# io.github.AIWerk/mcp-server-imap (npm · @aiwerk/mcp-server-imap)

Email tools for any IMAP/SMTP provider: list, read, search, send, and manage messages.

- Trust score: 54/100 (low)
- Change this week: +30
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@aiwerk/mcp-server-imap`: 54/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@aiwerk/mcp-server-imap`
- Version: `1.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 70/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - CVE check failed: a known high-severity CVE affects nodemailer 7.0.13, a direct dependency. A fixed version is available.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (139 of 143), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 31 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 43/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (poor).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 445 tokens (~44/item across 10 items; 10 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add aiwerk-mcp-server-imap -- npx -y @aiwerk/mcp-server-imap
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add aiwerk-mcp-server-imap -- npx -y @aiwerk/mcp-server-imap
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "aiwerk-mcp-server-imap": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@aiwerk/mcp-server-imap"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add aiwerk-mcp-server-imap --command npx --arg -y --arg @aiwerk/mcp-server-imap
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  aiwerk-mcp-server-imap:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@aiwerk/mcp-server-imap"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aiwerk-mcp-server-imap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aiwerk/mcp-server-imap"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 54, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-02 (score 50, +30)

- [security regression] GHSA-wqvq-jvpq-h66f affects this package: high
- [security regression] GHSA-c7w3-x93f-qmm8 affects this package: high
- [security regression] GHSA-vvjj-xcjg-gr5g affects this package: high
- [security regression] GHSA-r7g4-qg5f-qqm2 affects this package: high
- [security regression] GHSA-268h-hp4c-crq3 affects this package: high
- [security regression] GHSA-p6gq-j5cr-w38f affects this package: high
- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security regression] Known CVEs: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → poor
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 20, +2)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified

### 2026-07-31 (score 18, −24)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-28 (score 42, +18)

- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 0
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail

### 2026-07-27 (score 24)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (10)

### `email_list` (~36 tokens)

List emails from a folder

Input parameters:

- `folder` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `unreadOnly` (boolean)

### `email_read` (~38 tokens)

Read one email including body and attachments metadata

Input parameters:

- `folder` (string)
- `format` (string)
- `uid` (integer, required)

### `email_search` (~79 tokens)

Search emails by text/header/date criteria

Input parameters:

- `before` (string)
- `folder` (string)
- `from` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string)
- `since` (string)
- `subject` (string)
- `to` (string)
- `unread` (boolean)

### `email_folders` (~16 tokens)

List all folders and status counters

### `email_move` (~40 tokens)

Move email UIDs from one folder to another

Input parameters:

- `from` (string)
- `to` (string, required)
- `uids` (array, required)

### `email_flag` (~37 tokens)

Set read/star flags on emails

Input parameters:

- `action` (string, required)
- `folder` (string)
- `uids` (array, required)

### `email_delete` (~31 tokens)

Delete emails by moving them to Trash

Input parameters:

- `folder` (string)
- `uids` (array, required)

### `email_send` (~68 tokens)

Send an email via SMTP

Input parameters:

- `bcc`
- `body` (string, required)
- `cc`
- `html` (boolean)
- `inReplyTo` (string)
- `replyTo` (string)
- `subject` (string, required)
- `to` (required)

### `email_reply` (~57 tokens)

Reply to an existing email via SMTP

Input parameters:

- `body` (string, required)
- `cc`
- `folder` (string)
- `html` (boolean)
- `replyAll` (boolean)
- `uid` (integer, required)

### `email_attachment` (~43 tokens)

List or fetch a message attachment

Input parameters:

- `filename` (string)
- `folder` (string)
- `index` (integer)
- `uid` (integer, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Vulnerabilities, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 54
- 2026-08-02: 50
- 2026-08-01: 20
- 2026-07-31: 18
- 2026-07-30: 42
- 2026-07-28: 42
- 2026-07-27: 24

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@aiwerk/mcp-server-imap
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@aiwerk/mcp-server-imap
- Repository: https://github.com/AIWerk/mcp-server-imap
- Website: https://aiwerkmcp.com/servers/imap-email/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap/aiwerk-mcp-server-imap