How do I install mcp-email-server?

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/Wh1isper/mcp-email-server

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

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 368 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-25.

What licence does mcp-email-server use?

The repository declares the BSD-3-Clause licence.

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mcp-email-server

mcp-email-server is an MCP server, listed under communication. Its repository has 368 GitHub stars and is licensed under BSD-3-Clause; we last read it on 2026-10-25.

This software provides a full-featured email server supporting multiple accounts and connecting via IMAP and SMTP protocols for reading, searching, organizing, and sending email on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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. mcp-email-server’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 mcp-email-server’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

368

State

listed

Licence

BSD-3-Clause

From the repository

Full-featured, multi-account MCP email server for Windows, macOS, and Linux—read, search, organize, and send email via IMAP and SMTP.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-25

mcp-email-server compared with similar servers

mcp-email-server compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-email-server (this page)	—	None listed	368	2026-10-25	BSD-3-Clause
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
telegram-mcp	telegram	None listed	349	2026-05-28	MIT
human-in-the-loop	discord	DISCORD_TOKEN	230	2025-07-02	MIT
google-workspace-mcp	gmail, google	GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET	192	2026-10-21	Apache-2.0

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

Common questions about mcp-email-server

What does mcp-email-server do?: This software provides a full-featured email server supporting multiple accounts and connecting via IMAP and SMTP protocols for reading, searching, organizing, and sending email on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
How do I install mcp-email-server?: 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/Wh1isper/mcp-email-server
Is mcp-email-server official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 368 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-25.
What licence does mcp-email-server use?: The repository declares the BSD-3-Clause licence.

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