mcp-email-client vs filesystem

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	mcp-email-client by gamalan	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 17	★ 85,748
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Score	34	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	CommunicationProductivityDeveloper Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

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

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

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",
            ]
        }
    }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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