MCP Enabled Email Reader

by Safe-Swiss-Cloud-AG

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MCP server to connect to an email server and search emails

Details

Author
Safe-Swiss-Cloud-AG
Downloads
238
Categories
Communication

- Search emails via the search_emails tool
- Download attachments using download_attachment
- List email folders with list_folders
- Works with any IMAP email server
- Supports encrypted password storage
- Tested on Claude Desktop and LibreChat

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

  1. Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
  2. Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
  3. Configure the plugin with the settings below
    Plugin Name MCP Enabled Email Reader
    Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

    Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.

  4. Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

From the repository

Install Python 3.10+ and uv, then add the server configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json using uvx with the repository URL and environment variables for IMAP server, email account, encrypted password, and secret key. The server will then be available to your MCP client.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp enabled email reader": {
            "mcp-pdf-reader": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "--from",
                    "git+https://github.com/Safe-Swiss-Cloud-AG/mcp_email@main",
                    "mcp_email"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "IMAP_SERVER": "",
                    "EMAIL_ACCOUNT": "",
                    "EMAIL_PASSWORD_ENC": "",
                    "EMAIL_SECRET_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "mcp-pdf-reader": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": [
            "--from",
            "git+https://github.com/Safe-Swiss-Cloud-AG/mcp_email@main",
            "mcp_email"
        ],
        "env": {
            "IMAP_SERVER": "",
            "EMAIL_ACCOUNT": "",
            "EMAIL_PASSWORD_ENC": "",
            "EMAIL_SECRET_KEY": ""
        }
    }
}
# MCP Enabled Email Reader Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposes several mcp tools called search_emails, download_attachment and list_folders. This has been tested on Claude Desktop and LibreChat with Ollama. ## Installation ### Prerequisites #### Windows 1. Install Claude Desktop (or another MCP-enabled AI tool) - Download [Claude for Desktop](https://claude.ai/download) - Follow the current installation instructions: [Installing Claude Desktop](https://support.anthropic.com/en/articles/10065433-installing-claude-for-desktop) 2. Install Python 3.10 or higher: - Download the latest Python installer from [python.org](https://python.org) - Run the installer, checking "Add Python to PATH" - Open Command Prompt and verify installation with `python --version` 3. Install uv: - Open Command Prompt as Administrator - Run `pip install --user uv` - Verify installation with `uv --version` #### macOS 1. Install Claude Desktop (or another MCP-enabled AI tool) - Download [Claude for Desktop](https://claude.ai/download) - Follow the current installation instructions: [Installing Claude Desktop](https://support.anthropic.com/en/articles/10065433-installing-claude-for-desktop) 2. Install Python 3.10 or higher: - Using Homebrew: `brew install python` - Verify installation with `python3 --version` 3. Install uv: - Using Homebrew: `brew install uv` - Alternatively: `pip3 install --user uv` - Verify installation with `uv --version` ## Configuration Add the following to your `claude_desktop_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "mcp-pdf-reader": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "--from", "git+https://github.com/Safe-Swiss-Cloud-AG/mcp_email@main", "mcp_email" ], "env": { "IMAP_SERVER": "<email server>", "EMAIL_ACCOUNT": "<user email account>", "EMAIL_PASSWORD_ENC": "<encrypted password>" "EMAIL_SECRET_KEY": "<secret key used to encypt password>" } } } ``` Note: Clearly, the secret key can be used to decrypt the encrypted password and is therefore a potential security risk - although claude_desktop_config.json is stored locally on your laptop/PC. It has been added to the json file above since it is not possible to add a .env file when using uvx to clone the repo dynamically. ## Attribution This software package implements the ability to read emails into a MCP enabled framework and is developed by [Safe Swiss Cloud](https://safeswisscloud.com). ## Contributing We welcome contributions to improve these tools. Please submit issues and pull requests through our repository. ## Support For questions and support: 1. Check our documentation 2. Submit an issue in our repository
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