Email MCP Server

MCP server for sending SMTP email notifications

Local serverstdio

What is the Email MCP server?

If you already use Email, the email mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. MCP server for sending SMTP email notifications.

What the server does

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes a send_email tool for SMTP notifications. This enables an "Agent -> SMTP server -> personal email -> phone notification" workflow.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • minimal — return counts and identifiers (messageId, counts, attempts)
  • summary — return counts plus accepted/rejected lists (may be truncated)
  • Variable — Required
  • SMTP_URL — No
  • SMTP_HOST — Yes*
  • SMTP_PORT — No
  • SMTP_SECURE — No
  • SMTP_USER — Yes*
  • SMTP_PASS — Yes*
  • SMTP_FROM — No
  • SMTP_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED — No
  • SMTP_CONN_TIMEOUT — No

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: SMTP_HOST, SMTP_PORT, SMTP_SECURE, SMTP_USER, SMTP_PASS, SMTP_FROM, SMTP_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED, SMTP_CONN_TIMEOUT. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

  • Node.js 18+ - An SMTP-capable email account (and credentials or an app password)

Installation

The server ships on npm as @agguy/email-sender-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Where it fits

This sits in the team communication group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Email's toolset — minimal, summary, Variable and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by agguy; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Email's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Email.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
minimalreturn counts and identifiers (messageId, counts, attempts).
summaryreturn counts plus accepted/rejected lists (may be truncated).
VariableRequired
SMTP_URLNo
SMTP_HOSTYes*
SMTP_PORTNo
SMTP_SECURENo
SMTP_USERYes*
SMTP_PASSYes*
SMTP_FROMNo
SMTP_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZEDNo
SMTP_CONN_TIMEOUTNo
SMTP_GREETING_TIMEOUTNo
SMTP_SOCKET_TIMEOUTNo

How to install the Email MCP server

### Recommended configuration

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "email-sender": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "--quiet", "@agguy/email-sender-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "SMTP_HOST": "smtp.example.com",
        "SMTP_PORT": "465",
        "SMTP_SECURE": "true",
        "SMTP_USER": "your-email@example.com",
        "SMTP_PASS": "your-app-password",
        "SMTP_FROM": "your-email@example.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18+ - An SMTP-capable email account (and credentials or an app password)
VariableDescriptionRequired
SMTP_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
SMTP_PORTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SMTP_SECUREConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SMTP_USERConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SMTP_PASSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SMTP_FROMConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SMTP_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZEDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SMTP_CONN_TIMEOUTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Email to minimal.
  • Use Email to summary.
  • Use Email to Variable.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Email to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (minimal, summary, Variable, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Email directly.