# Thunderbird Email

> Use this tool when you need to integrate email functionality into your workflow, allowing you to read, send, and manage messages without handling sensitive IMAP/SMTP credentials. It solves problems related to email automation, synchronization, and authentication, providing a secure and efficient way to access email services. The tool accepts various inputs, such as email accounts and messages, and outputs synchronized mailboxes and sent emails, making it ideal for use cases that require seamless email interaction.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/vitalio-thunderbird  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vitalio-thunderbird

## Description

Thunderbird Email gives AI agents complete access to email through Mozilla Thunderbird's native APIs, avoiding direct IMAP/SMTP credential handling. The architecture layers a WebExtension for Thunderbird API access, an HTTP/WebSocket bridge daemon, and an MCP server exposing 12 tools for reading, sending, and managing messages. Thunderbird handles all authentication and mailbox synchronization.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.56
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** communication
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/vitalio-thunderbird)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli>

## 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": "vitalio-thunderbird"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vitalio-thunderbird` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vitalio-thunderbird/pull`

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