Email MCP Server
This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for sending emails via a single tool, send_email
.
Features
- Exposes a single MCP tool:
send_email
(send an email via SMTP) - Uses
nodemailer
for SMTP email delivery
Environment Variables
Set the following environment variables before running the server:
SMTP_HOST
(required): SMTP server hostnameSMTP_PORT
(optional, default: 587): SMTP server portSMTP_SECURE
(optional, default: false): Set totrue
for port 465, otherwisefalse
SMTP_USER
(required): SMTP usernameSMTP_PASS
(required): SMTP passwordSMTP_FROM
(optional): Sender email address (defaults toSMTP_USER
)
Installation
npm install
Running the Server
npm start
The server will start and listen for MCP requests on stdio.
Integration with Claude Desktop
To integrate this server with Claude Desktop, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json
:
{
"mcpServers": {
"email-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"D:\\projects\\Bitsol Projects\\email-mcp\\dist\\src\\index.js"
],
"env": {
"SMTP_HOST": "smtp.gmail.com",
"SMTP_PORT": "587",
"SMTP_SECURE": "false",
"SMTP_USER": "<your_email>",
"SMTP_PASS": "<your_app_password>"
}
}
}
}
Replace <your_email>
and <your_app_password>
with your actual SMTP credentials.
Tool: send_email
Arguments
to
(string, required): Recipient email addresssubject
(string, required): Subject of the emailtext
(string, required): Plain text body of the emailhtml
(string, optional): HTML body of the email
Example Call
{
"name": "send_email",
"arguments": {
"to": "recipient@example.com",
"subject": "Hello",
"text": "This is a test email."
}
}