com.anymailmcp/mail vs Email (IMAP/SMTP)
com.anymailmcp/mail is an MCP server published by anymailmcp.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Email (IMAP/SMTP) is an MCP server published by mindstone. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Email (IMAP/SMTP) | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.43.2 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.3.3 Downloads/month (npm): 850 Downloads/week (npm): 449 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 14 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 | com.anymailmcp/mail | Email (IMAP/SMTP) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 14 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 4 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-08 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (anymailmcp.com/mcp) | On your machine (@mindstone/mcp-server-email-imap) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 11, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/mindstone/mcp-servers |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Status out of date: last check 38 h ago returned HTTP 405 | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
com.anymailmcp/mail
Read, send, organize, watch email on any IMAP mailbox: Gmail, iCloud, OVH, Zoho, Fastmail + CalDAV.
Email (IMAP/SMTP)
Email IMAP/SMTP MCP server: iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, and custom IMAP providers
How to run each
com.anymailmcp/mail As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mail https://anymailmcp.com/mcpEmail (IMAP/SMTP) As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "EMAIL_IMAP_EMAIL=<YOUR_EMAIL_IMAP_EMAIL>" --env "EMAIL_IMAP_PASSWORD=<YOUR_EMAIL_IMAP_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio mcp-server-email-imap -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-email-imapRequires: EMAIL_IMAP_EMAIL, EMAIL_IMAP_PASSWORD (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only com.anymailmcp/mail has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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 com.anymailmcp/mail publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: com.anymailmcp/mail · What it can do: Email (IMAP/SMTP) · Compare two other plugins
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