email mcp

What is email mcp?

email mcp is a mail-sending service built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It enables AI assistants to automatically send emails through a standardized interface. The server is designed for local execution and has been tested with Spring-AI based Java services, though it theoretically works with any MCP-compatible AI client.

How to use email mcp?

Clone the repository, install dependencies with npm install, and build with npm run build. Configure the MCP client to launch node <path-to-build>/server.js --verbose. Then, instruct the AI assistant to send an email by providing SMTP host, port, sender address, password, recipient, subject, and body.

Key features of email mcp

• Sends emails via SMTP over the MCP protocol.
• Local-only execution environment.
• Built with Node.js using npm.
• Provides a single tool for sending emails.
• Works with any AI client supporting MCP.

Use cases of email mcp

• AI assistants automatically sending notification emails.
• Agents composing and dispatching emails based on user requests.
• Integrating email sending into MCP-based workflow automation.

FAQ from email mcp

What exactly does email mcp do?

It gives AI assistants the ability to send emails by exposing an MCP tool that takes SMTP credentials and message content as parameters.

What runtime/dependencies are required?

Node.js and npm are required to install and run the server locally.

Where does my data live?

All SMTP credentials and message content are passed directly from the AI client to the server at runtime; the server does not store any data persistently.

Does email mcp work remotely?

No, the README states that it currently only supports a local execution environment.

What transport or authentication is used?

The server uses standard MCP transport (stdio via Node) and relies on SMTP authentication (username/password) provided by the user at runtime.