Emailmd vs Elfa MCP
A side-by-side look at the Emailmd and Elfa MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Emailmd for communication work as a local process; choose Elfa MCP for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Emailmd when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Elfa MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
api_status, entities, events.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 64/100 · Good | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1,383 | 7 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 16 |
| Full listing | View Emailmd | View Elfa MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Emailmd tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Elfa MCP tools 16
api_statusCheck API key tier, credit usage and remaining requests, and historyFrom, how far back events, market and calls read. Also confirms the API is reachable.entitiesResolve a ticker, $cashtag, name, @handle, contract address, CoinGecko id, FIGI or CIK to the entity id that events and calls take. Matches exactly, it is not a search.eventsWhat is happening in crypto and equity markets. level=events for what happened and how prices reacted, level=storylines for one development threaded over days, level=arcs for storylines grouped into a larger movement. Searchable by topic.marketWhole-market views for crypto or equities. view=mindshare ranks assets by share of attention, view=call_book is the crowd's long/short lean hour by hour, view=trending_contracts ranks contract addresses by how many posts pasted them.callsPositions accounts take in posts. level=calls for each post that takes or changes a position, level=episodes for each position from open to close with the author's track record, level=positioning for open longs and shorts on one asset now.top_accountsX accounts ranked by standing (how much other accounts engage with them) or, with metric, by their track record as callers (alphaScore, hitRate, avgReturn).auto_buildTurn a plain-language monitoring request into an EQL query. Returns a draft to validate and activate, it does not activate anything itself.auto_validateCheck EQL syntax and get a cost estimate before activating, or check that a symbol has market data on a venue.auto_queryRead side of Auto: list queries, poll one query, and read its executions and LLM sessions.auto_query_writeActivate, cancel or delete an Auto query. Activated queries run unattended and fire their action when conditions are met.auto_draftManage inactive Auto drafts. Drafts do not evaluate until converted into an active query.mentionsSocial mentions from X and Telegram. mode=top ranks a ticker's mentions by engagement, mode=search filters by keyword or account, mode=news returns the token news feed, which is X posts from accounts tagged as news sources rather than articles from news outlets.- +4 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Emailmd
{
"mcpServers": {
"anypost-emailmd": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"emailmd"
]
}
}
}
Elfa MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-11": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@elfa-ai/mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Emailmd is categorized under Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. Elfa MCP belongs to Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Emailmd for communication work and Elfa MCP for communication.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Emailmd is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Elfa MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add anypost-emailmd and mcp-11 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Emailmd has a quality signal of 64/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 1,383 GitHub stars. Elfa MCP has 59/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 7 GitHub stars.