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

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

How do I install Your Mail MCP or Thunderbird Cli 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 Your Mail MCP and Thunderbird Cli free or paid?

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

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

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

Can I use both Your Mail MCP and Thunderbird Cli 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

Your Mail MCP vs Thunderbird Cli

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

Your Mail MCP

Communication · Local stdio

Quality: 36/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Thunderbird Cli

Communication · Local stdio

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

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

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Your Mail MCP 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 Your Mail MCP Details

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

Feature & Specification Comparison

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

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Your Mail MCP Tools (0)

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

Thunderbird Cli 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).

Your Mail MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "your-mail-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "your-mail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Thunderbird Cli Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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