Forward Email

Manage Forward Email domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes, and calendars through MCP.

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UpdatedOct 15, 2026

Install Forward Email

Pick your client, then add it in one click or paste the config.

STDIONode.js

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

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

Settings → Developer → Edit Config, merge this into mcpServers, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.

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Overview

email
smtp
dns
calendars

Forward Email MCP server exposes Forward Email’s privacy-focused email capabilities to MCP-compatible AI clients. It covers domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes, and calendars. Reach for it when an agent needs to work with these Forward Email resources, although the provided material does not document installation, authentication, or client-specific setup.

Use cases

Manage email domains
Verify DNS configuration
Maintain email aliases
Send SMTP mail
Access mailboxes and calendars

Key features

Domain management
DNS verification
Email alias management
SMTP sending
Mailbox access
Calendar support

How Forward Email works

What the Forward Email MCP server does

The Forward Email MCP server brings a set of Forward Email operations into an MCP-based interface. The listed coverage includes domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes, and calendars. This makes it relevant for agents that need to manage email infrastructure or perform email-related actions through Forward Email rather than through a separate application interface.

Forward Email is described as privacy-focused, but the available material does not provide further details about its privacy model, data handling, permissions, or account boundaries. The repository identifies the MCP project and points to forwardemail.net/mcp as its associated page.

As a listing in the Communication category, the Forward Email MCP server is most relevant to workflows involving email administration and messaging. The source does not establish whether every listed area is exposed as a separate MCP tool, resource, or prompt.

Tools and capabilities

The documented capability areas are:

Domains
DNS verification
Aliases
SMTP sending
Mailboxes
Calendars

These areas suggest support for both configuration tasks and email operations, but the source does not specify individual command names, input fields, output formats, supported actions, or whether calendar operations include reading, creating, or modifying events. Developers should verify those details in the repository or the linked Forward Email MCP page before designing an agent workflow.

The Forward Email MCP server may fit applications that need an agent to coordinate domain setup, verify DNS records, manage aliases, send mail through SMTP, or interact with mailboxes and calendars. The material does not state whether sending is limited to configured domains, whether mailbox access is read-only or writable, or which calendar features are available.

Limitations and notes

The provided README excerpt contains only a link to the Forward Email MCP page. It does not document installation commands, transport details, authentication requirements, environment variables, example client configuration, available MCP client compatibility, licensing, or operational limits.

Because those implementation details are absent, this listing cannot establish whether the server uses standard input/output, HTTP, or another transport, nor can it identify a supported desktop client. Confirm setup and access requirements directly from the project documentation. The documented scope is limited to Forward Email functionality for domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes, and calendars.

Read the full README View source on GitHub

Security & health

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Adoption & maintenance

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GitHub stars2Stargazers on the source repository.

Last commit17d agoMost recent push to the default branch.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Forward Email

Forward Email is an MCP server that connects AI agents with Forward Email services for domain management, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes, and calendars. It provides a focused interface for email-related operations, while the available material does not document individual tool names, parameters, authentication steps, or response formats.

The provided material does not specify installation steps. The README excerpt points to forwardemail.net/mcp but does not include commands, transport configuration, authentication instructions, or environment variables.

The provided material does not confirm Cursor compatibility. It does not name any MCP clients or describe client-specific configuration, so compatibility should be verified in the project documentation.

The Forward Email MCP server covers domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes, and calendars. The source does not specify the individual actions available for each area.

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At a glance

Category: Communication
Transport: STDIO
Runtime: Node.js
Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

GitHub stars2

Last commit17d ago

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What the Forward Email MCP server does

Tools and capabilities

The documented capability areas are:

Domains

DNS verification

Aliases

SMTP sending

Mailboxes

Calendars

Limitations and notes

Frequently Asked Questions about Forward Email

The Forward Email MCP server covers domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes, and calendars. The source does not specify the individual actions available for each area.

At a glance