

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

AGPL-3.0

From the repository

Hosted email MCP server for AI agents. Connect Gmail, Fastmail, iCloud, or IMAP to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP client.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-23

MCPEmails compared with similar servers

MCPEmails compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
MCPEmails (this page)	csrf, encryption, gmail, imap	CSRF_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_KEY, IMAP_PASSWORD	13	2026-10-23	AGPL-3.0
google-workspace-mcp	gmail, google(1 shared)	GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET	192	2026-10-21	Apache-2.0
mail-mcp	gmail, mail(1 shared)	MAIL_OAUTH2_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET, MAIL_OAUTH2_DEFAULT_REFRESH_TOKEN, MAIL_OAUTH2_WORK_CLIENT_SECRET, MAIL_OAUTH2_WORK_REFRESH_TOKEN	108	2026-10-23	MIT
mcp-server-email	gmail(1 shared)	None listed	81	2025-04-27	MIT
mcp-headless-gmail	gmail(1 shared)	None listed	55	2025-05-24	MIT
mail-use	gmail(1 shared)	None listed	47	2026-10-13	MIT

Ranked by services in common with MCPEmails, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about MCPEmails

What does MCPEmails do?: Hosts email for AI agents and connects to Gmail, Fastmail, iCloud, or IMAP, supporting integration with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and MCP clients.
How do I install MCPEmails?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/Albretsen/MCPEmails
What does MCPEmails connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches csrf, encryption, gmail and imap. The credentials we found in its source are CSRF_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_KEY and IMAP_PASSWORD.
Which AI clients can use MCPEmails?: Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
Is MCPEmails official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 13 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-23.
What licence does MCPEmails use?: The repository declares the AGPL-3.0 licence.

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