# imap-mcp-server

> Use this tool when you need to integrate an MCP-capable agent with an IMAP4 mailbox, enabling seamless email management and processing. It solves problems related to email folder navigation, message retrieval, and encryption, providing inputs such as IMAP credentials and outputs like retrieved messages and decrypted content. Ideal for use cases requiring automated email processing and analysis.

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

## Description

Bridges an MCP-capable agent to an IMAP4 mailbox, enabling folder exploration, message search, retrieval, keyword management, PGP/MIME decryption, and draft creation.

## 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:** maps-location
- **Updated:** 2026-05-26

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ghdnb23tvf)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/vivier/imap-mcp-server>

## 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": "vivier-imap-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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