# `io.setip/emailmcp` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.setip/emailmcp
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.setip/emailmcp
- Version: 1.0.1 (active)
- Publisher: io.setip (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/nfodor/emailmcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:52:40.603Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
EmailMCP
AI agent email — 23 tools free to read inbox, 28 paid to send. $9.99/mo. Token auto-provisioned.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:13:52.546Z over streamable-http.

**56 tools: 5 can delete or cancel things, 3 do something that can't be undone, 24 change things and 24 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 5 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 3 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 24 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 24 | allow |

## Findings

- **info** The word "credentials" in `send_email` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The input schema at properties.provider.description mentions "credentials".

inputSchema.properties.provider.description: "...mail, resend). Requires that provider's credentials in env."
```

- **info** The word "credentials" in `send_email` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The input schema at properties.from.description mentions "credentials".

inputSchema.properties.from.description: "...matching account has personal SMTP/IMAP credentials (via set_personal_email_credentials), s..."
```

- **high** References to secrets on disk in `read_inbox` ([sensitive-path](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#sensitive-path))

```untrusted-server-text
The description refers to ".env".

description: "...ering options. If IMAP is configured in .env, no credentials needed. Use "account" t..."
```

- **info** The word "credentials" in `read_inbox` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The description mentions "credentials".

description: "...ions. If IMAP is configured in .env, no credentials needed. Use "account" to pick a named a..."
```

- **high** References to secrets on disk in `read_inbox` ([sensitive-path](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#sensitive-path))

```untrusted-server-text
The input schema at properties.imap_config.description refers to ".env".

inputSchema.properties.imap_config.description: "Optional if IMAP is configured in .env (IMAP_HOST, IMAP_EMAIL, IMAP_PASSWORD)"
```

- **high** References to secrets on disk in `get_mailbox_status` ([sensitive-path](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#sensitive-path))

```untrusted-server-text
The description refers to ".env".

description: "...email mailbox. If IMAP is configured in .env, no credentials needed. Use "account" t..."
```

- **info** The word "credentials" in `get_mailbox_status` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The description mentions "credentials".

description: "...lbox. If IMAP is configured in .env, no credentials needed. Use "account" to pick a named a..."
```

- **high** References to secrets on disk in `list_mailboxes` ([sensitive-path](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#sensitive-path))

```untrusted-server-text
The description refers to ".env".

description: "...email account. If IMAP is configured in .env, no credentials needed. Use "account" t..."
```

- **info** The word "credentials" in `list_mailboxes` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The description mentions "credentials".

description: "...ount. If IMAP is configured in .env, no credentials needed. Use "account" to pick a named a..."
```

- **info** The word "credentials" in `create_email_account` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The description mentions "credentials".

description: "Create an email account with SMTP credentials. Returns SMTP password once — save it...."
```

- **info** The word "credentials" in `delete_email_account` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The description mentions "credentials".

description: "...te an email account and revoke its SMTP credentials"
```

- **info** The word "credentials" in `list_email_accounts_managed` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The description mentions "credentials".

description: "List all email accounts with SMTP credentials (optionally filtered by domain)"
```

- **info** The word "credentials" in `set_personal_email_credentials` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The description mentions "credentials".

description: "...ch a personal account's own SMTP + IMAP credentials (iCloud, Gmail app password, Fastmail,..."
```


## Deletes or cancels (5)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `delete_email_account`

- The name "delete_email_account" says "delete": a word for removing or ending something.
- Findings: info credentials-mention

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Delete an email account and revoke its SMTP credentials
```

### `delete_email_rule`

- The name "delete_email_rule" says "delete": a word for removing or ending something.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Delete an email rule by ID
```

### `delete_mailbox`

- The name "delete_mailbox" says "delete": a word for removing or ending something.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Delete a local mailbox and all its stored emails (autonomous mode)
```

### `remove_from_suppression`

- The name "remove_from_suppression" says "remove": a word for removing or ending something.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Remove an address from the bounce suppression list (manual override to allow sending again)
```

### `remove_sending_domain`

- The name "remove_sending_domain" says "remove": a word for removing or ending something.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Remove a sending domain and its DKIM keys
```

## Can't be undone (3)

Sends, pays, publishes or merges: once done, it cannot be taken back. Claude Code: ask.

### `create_email_rule`

- The name "create_email_rule" says "create": a word for a change.
- The input addresses people (input.match.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create a rule that triggers actions when incoming emails match conditions. Actions: forward, auto_reply, webhook, flag, move, mcp_tool, log, reject.
```

### `send_email`

- The name "send_email" says "send": a word for sending, and what is sent cannot be taken back.
- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
- Findings: info credentials-mention, info credentials-mention

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Send an email with text or HTML content
```

### `send_template_email`

- The name "send_template_email" says "send": a word for sending, and what is sent cannot be taken back.
- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Send an email using a predefined template
```

## Changes things (24)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `add_sending_domain`

- The name "add_sending_domain" says "add": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Add a customer sending domain. Generates DKIM keys and returns the 4 DNS records the customer needs to add. Works like SendGrid domain authentication — self-hosted.
```

### `check_email_config`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check if email providers are configured, guide setup if needed
```

### `configure_mailgun`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Configure Mailgun email provider with step-by-step guidance
```

### `create_email_account`

- The name "create_email_account" says "create": a word for a change.
- Findings: info credentials-mention

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create an email account with SMTP credentials. Returns SMTP password once — save it. The account can then send/receive via this server.
```

### `create_mailbox`

- The name "create_mailbox" says "create": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create a new local mailbox for receiving email (autonomous mode). Each address gets its own inbox accessible via MCP tools.
```

### `get_dns_records`

- The name "get_dns_records" says "get": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "generate": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Generate all required DNS records (A, MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC) for autonomous email. Outputs copyable records for your DNS provider.
```

### `provision_resume`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Resume provisioning from where you left off. Automatically detects the current phase and advances: WireGuard connection → DNS setup → TLS → verification. Run this after each user action (connecting WireGuard, adding DNS records).
```

### `provision_start`

- The name "provision_start" says "start": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Phase 1: Create a cloud VPS with dedicated IP. Generates WireGuard config. Returns the IP and instructions to connect. Supports DigitalOcean, Vultr, Hetzner, OVH.
```

### `regenerate_zone_file`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Regenerate the complete DNS zone file for the service domain including all customer subdomains. Use after adding/removing domains.
```

### `request_email_ip`

- The name "request_email_ip" says "request": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Request a dedicated WireGuard IP for email sending. Submits to the provisioning queue.
```

### `reset_account_password`

- The name "reset_account_password" says "reset": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Reset the SMTP password for an email account. Returns new password once.
```

### `set_personal_email_credentials`

- The name "set_personal_email_credentials" says "set": a word for a change.
- Findings: info credentials-mention

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Attach a personal account's own SMTP + IMAP credentials (iCloud, Gmail app password, Fastmail, Office365, etc.) to an existing account. Once set, send_email with from=<address> sends via that SMTP and IMAP-APPENDs a copy to its Sent folder. Passwords are AES-256-GCM encrypted at rest with EMAILMCP_SECRET.
```

### `setup_autonomous_security`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Auto-configure DKIM, SPF, and DMARC for autonomous email. Generates DKIM keys, creates DNS records, and outputs everything needed.
```

### `start_domain_verification`

- The name "start_domain_verification" says "start": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Begin a domain-verification window: temporarily set the target domain's MX to verify.setip.io, start (or reuse) the EmailMCP SMTP receiver on :25, and forward any inbound mail for *@domain to forward_to so a human can grab a verification code from the provider (Apple/Google/etc). Auto-tears down after ttl_minutes.
```

### `start_health_monitor`

- The name "start_health_monitor" says "start": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Start monitoring the provisioned email server — checks tunnel, SMTP, DNS, and IP reputation every 60 seconds. Auto-restarts on failure.
```

### `start_idle_watch`

- The name "start_idle_watch" says "start": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Start real-time IMAP IDLE watching on email accounts. Get push notifications when new emails arrive. Works with Gmail, iCloud, Office365, etc.
```

### `start_smtp_receiver`

- The name "start_smtp_receiver" says "start": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Start the SMTP server to receive forwarded corporate emails
```

### `stop_domain_verification`

- The name "stop_domain_verification" says "stop": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Tear down an active domain-verification window: restore MX (snapshot or supplied real_mx_target), remove the per-domain forwarder. Stops the receiver if no other windows remain.
```

### `stop_idle_watch`

- The name "stop_idle_watch" says "stop": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Stop IMAP IDLE watching on an account (or all accounts)
```

### `stop_smtp_receiver`

- The name "stop_smtp_receiver" says "stop": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Stop the SMTP forward receiver server
```

### `test_email_config`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Test email configuration by sending a test email
```

### `update_email_rule`

- The name "update_email_rule" says "update": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Update an existing email rule (enable/disable, change match/actions/priority)
```

### `verify_autonomous_setup`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Verify that autonomous email is properly configured: DNS records, DKIM, SMTP send/receive
```

### `verify_email_setup`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Verify IP whitelisting and email provider configuration
```

## Only reads (24)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `check_ip_status`

- The name "check_ip_status" says "status": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check the status of a pending WireGuard IP provisioning request
```

### `get_conversation_context`

- The name "get_conversation_context" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get full conversation context for a specific thread
```

### `get_conversation_threads`

- The name "get_conversation_threads" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get conversation threads with forwarded emails
```

### `get_domain_dns_records`

- The name "get_domain_dns_records" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the DNS records a customer needs to add for a sending domain
```

### `get_domain_verification_emails`

- The name "get_domain_verification_emails" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List mails received in the verification window for a given domain (e.g. to find Apple's verification code without checking the forward_to mailbox).
```

### `get_domain_verification_status`

- The name "get_domain_verification_status" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Show active verification windows, the receiver state, and TTLs.
```

### `get_email_usage`

- The name "get_email_usage" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get email usage statistics — delivery rate, bounce rate, per-domain breakdown, top bounce reasons. Reads from persistent stats.
```

### `get_forwarded_emails`

- The name "get_forwarded_emails" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve forwarded emails with optional filtering
```

### `get_health_status`

- The name "get_health_status" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get current health status of the email server — tunnel, SMTP, DNS, IP blocklist checks
```

### `get_idle_status`

- The name "get_idle_status" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get status of IMAP IDLE watchers — which accounts are being watched, connection status, new email counts
```

### `get_mailbox_status`

- The name "get_mailbox_status" says "get": a word for reading.
- Findings: high sensitive-path, info credentials-mention

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get status information for an email mailbox. If IMAP is configured in .env, no credentials needed. Use "account" to pick a named account.
```

### `get_smtp_receiver_status`

- The name "get_smtp_receiver_status" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the current status of the SMTP forward receiver
```

### `get_suppression_list`

- The name "get_suppression_list" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
View all addresses on the bounce suppression list — these addresses will be rejected on send
```

### `get_threads_for_sender`

- The name "get_threads_for_sender" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get all conversation threads involving a specific sender
```

### `list_cloud_providers`

- The name "list_cloud_providers" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List supported cloud providers with pricing, regions, and PTR support info
```

### `list_email_accounts`

- The name "list_email_accounts" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all configured IMAP email accounts. Shows default and named accounts (work, personal, etc.).
```

### `list_email_accounts_managed`

- The name "list_email_accounts_managed" says "list": a word for reading.
- Findings: info credentials-mention

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all email accounts with SMTP credentials (optionally filtered by domain)
```

### `list_email_rules`

- The name "list_email_rules" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all email rules with their match conditions, actions, and hit counts
```

### `list_local_mailboxes`

- The name "list_local_mailboxes" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all local mailboxes on this server (autonomous mode)
```

### `list_mailboxes`

- The name "list_mailboxes" says "list": a word for reading.
- Findings: high sensitive-path, info credentials-mention

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all available mailboxes for an email account. If IMAP is configured in .env, no credentials needed. Use "account" to pick a named account.
```

### `list_sending_domains`

- The name "list_sending_domains" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all configured sending domains with their verification status
```

### `provision_status`

- The name "provision_status" says "status": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Show current provisioning state — which phases are complete, what to do next
```

### `read_inbox`

- The name "read_inbox" says "read": a word for reading.
- Findings: high sensitive-path, info credentials-mention, high sensitive-path

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read emails from an inbox via IMAP with filtering options. If IMAP is configured in .env, no credentials needed. Use "account" to pick a named account (work, personal, etc.).
```

### `validate_email`

- The name "validate_email" says "validate": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Validate email addresses and check deliverability
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `emailmcp`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__emailmcp__validate_email",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_email_usage",
      "mcp__emailmcp__list_email_accounts",
      "mcp__emailmcp__read_inbox",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_mailbox_status",
      "mcp__emailmcp__list_mailboxes",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_smtp_receiver_status",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_forwarded_emails",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_conversation_threads",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_conversation_context",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_threads_for_sender",
      "mcp__emailmcp__list_local_mailboxes",
      "mcp__emailmcp__check_ip_status",
      "mcp__emailmcp__list_email_rules",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_idle_status",
      "mcp__emailmcp__provision_status",
      "mcp__emailmcp__list_cloud_providers",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_health_status",
      "mcp__emailmcp__list_sending_domains",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_domain_dns_records",
      "mcp__emailmcp__list_email_accounts_managed",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_domain_verification_status",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_domain_verification_emails",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_suppression_list"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__emailmcp__send_email",
      "mcp__emailmcp__send_template_email",
      "mcp__emailmcp__verify_email_setup",
      "mcp__emailmcp__start_smtp_receiver",
      "mcp__emailmcp__stop_smtp_receiver",
      "mcp__emailmcp__check_email_config",
      "mcp__emailmcp__configure_mailgun",
      "mcp__emailmcp__test_email_config",
      "mcp__emailmcp__create_mailbox",
      "mcp__emailmcp__request_email_ip",
      "mcp__emailmcp__get_dns_records",
      "mcp__emailmcp__verify_autonomous_setup",
      "mcp__emailmcp__setup_autonomous_security",
      "mcp__emailmcp__create_email_rule",
      "mcp__emailmcp__update_email_rule",
      "mcp__emailmcp__start_idle_watch",
      "mcp__emailmcp__stop_idle_watch",
      "mcp__emailmcp__provision_start",
      "mcp__emailmcp__provision_resume",
      "mcp__emailmcp__start_health_monitor",
      "mcp__emailmcp__add_sending_domain",
      "mcp__emailmcp__regenerate_zone_file",
      "mcp__emailmcp__create_email_account",
      "mcp__emailmcp__reset_account_password",
      "mcp__emailmcp__start_domain_verification",
      "mcp__emailmcp__stop_domain_verification",
      "mcp__emailmcp__set_personal_email_credentials"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__emailmcp__delete_mailbox",
      "mcp__emailmcp__delete_email_rule",
      "mcp__emailmcp__remove_sending_domain",
      "mcp__emailmcp__delete_email_account",
      "mcp__emailmcp__remove_from_suppression"
    ]
  }
}
```
