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mcp-mail for VS Code

io.github.annseraf/mcp-mail

Self-hosted IMAP/SMTP email for any MCP client, with per-client permissions and audit log.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install mcp-mail in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json 

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "accounts-file",
      "description": "ACCOUNTS_FILE",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "stdio-preset",
      "description": "STDIO_PRESET",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-mail": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@annseraf/mcp-mail"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ACCOUNTS_FILE": "${input:accounts-file}",
        "STDIO_PRESET": "${input:stdio-preset}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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