email-mcp and gmail-mcp
The two tools are competitors, with the first providing a self-hosted, full-featured email server and the second offering a more focused solution for managing Gmail accounts via AI assistants.
About email-mcp
codefuturist/email-mcp
Email MCP server with full IMAP + SMTP support — read, search, send, manage, and organize email from any AI assistant via the Model Context Protocol
This project helps anyone who wants to manage their email using an AI assistant, like Claude, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor. It takes your email account credentials and allows your AI assistant to read, search, send, organize, and even schedule emails across multiple accounts. The end-user is typically someone who relies on AI assistants for productivity and wants to integrate email tasks into their AI-driven workflows.
About gmail-mcp
pouyanafisi/gmail-mcp
Gmail MCP Server - Email management for AI assistants. Send, search, organize emails with labels and filters. OAuth2 auth, batch operations, attachments. Works with Claude, Gemini, Cursor.
Implements 19 distinct Gmail operations organized across email, label, and filter management through TypeScript with Zod validation schemas. Built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) with stdio transport, it integrates directly into Cursor IDE and Claude Desktop via configuration files, automating batch processing with Gmail API rate-limit compensation and credential refresh handling.
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