# IMAP MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to interact with IMAP email accounts and automate tasks such as reading, searching, and organizing messages. It solves problems related to email management, archiving, and monitoring, providing 38 tools for comprehensive email account control. The IMAP MCP Server takes IMAP email account credentials as input and outputs organized message data, making it ideal for use cases requiring automated email processing and real-time mailbox monitoring.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/soundhannes-imap-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/soundhannes-imap-mcp

## Description

Enables comprehensive interaction with IMAP email accounts through 38 tools for reading, searching, and organizing messages. It supports advanced features like real-time mailbox monitoring via IDLE watch and automated email archiving.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** communication
- **Updated:** 2026-04-21

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/abw2r9zlb0)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Soundhannes/IMAP-MCP>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "soundhannes-imap-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/soundhannes-imap-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/soundhannes-imap-mcp/pull`

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