A side-by-side look at the Shipmail MCP and MCP Server Tempmail MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Shipmail MCP for communication work as a local process; choose MCP Server Tempmail for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
TEMPMAIL_API_KEY, TEMPMAIL_BASE_URL.get_email_domains, create_email, list_emails.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | TEMPMAIL_API_KEYTEMPMAIL_BASE_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 10 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 9 |
| Full listing | View Shipmail MCP | View MCP Server Tempmail |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
get_email_domainsGet all available email domains in the system.create_emailCreate a new temporary email address.list_emailsGet all email addresses under your account.delete_emailDelete the specified email address.get_messagesGet all messages in the specified email address.get_message_detailGet detailed content of the specified message.delete_messageDelete the specified message.get_webhook_configGet current webhook configuration information.set_webhook_configSet or update webhook configuration.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": {
"jcoulaud-shipmail-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shipmail-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-tempmail": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/Selenium39/mcp-server-tempmail.git",
"mcp-server-tempmail"
],
"env": {
"TEMPMAIL_API_KEY": "YOUR_TEMPMAIL_API_KEY_HERE",
"TEMPMAIL_BASE_URL": "YOUR_TEMPMAIL_BASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}