A side-by-side look at the Inboxmcp and Better Email MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Inboxmcp for communication work; choose Better Email MCP for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
EMAIL_CREDENTIALS, EMAIL_USER, EMAIL_APP_PASSWORD, MCP_TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT_MODE, OUTLOOK_CLIENT_ID.messages, folders, attachments.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | I Inboxmcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | other |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | EMAIL_CREDENTIALSEMAIL_USEREMAIL_APP_PASSWORDMCP_TRANSPORTTRANSPORT_MODEOUTLOOK_CLIENT_ID |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 33 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 6 |
| Full listing | View Inboxmcp | View Better Email MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
messagesSearch, read, organize, compose, reply to, and forward emailsfoldersList mailbox folders or read targeted IMAP STATUS metadataattachmentsList and download email attachmentsconfigCredential setup via browser relay, status check, reset, re-resolve, cache clearconfig__open_relayOpen the relay configuration form in the browser and return the relay URLhelpGet full documentation for any toolPaste 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.
No confirmed install command for Inboxmcp yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"n24q02m-better-email-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-email-mcp"
],
"env": {
"EMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "YOUR_EMAIL_CREDENTIALS_HERE",
"EMAIL_USER": "YOUR_EMAIL_USER_HERE",
"EMAIL_APP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_EMAIL_APP_PASSWORD_HERE",
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_HERE",
"TRANSPORT_MODE": "YOUR_TRANSPORT_MODE_HERE",
"OUTLOOK_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_OUTLOOK_CLIENT_ID_HERE"
}
}
}
}