better-email-mcp

better-email-mcp is a local MCP server: IMAP/SMTP MCP server for Email with composite tools. Multi-account, auto-discovery. Install it from npm as @n24q02m/better-email-mcp.

Claude CodeCodexAntigravity

commandprompt

Terminal

claude mcp add better-email-mcp -e EMAIL_CREDENTIALS=... -- npx -y @n24q02m/better-email-mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-email-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@n24q02m/better-email-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

• Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Docker.
• MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
• Environment variables: EMAIL_CREDENTIALS