# Imap MCP Server (MCP server)

> Imap MCP Server is an MCP server that provides seamless IMAP email integration with secure account management and connection pooling. It has 102 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y imap-mcp-server. It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.

A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless IMAP email integration with secure account management and connection pooling.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/nikolausm/imap-mcp-server |
| GitHub stars | 102 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: imap-mcp-server |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Communication |
| Latest release | v1.5.2 (Jul 16, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 29, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.nikolausm/imap-mcp-server |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imap-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "imap-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio imap-mcp-server -- npx -y imap-mcp-server
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imap-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "imap-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "imap-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "imap-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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