How do I install simple-email-mcp?

Its own README gives this command: claude mcp add email -s user -e ACCOUNTS_FILE=/path/to/accounts.json -- simple-email-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is simple-email-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-18.

What licence does simple-email-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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simple-email-mcp

simple-email-mcp is an MCP server, listed under communication. Its repository has 4 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This server manages multiple email accounts for Claude, supporting IMAP and SMTP protocols, including attachments and HTML emails, with optional send gating. It works with any email provider.

Install

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

claude mcp add email -s user -e ACCOUNTS_FILE=/path/to/accounts.json -- simple-email-mcp

View in simple-email-mcp’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Dead-simple multi-account email MCP server for Claude. IMAP/SMTP, attachments, HTML, calendar invites, optional send gate. Works with any provider.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

simple-email-mcp compared with similar servers

simple-email-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
simple-email-mcp (this page)	—	None listed	4	2026-08-18	MIT
line-bot-mcp-server	channel	CHANNEL_ACCESS_TOKEN	789	2026-10-21	Apache-2.0
graphlit-mcp-server	discord, github, google, graphlit, jira, linear, notion	DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN, GOOGLE_EMAIL_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_EMAIL_REFRESH_TOKEN, GRAPHLIT_JWT_SECRET, JIRA_TOKEN, LINEAR_API_KEY, NOTION_API_KEY	377	2026-01-12	MIT
mcp-email-server	—	None listed	368	2026-10-25	BSD-3-Clause
telegram-mcp	telegram	None listed	349	2026-05-28	MIT
human-in-the-loop	discord	DISCORD_TOKEN	230	2025-07-02	MIT

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

Common questions about simple-email-mcp

What does simple-email-mcp do?: This server manages multiple email accounts for Claude, supporting IMAP and SMTP protocols, including attachments and HTML emails, with optional send gating. It works with any email provider.
How do I install simple-email-mcp?: Its own README gives this command: claude mcp add email -s user -e ACCOUNTS_FILE=/path/to/accounts.json -- simple-email-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Is simple-email-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-18.
What licence does simple-email-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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