Email (IMAP/SMTP) vs io.github.vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli
Email (IMAP/SMTP) is an MCP server published by mindstone. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli is an MCP server published by vitalio-sh. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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) |  io.github.vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.3.2 Downloads/month (npm): 154 Downloads/week (npm): 29 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 14 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.2 Downloads/month (npm): 464 Downloads/week (npm): 56 Forks (GitHub): 14 Stars (GitHub): 65 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 | Email (IMAP/SMTP) | io.github.vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 14 (worse) | 65 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 14 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@mindstone/mcp-server-email-imap) | On your machine (thunderbird-cli-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 11, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mindstone/mcp-servers | github.com/vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 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
Email (IMAP/SMTP)
Email IMAP/SMTP MCP server: iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, and custom IMAP providers
io.github.vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli
Give AI agents full read/write email access via Mozilla Thunderbird. Zero credentials.
How to run each
Email (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)
io.github.vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio thunderbird-cli -- npx -y thunderbird-cli-mcpCommands 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 Email (IMAP/SMTP) asks for
EMAIL_IMAP_EMAILEMAIL_IMAP_IMAP_HOSTEMAIL_IMAP_IMAP_PORTEMAIL_IMAP_MAX_RECIPIENTSEMAIL_IMAP_PASSWORD (secret)EMAIL_IMAP_PROVIDEREMAIL_IMAP_RATE_LIMIT_PER_HOUREMAIL_IMAP_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MSEMAIL_IMAP_SMTP_HOSTEMAIL_IMAP_SMTP_PORTMCP_WORKSPACE_PATH
Only io.github.vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli asks for
TB_BRIDGE_HOSTTB_BRIDGE_PORT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Email (IMAP/SMTP) · What it can do: io.github.vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli · Compare two other plugins
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