MailProbe vs MX Probe
MailProbe is an MCP server published by mailprobe.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). MX Probe is an MCP server published by mxprobe.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  MailProbe |  MX Probe |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 668 Downloads/week (npm): 668 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.6 Downloads/month (npm): 893 Downloads/week (npm): 59 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | MailProbe | MX Probe |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mailprobe.dev/mcp) | On your machine (mxprobe) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jamalofski/mailprobe-mcp | github.com/andrewchmr/mxprobe |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Not responding since 2026-10-14 | 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
MailProbe
Verify email addresses in real time: deliverability, disposable and role addresses, typo fixes.
MX Probe
Email verification for AI agents: send, hold or kill with the reason. Signup and credits by API.
How to run each
MailProbe As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mailprobe https://mailprobe.dev/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"Requires: MAILPROBE_API_KEY (secret), Authorization header
MX Probe As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "MXPROBE_API_KEY=<YOUR_MXPROBE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mxprobe -- npx -y mxprobe mcpRequires: MXPROBE_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only MailProbe 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
Only MailProbe asks for
MAILPROBE_API_KEY (secret)
Only MX Probe asks for
MXPROBE_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: MailProbe · What it can do: MX Probe · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.