Engagelab Email vs Mailtea

A side-by-side look at the Engagelab Email and Mailtea MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Engagelab Email logoEngagelab EmailCommunication · Local subprocess (stdio)Send, receive, monitor and reply to email from AI agents with threaded inbox context.41FairAuth: not declaredMailtea logoMailteaCommunication · Local subprocess (stdio)Send email and newsletters with Mailtea over MCP, plus skills for email and website design.45FairAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Engagelab Email for communication work as a local process; choose Mailtea for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Engagelab Email logoChoose Engagelab Email when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Explore Engagelab Email

Mailtea logoChoose Mailtea when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Explore Mailtea

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecEngagelab Email logoEngagelab EmailMailtea logoMailtea
CategoryCommunicationCommunication
Quality signal41/100 · Fair45/100 · Fair
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportLocal subprocess (stdio)Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars00
Directory activity 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
ToolsNot listedNot listed

Tools & capabilities

Engagelab Email tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

Mailtea tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from 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.

Engagelab Email

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "engagelab-email": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@engagelabemail/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Mailtea

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mailtea": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "plugins"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Engagelab Email is categorized under Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. Mailtea belongs to Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Engagelab Email for communication work and Mailtea 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.

Engagelab Email has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Mailtea 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 engagelab-email and mailtea as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Engagelab Email has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Mailtea has 45/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.