pmbstyle/universal-email-mcp-server

Universal Email MCP Server

Connect any email provider to your AI assistant in minutes. Zero friction, maximum security.

A secure MCP server that connects AI agents to any email provider via IMAP/SMTP protocols. Zero config required for local development, enterprise-ready for cloud deployment.

🏆 Available Tools

Account Management

• add_account - Add email account with IMAP/SMTP settings
• list_accounts - View all configured accounts
• remove_account - Remove account configuration

Email Operations

• list_messages - List emails with filtering & pagination
• get_message - Get specific email by UID
• send_message - Send emails with attachments
• mark_message - Mark read/unread
• list_mailboxes - Show available folders/mailboxes

⚡ Quick Start (Choose Your Path)

1. Claude Desktop (30 seconds) 🎯

Windows CMD setup that actually works:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "universal-email": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "cd", "/d", "C:\\path\\to\\universal-email-mcp-server", "&&", "poetry", "run", "python", "-m", "universal_email_mcp.stdio_main"],
      "cwd": "C:\\path\\to\\universal-email-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

2. One-Command Setup ⚡

# Works on Windows, Mac, Linux
poetry run universal-email-cli deploy claude-desktop

3. Docker (Cloud ready)

# Creates config automatically
docker run -v ~/.claude-email-mcp:/data -p 8000:8000 universal-email-mcp:latest

📦 Installation

git clone <repo-url>
cd universal-email-mcp-server
poetry install
poetry run universal-email-cli deploy claude-desktop  # Done!

🖥️ Client Configurations

Claude Desktop (Recommended)

Windows CMD with proper path handling:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "universal-email": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "cd", "/d", "C:\\path\\to\\universal-email-mcp-server", "&&", "poetry", "run", "python", "-m", "universal_email_mcp.stdio_main"],
      "cwd": "C:\\path\\to\\universal-email-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

macOS/Linux:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "universal-email": {
      "command": "poetry",
      "args": ["run", "python", "-m", "universal_email_mcp.stdio_main"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/universal-email-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Cursor IDE

Same as Claude Desktop - supports both stdio and HTTP transports.

Cloud Deployment

Use HTTP with Bearer tokens - see

📧 Email Prompt Examples

Setup:

"Add my Gmail account named 'personal'"
"List all my accounts"

Email Management:

"Show me latest 10 unread emails from personal"
"Send email to john@company.com with subject 'Meeting tomorrow'"
"Mark message 12345 as read"

🎈 That's it! Run poetry run universal-email-cli deploy claude-desktop and you're connected.