Astravue MCP vs Email MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Astravue MCP and Email MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Astravue MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: astravue_list_spaces, astravue_get_space, astravue_create_space.

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Choose Email MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: email_list_accounts, email_add_account, email_remove_account.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Astravue MCP Communication	Email MCP marlinjai Communication
Summary	Manage projects, tasks, time tracking, and team collaboration through natural language.	Unified MCP server for email across Gmail (REST API), Outlook (Microsoft Graph), iCloud, and generic IMAP/SMTP. 24 tools for search, send, organize, and batch-manage emails with built-in OAuth2 and encrypted credential storage.
Category & Scope	Communication

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "astravue-mcp-2": {
      "url": "https://api.astravue.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "marlinjai-email-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@marlinjai/email-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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