How do I install mail-shadow-mcp?

Its own README gives this command: docker run --rm -v ./config:/config -v ./data:/data ghcr.io/dryas/mail-shadow-mcp:latest. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is mail-shadow-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 14 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-06-04.

What licence does mail-shadow-mcp use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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mail-shadow-mcp

mail-shadow-mcp is an MCP server, listed under databases. Its repository has 14 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Serves structured email access through a local shadow database, exposing a minimal, auditable API for AI agents to search, read, and soft-delete emails without direct access to the IMAP server.

Install

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

docker run --rm -v ./config:/config -v ./data:/data ghcr.io/dryas/mail-shadow-mcp:latest

View in mail-shadow-mcp’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

MCP server for structured email access via a local shadow database. Exposes a minimal, auditable API surface — AI agents can search, read, and soft-delete emails, but cannot send or access your IMAP server directly.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

mail-shadow-mcp compared with similar servers

mail-shadow-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mail-shadow-mcp (this page)	—	None listed	14	2026-06-04	Apache-2.0
CodeGraphContext	neo4j	NEO4J_PASSWORD	4,360	2026-10-22	MIT
dbhub	mysql, postgres, sqlite	None listed	3,702	2026-10-21	MIT
mcp-server-mysql	mysql	None listed	2,173	2026-07-27	MIT
mysql_mcp_server	mysql	MYSQL_PASSWORD	1,402	2026-08-02	MIT
server	mysql	MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD	874	2025-08-09	MIT

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

Common questions about mail-shadow-mcp

What does mail-shadow-mcp do?: Serves structured email access through a local shadow database, exposing a minimal, auditable API for AI agents to search, read, and soft-delete emails without direct access to the IMAP server.
How do I install mail-shadow-mcp?: Its own README gives this command: docker run --rm -v ./config:/config -v ./data:/data ghcr.io/dryas/mail-shadow-mcp:latest. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Is mail-shadow-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 14 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-06-04.
What licence does mail-shadow-mcp use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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