A side-by-side look at the Doubletick Cli and Mailbox MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Doubletick Cli for communication work as a local process; choose Mailbox MCP for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
send_tracked_email, check_tracking_status, list_tracked_emails.MAILBOX_MCP_PASSPHRASE, MAILBOX_MCP_CONFIG_DIR, MAILBOX_MCP_PROFILE.list_accounts, authenticate, reauth.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | MAILBOX_MCP_PASSPHRASEMAILBOX_MCP_CONFIG_DIRMAILBOX_MCP_PROFILE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 10 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 49 |
| Full listing | View Doubletick Cli | View Mailbox MCP |
send_tracked_emailSend an email with read trackingcheck_tracking_statusCheck if a tracked email has been openedlist_tracked_emailsList recent tracked emails with statslist_accountsList configured accountsauthenticateAdd a new accountreauthRe-run OAuth for an existing Gmail account (use when refresh token expires with `invalid_grant`)remove_accountRemove an accountsearch_emailsSearch messages (optional `folder` to scope the search)multi_account_searchRun the same query across every configured account in parallelread_emailRead a messageread_threadRead a conversation thread (Gmail + JMAP)send_emailSend a new email (supports `from`, `attachments`; new recipients need `confirm_new_recipient`)reply_emailReply to a message (supports `from`, `attachments`; extra cc/bcc to new addresses need `confirm_new_recipient`)forward_emailForward a message (supports `from`, `attachments`; other domains need `confirm_external_forward`)create_draftCreate a draft (supports reply drafts via `in_reply_to`, plus `from`, `attachments`)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": {
"cseguinlz-doubletick-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"doubletick-cli"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mailbox-mcp-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mailbox-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MAILBOX_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "YOUR_MAILBOX_MCP_PASSPHRASE_HERE",
"MAILBOX_MCP_CONFIG_DIR": "YOUR_MAILBOX_MCP_CONFIG_DIR_HERE",
"MAILBOX_MCP_PROFILE": "YOUR_MAILBOX_MCP_PROFILE_HERE"
}
}
}
}