A side-by-side look at the Scamchecker.nl and 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 Scamchecker.nl for communication work; choose Email MCP for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
check_message.MCP_EMAIL_ADDRESS, MCP_EMAIL_PASSWORD, MCP_EMAIL_IMAP_HOST, MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST, EMAIL_ACCOUNTS.list_accounts, list_mailboxes, list_emails.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S Scamchecker.nl | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 69/100 · Great |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | other |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | MCP_EMAIL_ADDRESSMCP_EMAIL_PASSWORDMCP_EMAIL_IMAP_HOSTMCP_EMAIL_SMTP_HOSTEMAIL_ACCOUNTS |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 127 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 1 | 47 |
| Full listing | View Scamchecker.nl | View Email MCP |
check_messageCheck a suspicious email, SMS, WhatsApp message, link or screenshot for scam signals. Controleer een verdachte mail, sms, WhatsApp-bericht, link of screenshot op signalen van oplichting. Documentation: https://scamchecker.nl/hoe-het-werktlist_accountsList all configured email accountslist_mailboxesList folders with unread counts and special-use flagslist_emailsPaginated email listing with date, sender, subject, and flag filtersget_emailRead full email content with attachment metadataget_emailsFetch full content of multiple emails in a single call (max 20)get_email_statusGet read/flag/label state of an email without fetching the bodysearch_emailsSearch by keyword across subject, sender, and bodydownload_attachmentDownload an email attachment by filenamefind_email_folderDiscover the real folder(s) an email resides in (resolves virtual folders)extract_contactsExtract unique contacts from recent email headersget_threadReconstruct a conversation thread via References/In-Reply-Tolist_templatesList available email templatesPaste 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 Scamchecker.nl yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"codefuturist-email-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codefuturist/email-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_EMAIL_ADDRESS": "YOUR_MCP_EMAIL_ADDRESS_HERE",
"MCP_EMAIL_PASSWORD": "YOUR_MCP_EMAIL_PASSWORD_HERE",
"MCP_EMAIL_IMAP_HOST": "YOUR_MCP_EMAIL_IMAP_HOST_HERE",
"MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST": "YOUR_MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST_HERE",
"EMAIL_ACCOUNTS": "YOUR_EMAIL_ACCOUNTS_HERE"
}
}
}
}