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Postbag MCP Server

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Postbag runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 410 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 3 Oct 2026.

Local Claude Code and Codex sessions on one machine exchange letters through native inputs.

Installs per day peak 950 · avg 121 · -75% w/w
a month agotoday
410
Installs / week
pypi · postbag
11
Stars
3 open issues
3 Oct 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 23 h ago · rules ccca72095570

Capabilities

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.

        run = subprocess.run([codex, "queue", "--thread", door["thread"], "--message", text], env=env,
    workers = Workers(dict(os.environ))

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

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.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add postbag -- uvx postbag
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postbag": {
      "args": [
        "postbag"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.postbag]
command = "uvx"
args = ["postbag"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postbag": {
      "args": [
        "postbag"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postbag": {
      "args": [
        "postbag"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: POSTBAG_CODEX (Path to the codex executable for Codex delivery when several are installed.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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answering

Postbag — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Postbag?
Postbag runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package postbag was installed 410 times last week.
How do I connect Postbag?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls postbag straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Postbag?
The pypi package postbag was installed 410 times in the last week. Week over week that is -75%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Postbag open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 11 stars on GitHub and 3 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.