Aws Ses MCP Server

This is a simple MCP server that sends emails using AWS SES (Simple Email Service). Perfect for integrating with Cursor or Claude Desktop to compose

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What is the Aws Ses MCP MCP server?

Aws ses mcp mcp server connects Aws Ses MCP to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. This is a simple MCP server that sends emails using AWS SES (Simple Email Service). Perfect for integrating with Cursor or Claude Desktop to compose and send emails directly without copy-pasting. The service supports both plain text and HTML emails with advanced features like CC, BCC, and reply-to.

What Aws Ses MCP does

This is a simple MCP server that sends emails using AWS SES (Simple Email Service). Perfect for integrating with Cursor or Claude Desktop to compose and send emails directly without copy-pasting. The service supports both plain text and HTML emails with advanced features like CC, BCC, and reply-to functionality.

Key capabilities

  • Send plain text and HTML emails
  • Support for CC and BCC recipients
  • Configurable reply-to addresses
  • Customizable sender email (requires AWS SES verification)
  • Full request/response logging for debugging
  • Email scheduling capability

Installing the aws ses mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 8 environment variables: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_REGION, SENDER_EMAIL_ADDRESS, REPLY_TO_EMAIL_ADDRESSES, YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, YOUR_AWS_REGION. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

Before you begin, ensure you have: 1. AWS SES account set up and configured 2. Verified email domain or individual email addresses in AWS SES 3. AWS credentials (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key) with SES permissions 4. Node.js installed on your system

Where it fits

Communication servers earn their keep on volume — summarising channels and threads that would otherwise cost you an hour of scrollback. Aws Ses MCP sits in that group. Worth comparing against the other communication servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by omd01, written in Go.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the aws ses mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

How to install the Aws Ses MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws-ses": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
      "env": {
        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your-value",
        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your-value",
        "AWS_REGION": "your-value",
        "SENDER_EMAIL_ADDRESS": "your-value",
        "REPLY_TO_EMAIL_ADDRESSES": "your-value",
        "YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your-value",
        "YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your-value",
        "YOUR_AWS_REGION": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

Before you begin, ensure you have: 1. AWS SES account set up and configured 2. Verified email domain or individual email addresses in AWS SES 3. AWS credentials (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key) with SES permissions 4. Node.js installed on your system

VariableDescriptionRequired
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
AWS_REGIONConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SENDER_EMAIL_ADDRESSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
REPLY_TO_EMAIL_ADDRESSESConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_AWS_REGIONConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Frequently asked questions

It connects Aws Ses MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Aws Ses MCP directly.