mcp-email-sender 0.1.1

MCP server for sending emails via SMTP or Resend

mcp-email

MCP server for sending emails. Supports SMTP and Resend providers.

Installation

cd mcp-servers/email
uv sync

Providers

Set EMAIL_PROVIDER to choose the backend:

Provider	Value	Required env vars
SMTP (default)	smtp	SMTP_HOST, SMTP_USERNAME, SMTP_PASSWORD
Resend	resend	RESEND_API_KEY, RESEND_FROM

SMTP Configuration

EMAIL_PROVIDER=smtp            # or omit (default)
SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
SMTP_PORT=587
SMTP_USERNAME=[e-mail]
SMTP_PASSWORD=your-app-password
SMTP_FROM=[e-mail]        # defaults to SMTP_USERNAME
SMTP_USE_TLS=true              # default: true

Resend Configuration

EMAIL_PROVIDER=resend
RESEND_API_KEY=re_xxxxxxxxxxxx
RESEND_FROM=[e-mail]

Usage

With Claude Desktop / Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "email": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/mcp-servers/email", "mcp-email"],
      "env": {
        "EMAIL_PROVIDER": "smtp",
        "SMTP_HOST": "smtp.gmail.com",
        "SMTP_PORT": "587",
        "SMTP_USERNAME": "[e-mail]",
        "SMTP_PASSWORD": "your-app-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

send_email — Send an email

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
to	string[]	yes	Recipient email addresses
subject	string	yes	Email subject line
body	string	yes	Email body content
html	boolean	no	Whether body is HTML (default: plain text)
cc	string[]	no	CC recipients
bcc	string[]	no	BCC recipients
attachments	object[]	no	File attachments (see below)

Attachments format:

{
  "path": "/absolute/path/to/file.pdf",
  "filename": "report.pdf"
}

Or with base64 content:

{
  "content_base64": "SGVsbG8gd29ybGQ=",
  "filename": "hello.txt"
}

Gmail Setup

For Gmail, use an App Password:

1. Enable 2-Step Verification on your Google account
2. Generate an App Password for "Mail"
3. Use that as SMTP_PASSWORD

Resend Setup

1. Sign up at resend.com
2. Add and verify your domain
3. Create an API key
4. Set RESEND_API_KEY and RESEND_FROM