Mailindex MCP vs Bruno MCP Studio

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mailindex MCP and Bruno MCP Studio MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Mailindex MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: list_mail_accounts, add_mail_account, update_mail_account.

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Choose Bruno MCP Studio when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: create_collection, list_collections, get_collection_stats.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Mailindex MCP Developer Tools	Bruno MCP Studio Developer Tools
Summary	Search, move, mark, delete and draft your real mail over a self-hosted index.	Author, read and run Bruno API collections over HTTP, gRPC and WebSocket.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mailindex-mcp": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8002/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bruno-mcp-studio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ostico/bruno-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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