email2chat-mcp
MCP server for Email2Chat — connect Claude Desktop and AI agents to your monitored Gmail and Outlook inboxes.
What it does
Gives Claude (and any MCP-compatible AI agent) access to your email inbox:
- Read recent emails — subject, sender, AI summary, classification label
- Search emails — by keyword, sender, or AI label (Urgent, Promotional, etc.)
- Get full email body — fetch complete email content on demand
- Check monitoring status — see which inboxes are active
- Mark as read / Archive — Outlook/Office 365 (Gmail write support coming after CASA verification)
Requirements
- An Email2Chat account with at least one monitored inbox
- An API key from your Email2Chat dashboard → API Keys section
Installation
Claude Desktop (recommended)
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"email2chat": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["email2chat-mcp"],
"env": {
"EMAIL2CHAT_API_KEY": "em2c_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Config file location:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
With pip
pip install email2chat-mcp
EMAIL2CHAT_API_KEY=em2c_your_key email2chat-mcp
Environment variables
| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
EMAIL2CHAT_API_KEY |
Yes | — | Your API key from the dashboard |
EMAIL2CHAT_API_URL |
No | https://email2chat.com/api/v1 |
Override for self-hosted instances |
Available tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
get_recent_emails |
Get latest emails with AI summaries |
search_emails |
Search by keyword, sender, or label |
get_email_body |
Fetch full body of a specific email |
get_monitoring_status |
Check which inboxes are active |
mark_email_read |
Mark email as read (Outlook only for now) |
archive_email |
Archive email (Outlook only for now) |
Example prompts
Once connected, ask Claude:
- "What urgent emails did I get today?"
- "Summarize my last 5 emails from invoices@company.com"
- "Are any of my inboxes down?"
- "Find all newsletters from this week and archive them"
API docs
Full REST API documentation: email2chat.com/developers
License
MIT
Release files for email2chat-mcp 0.1.1
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