mcp-email-client vs everything

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	mcp-email-client by gamalan	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	13 mo ago	this month

mcp-email-client · Summary

Python-based email client MCP server for managing multiple email configurations and operations.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-email-client · Use cases

Automating email responses through AI assistants
Managing multiple email accounts from a single interface
Integrating email operations into AI-powered workflows

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-email-client · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/gamalan/mcp-email-client.git
cd mcp-email-client

Install uv:

**Linux/MacOS**

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

**Windows**

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Install dependencies:

uv sync

Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_email_client": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--directory",
        "D:\\Project\\RepoPath", 
        "mcp_email_client"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Or in VSCode:

{
    "servers": {
        "any-name": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "/path/to/uv",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/repo",
                "run_mcp_server.py",
            ]
        }
    }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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