HQBase vs Agenticmail
A side-by-side look at the HQBase and Agenticmail MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose HQBase for communication work; choose Agenticmail for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Agenticmail when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
OPENAI_API_KEY.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | OPENAI_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 342 | 237 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View HQBase | View Agenticmail |
Tools & capabilities
HQBase tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Agenticmail 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.
HQBase
No confirmed install command for HQBase yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Agenticmail
{
"mcpServers": {
"agenticmail-agenticmail": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@agenticmail/cli@latest"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
HQBase is categorized under Communication and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Agenticmail belongs to Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick HQBase for communication work and Agenticmail 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. HQBase has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
HQBase has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Agenticmail is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. 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 hqbase and agenticmail-agenticmail as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, HQBase has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 342 GitHub stars. Agenticmail has 61/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 237 GitHub stars.