Search, move, mark, delete and draft your real mail over a self-hosted index.
To add mailindex-mcp to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 4 environment variables, listed below.
Install
docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/alexanderkrauck/mailindex-mcp:0.3.3Environment variables
EMAILSERVER_DATABASE_URLSet in your MCP configEMAILSERVER_AUTH_MODESet in your MCP configEMAILSERVER_API_TOKENSet in your MCP configCREDENTIAL_ENCRYPTION_KEYSet in your MCP configWhat this does
mailindex-mcp exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
EMAILSERVER_DATABASE_URL EMAILSERVER_AUTH_MODE EMAILSERVER_API_TOKEN CREDENTIAL_ENCRYPTION_KEY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install mailindex-mcp?
The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for mailindex-mcp, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with mailindex-mcp?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to mailindex-mcp as well.
Does mailindex-mcp need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: EMAILSERVER_DATABASE_URL, EMAILSERVER_AUTH_MODE, EMAILSERVER_API_TOKEN, CREDENTIAL_ENCRYPTION_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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