io.github.csitte/mailwarden vs io.github.jgalea/mailbox-mcp
io.github.csitte/mailwarden is an MCP server published by csitte. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.jgalea/mailbox-mcp is an MCP server published by jgalea. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |  io.github.csitte/mailwarden |  io.github.jgalea/mailbox-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.23.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 133 Downloads/week (npm): 307 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.13.1 Downloads/month (npm): 917 Downloads/week (npm): 642 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 10 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 | io.github.csitte/mailwarden | io.github.jgalea/mailbox-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 10 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 13 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-13 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mailwarden) | On your machine (mailbox-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/csitte/mailwarden | github.com/jgalea/mailbox-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
io.github.csitte/mailwarden
Gmail MCP server for email triage: search, labels, archive, trash, unsubscribe, snooze.
io.github.jgalea/mailbox-mcp
Multi-account email MCP server for Gmail, IMAP, and JMAP: search, send, drafts, labels.
How to run each
io.github.csitte/mailwarden As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mailwarden -- npx -y mailwardenio.github.jgalea/mailbox-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "MAILBOX_MCP_PASSPHRASE=<YOUR_MAILBOX_MCP_PASSPHRASE>" --transport stdio mailbox-mcp -- npx -y mailbox-mcpRequires: MAILBOX_MCP_PASSPHRASE (secret)
Commands 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
Only io.github.csitte/mailwarden asks for
MAILWARDEN_AUTO_SWEEPMAILWARDEN_CREDENTIALSMAILWARDEN_DIRMAILWARDEN_DOWNLOAD_DIR
Only io.github.jgalea/mailbox-mcp asks for
MAILBOX_MCP_PASSPHRASE (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: io.github.csitte/mailwarden · What it can do: io.github.jgalea/mailbox-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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