What is the key difference between Thunderbird Cli and Your Mail MCP?

Thunderbird Cli belongs to the Communication category with local stdio execution, while Your Mail MCP belongs to the Communication category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution.

How do I install Thunderbird Cli or Your Mail MCP in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Thunderbird Cli and Your Mail MCP free or paid?

Thunderbird Cli operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Your Mail MCP operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Thunderbird Cli lists 0 tools with 0 views and 41 GitHub stars. Your Mail MCP lists 0 tools with 0 views and 12 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Thunderbird Cli and Your Mail MCP together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Thunderbird Cli vs Your Mail MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Thunderbird Cli and Your Mail MCP 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Thunderbird Cli

Communication · Local stdio

Quality: 45/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Your Mail MCP

Communication · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 43/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Thunderbird Cli if you need specialized Communication tools running via a local process. Choose Your Mail MCP if your workspace requires Communication integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Thunderbird Cli when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Thunderbird Cli Details

Choose Your Mail MCP when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Your Mail MCP Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	T Thunderbird Cli Communication	Y Your Mail MCP Communication
Summary	Give AI agents full read/write email access via Mozilla Thunderbird. Zero credentials.	Read-only, self-hosted MCP access to IMAP email, mirrored locally and indexed by notmuch.
Category & Scope	Communication	Communication
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Thunderbird Cli Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

Your Mail MCP Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

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).

Thunderbird Cli Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thunderbird-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "thunderbird-cli-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your Mail MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "your-mail-mcp": {
      "url": "https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP_registry-io.github.wildsurfer%2Fyour--mail--mcp-blue)](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=io.github.wildsurfer"
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Thunderbird Cli is categorized under Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Your Mail MCP belongs to Communication using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Thunderbird Cli when you need capabilities focused on communication and Your Mail MCP when you require tools for communication.

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