How do I install mailwarden?

Its own README gives this command: npm install mailwarden. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

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

It reaches gmail and mailwarden. The credentials we found in its source are MAILWARDEN_TOKEN.

Is mailwarden official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-21.

What licence does mailwarden use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mailwarden

mailwarden is an MCP server, listed under communication. It reaches gmail and mailwarden. It needs MAILWARDEN_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

MailWarden serves as a reliable native Gmail mailbox server, providing full control over your inbox including snooze functionality.

Install

Read from mailwarden’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npm install mailwarden

View in mailwarden’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

gmail, mailwarden

Credential

MAILWARDEN_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

A reliable, native Gmail MCP server with full mailbox control — including snooze.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

mailwarden compared with similar servers

mailwarden compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mailwarden (this page)	gmail, mailwarden	MAILWARDEN_TOKEN	0	2026-10-21	MIT
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 mailwarden, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mailwarden

What does mailwarden do?: MailWarden serves as a reliable native Gmail mailbox server, providing full control over your inbox including snooze functionality.
How do I install mailwarden?: Its own README gives this command: npm install mailwarden. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does mailwarden connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches gmail and mailwarden. The credentials we found in its source are MAILWARDEN_TOKEN.
Is mailwarden official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-21.
What licence does mailwarden use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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