A side-by-side look at the Email Smtp Imap MCP and Call4me MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Email Smtp Imap MCP for communication work as a local process; choose Call4me for communication over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
accounts_list, emails_find, email_send.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | E Email Smtp Imap MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 60/100 · Good | 79/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Not declared | Paid service |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 24 | 13 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 10 views 2 installs 2 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Email Smtp Imap MCP | View Call4me |
accounts_listList every configured account and identify the default without exposing credentials.emails_findSearch by text, sender, recipient, subject, date, read state, flag state, or attachments. Optionally return bodies and attachments.email_sendSend plain-text or HTML email with CC, BCC, sender aliases, and base64 attachments.email_respondReply, reply-all, or forward by email UID with threading and optional original attachments.emails_modifyMark read/unread, flag/unflag, or move messages to another folder.folders_listList folders with optional total and unread counts.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": {
"email-smtp-imap-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"email-smtp-imap-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"call4me": {
"url": "https://call4.me/mcp"
}
}
}