MCP Enabled Email Reader

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposes several mcp tools called search_emails, download_attachment and list_folders. This has been tested on Claude Desktop and LibreChat with Ollama.

Installation

Prerequisites

Windows

1. Install Claude Desktop (or another MCP-enabled AI tool)

   • Download Claude for Desktop
   • Follow the current installation instructions: Installing Claude Desktop

2. Install Python 3.10 or higher:

   • Download the latest Python installer from python.org
   • Run the installer, checking "Add Python to PATH"
   • Open Command Prompt and verify installation with python --version

3. Install uv:

   • Open Command Prompt as Administrator
   • Run pip install --user uv
   • Verify installation with uv --version

macOS

1. Install Claude Desktop (or another MCP-enabled AI tool)

   • Download Claude for Desktop
   • Follow the current installation instructions: Installing Claude Desktop

2. Install Python 3.10 or higher:

   • Using Homebrew: brew install python
   • Verify installation with python3 --version

3. Install uv:

   • Using Homebrew: brew install uv
   • Alternatively: pip3 install --user uv
   • Verify installation with uv --version

Configuration

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-pdf-reader": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/Safe-Swiss-Cloud-AG/mcp_email@main",
                "mcp_email"
            ],
        "env": {
            "IMAP_SERVER": "<email server>",
            "EMAIL_ACCOUNT": "<user email account>",
            "EMAIL_PASSWORD_ENC": "<encrypted password>"
            "EMAIL_SECRET_KEY": "<secret key used to encypt password>"
        }
    }
}

Note: Clearly, the secret key can be used to decrypt the encrypted password and is therefore a potential security risk - although claude_desktop_config.json is stored locally on your laptop/PC. It has been added to the json file above since it is not possible to add a .env file when using uvx to clone the repo dynamically.

Attribution

This software package implements the ability to read emails into a MCP enabled framework and is developed by Safe Swiss Cloud.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve these tools. Please submit issues and pull requests through our repository.

Support

For questions and support:

1. Check our documentation
2. Submit an issue in our repository