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thunderbird cli for Zed

io.github.vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli

Give AI agents full read/write email access via Mozilla Thunderbird. Zero credentials.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install thunderbird cli in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "context_servers": {
    "thunderbird-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "thunderbird-cli-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TB_BRIDGE_HOST": "<TB_BRIDGE_HOST>",
        "TB_BRIDGE_PORT": "<TB_BRIDGE_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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