A side-by-side look at the Clawaimail MCP and Inboxmcp MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Clawaimail MCP for communication work as a local process; choose Inboxmcp for communication. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
CLAWAIMAIL_API_KEY.list_inboxes, create_inbox, send_email.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | I Inboxmcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 33/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Required env vars | CLAWAIMAIL_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 9 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Clawaimail MCP | View Inboxmcp |
list_inboxesList all email inboxescreate_inboxCreate a new email inbox (optional — a default inbox is auto-created if needed)send_emailSend an email. If inbox_id is omitted, uses the default inbox (auto-created if needed).list_messagesList messages. If inbox_id is omitted, uses the default inbox.read_emailRead a specific email message. If inbox_id is omitted, uses the default inbox.search_emailsSearch emails by keyword. If inbox_id is omitted, uses the default inbox.delete_inboxDelete an inbox and all its messagesaccount_infoGet account info, plan limits, and usagemy_emailGet your agent's email address (auto-creates one if none exists)No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"clawaimail-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"clawaimail-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CLAWAIMAIL_API_KEY": "YOUR_CLAWAIMAIL_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Inboxmcp yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.