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maildev mcp for VS Code

io.github.pierre3/maildev-mcp

MailDev MCP server. Manage Docker containers and inspect emails from your AI editor or MCP client.

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Install maildev mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "maildev-api-port",
      "description": "MAILDEV_API_PORT",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "maildev-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "MailDevMcp",
        "--yes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAILDEV_API_PORT": "${input:maildev-api-port}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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