che-apple-mail-mcp vs Apple Mail
che-apple-mail-mcp is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑25.
che-apple-mail-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Che Cheng. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Apple Mail is an MCP server published by JonathanRReed. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Apple Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace kiki830621/che-apple-mail-mcp | Removed on 2026-10-25 Version: 2.50.1 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.3 Downloads/month (PyPI): 734 Downloads/week (PyPI): 585 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 31 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.3 Downloads/month (PyPI): 734 Downloads/week (PyPI): 585 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 31 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | che-apple-mail-mcpno longer listed · | Apple Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 | 31 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 4 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-22 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (apple-mcp-mail) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 12 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/kiki830621/che-apple-mail-mcp | github.com/jonathanrreed/apple-mcps |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 5 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of che-apple-mail-mcp
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Search, read and act on Apple Mail — threads, attachments, body search, writes off by default
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Apple Mail integration for reading and managing email via JXA
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outlook-email com.mintmcp/outlook-email
A MCP server for Outlook email that lets you search, read, and draft emails and replies.
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IMAP/SMTP email for AI assistants: read, search, draft and send, with CMMC-grade safeguards.
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Local email connectivity for AI agents — read, draft, send, and organize Outlook mail via MCP
What each says it does
che-apple-mail-mcp
Apple Mail tools and Markdown archiving workflows for macOS. Current versions: plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json. Release notes: https://github.com/PsychQuant/che-apple-mail-mcp/blob/main/plugin/CHANGELOG.md (plugin), https://github.com/PsychQuant/che-apple-mail-mcp/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md (server).
Apple Mail
Read, search, compose, and send emails via Apple Mail on macOS.
How to run each
che-apple-mail-mcp
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Apple Mail As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio apple-mcp-mail -- uvx apple-mcp-mailCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of che-apple-mail-mcp publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: che-apple-mail-mcp · What it can do: Apple Mail · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.