everything vs mcp-mail

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	mcp-mail by shuakami
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	6 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

mcp-mail · Summary

MCP-based email management tool enabling AI to handle various email operations including sending, receiving, and organizing emails.

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-mail · Use cases

Automate email responses and follow-ups
Search and organize email archives by content or sender
Extract and manage contacts from email history

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

mcp-mail · Install

Installation

Via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @shuakami/mcp-mail --client claude

Manual Installation

Clone and install:

git clone https://github.com/shuakami/mcp-mail.git
cd mcp-mail
npm install
npm run build

Add to Claude Desktop MCP configuration (~/.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mail-mcp": {
      "command": "pythonw",
      "args": [
        "/Users/你的用户名/mcp-mail/bridging_mail_mcp.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SMTP_HOST": "smtp.qq.com",
        "SMTP_PORT": "465",
        "SMTP_SECURE": "true",
        "SMTP_USER": "your.email@qq.com",
        "SMTP_PASS": "your-app-specific-password",
        "IMAP_HOST": "imap.qq.com",
        "IMAP_PORT": "993",
        "IMAP_SECURE": "true",
        "IMAP_USER": "your.email@qq.com",
        "IMAP_PASS": "your-app-specific-password",
        "DEFAULT_FROM_NAME": "Your Name",
        "DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL": "your.email@qq.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

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