A side-by-side look at the Mcp4mail and Scrivener MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Mcp4mail for developer tools work; choose Scrivener MCP for knowledge & memory as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
HITCH_RESOURCE_URI, ACTIVE_RECORD_ENCRYPTION_PRIMARY_KEY, ACTIVE_RECORD_ENCRYPTION_DETERMINISTIC_KEY, ACTIVE_RECORD_ENCRYPTION_KEY_DERIVATION_SALT.list_mail_accounts, get_mail_account, list_folders.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | M Mcp4mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Knowledge & Memory |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | HITCH_RESOURCE_URIACTIVE_RECORD_ENCRYPTION_PRIMARY_KEYACTIVE_RECORD_ENCRYPTION_DETERMINISTIC_KEYACTIVE_RECORD_ENCRYPTION_KEY_DERIVATION_SALT | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 67 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 18 views 12 installs 6 upvotes |
| Tools | 14 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Mcp4mail | View Scrivener MCP |
list_mail_accountsLists the mail accounts you connected, with the ids the other tools take.get_mail_accountShows the connection details of one account (never its password).list_foldersLists the folders of one account.search_messagesSearches by subject, sender, recipients, attachment names and date.get_messageReads one message.get_attachmentDownloads an attachment of a message: a short-lived link, or with `inline: true` the file itself (up to 5 MB) inside the MCP answer.search_contactsFinds addresses you have corresponded with.get_outgoing_statusTells whether an email handed to `send_message` has gone out.set_flagsFlags a message or marks it read / unread. *Write.*move_messageMoves a message to another folder. *Write.*trash_messageMoves a message to Trash. *Write.*create_folderCreates a folder. *Write.*No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
No confirmed install command for Mcp4mail yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"writerslogic-scrivener-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scrivener-setup"
]
}
}
}