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Email MCP server (IMAP and SMTP)

One connector for any mailbox that speaks IMAP and SMTP: your company’s own mail server, your hosting provider’s, Fastmail, iCloud, Gmail or Microsoft 365 with an app password. Through Flowplane an AI assistant can list folders, search and read messages and download an attachment. It can also send, reply, forward, make drafts and folders, mark, move and delete mail, and by default each of those changes waits for your approval.

Connect your email (IMAP) →Set up your assistant
Tools
4 read · 7 change
Sign-in
Own account or shared key
Approval, by default
Changes wait for you
MCP server
Flowplane’s tools
What it can do

What your assistant can do in your email (IMAP)

4 tools that read and 7 that change something in your email (IMAP). Reads are allowed; a change marked “asks first” waits for the person’s approval by default, and your workspace’s rules decide the rest.

Reads4

  • List foldersThe mailbox's folderslist_folders
  • Search messagesFind messages by sender, subject, date or unreadsearch_messages
  • Read messagesTheir text and attachments' namesread_messages
  • Download an attachmentOne attachment, up to 2 MiBdownload_attachment

Changesasks first7

  • Update messagesRead or unread, flag, move to a folderupdate_messages
  • Delete messagesMove them to the Trashdelete_messages
  • Send a messageA new message from your addresssend_message
  • Reply to a messageAnswer a message in its threadreply_message
  • Forward messagesAttached as they are, or inline with their filesforward_message
  • Create a draftKept in Drafts, not sentcreate_draft
  • Create a folderA new folder for sorting mailcreate_mail_folder
How it connects

Sign-in

A mailbox signs in with its email address and a password: an app password where the provider has them, which is often the only kind that works. The workspace can connect one shared mailbox, or let each person connect their own address. Flowplane keeps the password sealed; the assistant never sees it.

In Flowplane: In the Flowplane console, add Mail and type the email address: Flowplane looks up the IMAP and SMTP servers from it, and asks for them only when it finds none. Then paste the app password.

MCP

Email (IMAP) and MCP

IMAP and SMTP are open standards, not one vendor’s product, so there is no official email MCP server. There are community-built IMAP MCP servers, which you host yourself with your mailbox password. Flowplane talks to your mail servers directly over TLS, so there is nothing to install or host.

Try it

Things to ask

  • “Show the unread messages in my inbox from this week.”
  • “Find the mail from our accountant with the VAT return attached and download the PDF.”
  • “Reply to Sofie’s last message that Thursday at 10:00 works for us.”
  • “Move every newsletter from yesterday to the Reading folder and mark them read.”
  • “Forward the supplier’s order confirmation to logistics@example.com.”
Your assistant

Connect your assistant to your email (IMAP)

One Flowplane address works in every assistant below, with the same rules and the same log. Step-by-step setup for each:

FAQ

Questions

Which mailboxes work?
Any mailbox with IMAP and SMTP over TLS: your own mail server, Fastmail, iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, GMX, mail.com, AOL, Zoho, and Microsoft 365 where an admin allows IMAP and an app password. Outlook.com and Hotmail no longer take app passwords for IMAP, so use the Outlook connector there. Proton Mail only speaks IMAP through the Proton Bridge on your own computer, which Flowplane cannot reach, so it is not supported. A mail server in your own network is reached through a Flowplane tunnel.
Can it delete my mail for good?
No. Deleting moves messages to the Trash folder, where they stay until the Trash is emptied; Flowplane never removes them for good. Deleting, like every change, waits for approval by default.
Can the assistant send mail as someone else?
No. Mail is sent from the address the mailbox signs in with, and a copy is kept in Sent. Sending, replying and forwarding are also limited to 30 messages an hour per person.
Which AI assistants can use your email (IMAP) through Flowplane?
Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot and Mistral Le Chat, and any other client that supports remote MCP servers with sign-in. They all reach your email (IMAP) through the same Flowplane address.
What does it cost?
Free for one person, with up to three apps and five assistants. Personal Pro is €9 a month including VAT; companies start at €99 a month for ten active users. Prices are indicative; see the pricing page.

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