Better Email MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 663 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.
IMAP/SMTP email for AI agents -- read, send, organize, and manage attachments across accounts.
What the code does
We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
пакет @n24q02m/better-email-mcp ссылается на n24q02m/better-email-mcp
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add better-email-mcp -e 'EMAIL_CREDENTIALS=<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>' -- npx -y @n24q02m/email{
"mcpServers": {
"better-email-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/email"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.better-email-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@n24q02m/email"]
env = { EMAIL_CREDENTIALS = "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"better-email-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/email"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"better-email-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/email"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<EMAIL_CREDENTIALS> (Email credentials (format: [email protected]:app-password). Multiple accounts: comma-separated).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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