# Email (IMAP/SMTP)

> Use this tool when you need to integrate email capabilities into workflows, such as automated responses, email monitoring, or message management tasks. It provides IMAP and SMTP functionality for reading and sending emails, with support for secure and standard connections. The tool accepts environment-based configuration for simplicity and secure credential management, making it ideal for AI assistants that require email access.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/yunfeizhu-email-imap-smtp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yunfeizhu-email-imap-smtp

## Description

MCP server for IMAP/SMTP email access with environment-based configuration, built by Euan Zhu using TypeScript and the official MCP SDK. The implementation provides email functionality through IMAP for reading messages and SMTP for sending emails, with support for both secure and standard connections configured via environment variables. Designed for AI assistants that need to integrate email capabilities into workflows like automated responses, email monitoring, or message management tasks, with a focus on simplicity and security through environment-based credential management.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.63
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** communication
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/yunfeizhu-email-imap-smtp)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/yunfeizhu/mcp-mail-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": "yunfeizhu-email-imap-smtp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yunfeizhu-email-imap-smtp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yunfeizhu-email-imap-smtp/pull`

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