# Forward Email (npm · @forwardemail/mcp-server)

Privacy-focused email: domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes and calendars.

- Trust score: 77/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-25

## Components

- npm · `@forwardemail/mcp-server`: 77/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-forwardemail-mcp-server/forwardemail-mcp-server.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-forwardemail-mcp-server/forwardemail-mcp-server)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@forwardemail/mcp-server`
- Version: `1.0.7`
- 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 2026-10-25.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 98/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 33 of 105 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 32/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - License check failed: the license (BUSL-1.1) isn't a recognized OSI-approved license.
  - Actively maintained (last published 26 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 66/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 7189 tokens (~105/item across 68 items; 68 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 90/100
  - Stability observed for 27 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 75/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - 0 of 14 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "deleteContact" implies "delete" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default.
  - An AI judge read all 68 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Forward Email MCP server?

Forward Email runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @forwardemail/mcp-server. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add net-forwardemail-mcp-server -- npx -y @forwardemail/mcp-server
```

### Cursor

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

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "net-forwardemail-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@forwardemail/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add net-forwardemail-mcp-server -- npx -y @forwardemail/mcp-server
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add net-forwardemail-mcp-server --command npx --arg -y --arg @forwardemail/mcp-server
```

### Hermes

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

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "net-forwardemail-mcp-server": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@forwardemail/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add net-forwardemail-mcp-server -t stdio -c npx -a -y @forwardemail/mcp-server
```

### Other

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

## 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.

### 2026-10-25 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-23 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-21 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-18 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-16 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-14 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-12 (score 71, +1)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-11 (score 70, +2)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified

## MCP tools (68)

### `getAccount` (~112 tokens)

Get your account details. With API key auth returns user account info. With alias auth returns alias/mailbox info including storage quota.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `updateAccount` (~155 tokens)

Update your account. With API key auth updates user profile. With alias auth updates alias-scoped settings.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `avatar_url` (string): Link to avatar image (URL)
- `email` (string): Email address to update on the account
- `family_name` (string): Last name
- `given_name` (string): First name

### `downloadLogs` (~80 tokens)

Download email delivery logs

Input parameters:

- `always_send_email` (string): Whether to always send the log download via email (boolean)
- `bounce_category` (string): Filter by bounce category
- `domain` (string): Domain name to filter by
- `q` (string): Search query string
- `response_code` (string): Filter by SMTP response code

### `listContacts` (~104 tokens)

List all contacts for the authenticated alias. Requires alias credentials (alias_username and alias_password).

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `createContact` (~98 tokens)

Create a contact for the authenticated alias. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `getContact` (~105 tokens)

Get a contact by ID. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `updateContact` (~103 tokens)

Update a contact. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `deleteContact` (~103 tokens)

Delete a contact. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `listCalendars` (~105 tokens)

List all calendars for the authenticated alias. Requires alias credentials (alias_username and alias_password).

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `createCalendar` (~94 tokens)

Create a calendar. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `getCalendar` (~105 tokens)

Get a calendar by ID. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `updateCalendar` (~103 tokens)

Update a calendar. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `deleteCalendar` (~103 tokens)

Delete a calendar. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `listCalendarEvents` (~106 tokens)

List all calendar events for the authenticated alias. Requires alias credentials (alias_username and alias_password).

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `createCalendarEvent` (~96 tokens)

Create a calendar event. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `getCalendarEvent` (~107 tokens)

Get a calendar event by ID. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `updateCalendarEvent` (~105 tokens)

Update a calendar event. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `deleteCalendarEvent` (~105 tokens)

Delete a calendar event. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `listDomains` (~64 tokens)

List all domains

Input parameters:

- `limit` (string): Number of results per page
- `page` (string): Page number for pagination (1-based)
- `sort` (string): Sort field and direction (e.g. "created_at" or "-created_at" for descending)

### `createDomain` (~241 tokens)

Create a new domain

Input parameters:

- `bounce_webhook` (string): Webhook URL for bounce notifications
- `catchall` (string): Create a default catch-all alias (email address or "true" for default)
- `domain` (string, required): Fully qualified domain name or IP address (e.g. "example.com")
- `has_adult_content_protection` (boolean): Enable Spam Scanner adult content protection
- `has_executable_protection` (boolean): Enable Spam Scanner executable protection
- `has_phishing_protection` (boolean): Enable Spam Scanner phishing protection
- `has_recipient_verification` (boolean): Require alias recipients to click email verification link
- `has_virus_protection` (boolean): Enable Spam Scanner virus protection
- `ignore_mx_check` (boolean): Ignore MX record check on the domain
- `max_quota_per_alias` (string): Maximum storage quota per alias (e.g. "1GB")
- `plan` (string): Plan type: "free", "enhanced_protection", or "team"
- `retention_days` (number): Number of days to retain emails (integer between 0 and 30)

### `getDomain` (~38 tokens)

Get a domain by ID or name

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `updateDomain` (~209 tokens)

Update a domain

Input parameters:

- `bounce_webhook` (string): Webhook URL for bounce notifications
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `has_adult_content_protection` (boolean): Enable Spam Scanner adult content protection
- `has_executable_protection` (boolean): Enable Spam Scanner executable protection
- `has_phishing_protection` (boolean): Enable Spam Scanner phishing protection
- `has_recipient_verification` (boolean): Require alias recipients to click email verification link
- `has_virus_protection` (boolean): Enable Spam Scanner virus protection
- `ignore_mx_check` (boolean): Ignore MX record check on the domain
- `max_quota_per_alias` (string): Maximum storage quota per alias (e.g. "1GB")
- `retention_days` (number): Number of days to retain emails (integer between 0 and 30)
- `smtp_port` (string): Custom SMTP forwarding port number

### `deleteDomain` (~34 tokens)

Delete a domain

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `verifyDomainRecords` (~36 tokens)

Verify domain DNS records

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `verifySmtpRecords` (~37 tokens)

Verify domain SMTP records

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `testS3Connection` (~41 tokens)

Test custom S3 connection for a domain

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `listCatchAllPasswords` (~39 tokens)

List domain-wide catch-all passwords

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `createCatchAllPassword` (~71 tokens)

Create a domain-wide catch-all password

Input parameters:

- `description` (string): Description for organizing this password
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `new_password` (string): Custom password to set (leave empty for auto-generated password)

### `deleteCatchAllPassword` (~55 tokens)

Remove a domain-wide catch-all password

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `token_id` (string, required): Token ID for the catch-all password

### `acceptDomainInvite` (~36 tokens)

Accept a domain invite

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `createDomainInvite` (~72 tokens)

Invite a user to a domain

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `email` (string, required): Email address of the user to invite
- `group` (string, required): Group assignment for the invited user: "admin" or "user"

### `removeDomainInvite` (~36 tokens)

Remove a domain invite

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `updateDomainMember` (~67 tokens)

Update a domain member role (admin or user)

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `group` (string, required): Group assignment: "admin" or "user"
- `member_id` (string, required): Member ID

### `removeDomainMember` (~48 tokens)

Remove a member from a domain

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `member_id` (string, required): Member ID

### `listAliases` (~88 tokens)

List aliases for a domain

Input parameters:

- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `limit` (string): Number of results per page
- `page` (string): Page number for pagination (1-based)
- `sort` (string): Sort field and direction (e.g. "created_at" or "-created_at" for descending)

### `createAlias` (~330 tokens)

Create a new alias

Input parameters:

- `description` (string): Alias description
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `error_code_if_disabled` (number): SMTP error code when alias is disabled: 250, 421, or 550
- `has_imap` (boolean): Enable or disable IMAP storage for the alias
- `has_pgp` (boolean): Enable OpenPGP encryption for IMAP/POP3 storage
- `has_recipient_verification` (boolean): Require recipients to click an email verification link
- `is_enabled` (boolean): Whether the alias is enabled for email routing
- `labels` (string): Comma separated list of labels
- `max_quota` (string): Maximum storage quota for this alias (e.g. "1GB")
- `name` (string): Alias name (the part before @). Random if not provided.
- `public_key` (string): OpenPGP public key in ASCII Armor format
- `recipients` (string): Comma or newline separated email addresses to forward to
- `vacation_responder_end_date` (string): Vacation responder end date (MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD)
- `vacation_responder_is_enabled` (boolean): Enable automatic vacation responder
- `vacation_responder_message` (string): Message body for the vacation responder (plaintext)
- `vacation_responder_start_date` (string): Vacation responder start date (MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD)
- `vacation_responder_subject` (string): Subject line for the vacation responder (plaintext)

### `getAlias` (~46 tokens)

Get an alias by ID

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `updateAlias` (~334 tokens)

Update an alias

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `description` (string): Alias description
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `error_code_if_disabled` (number): SMTP error code when alias is disabled: 250, 421, or 550
- `has_imap` (boolean): Enable or disable IMAP storage for the alias
- `has_pgp` (boolean): Enable OpenPGP encryption for IMAP/POP3 storage
- `has_recipient_verification` (boolean): Require recipients to click an email verification link
- `is_enabled` (boolean): Whether the alias is enabled for email routing
- `labels` (string): Comma separated list of labels
- `max_quota` (string): Maximum storage quota for this alias (e.g. "1GB")
- `name` (string): Alias name (the part before @)
- `public_key` (string): OpenPGP public key in ASCII Armor format
- `recipients` (string): Comma or newline separated email addresses to forward to
- `vacation_responder_end_date` (string): Vacation responder end date (MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD)
- `vacation_responder_is_enabled` (boolean): Enable automatic vacation responder
- `vacation_responder_message` (string): Message body for the vacation responder (plaintext)
- `vacation_responder_start_date` (string): Vacation responder start date (MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD)
- `vacation_responder_subject` (string): Subject line for the vacation responder (plaintext)

### `deleteAlias` (~44 tokens)

Delete an alias

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `generateAliasPassword` (~145 tokens)

Generate or set a password for an alias. Returns the alias username and password needed for alias-authenticated endpoints (messages, folders, contacts, calendars, sieve scripts).

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `emailed_instructions` (string): Email address to send the password and setup instructions to
- `is_override` (boolean): Override existing password and delete associated IMAP storage
- `new_password` (string): Custom password to set (leave empty for auto-generated password)
- `password` (string): Existing password to change without deleting IMAP storage

### `listSieveScripts` (~54 tokens)

List Sieve scripts for an alias (API key auth)

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `createSieveScript` (~55 tokens)

Create a Sieve script for an alias (API key auth)

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")

### `getSieveScript` (~66 tokens)

Get a Sieve script by ID (API key auth)

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `script_id` (string, required): Sieve script ID

### `updateSieveScript` (~64 tokens)

Update a Sieve script (API key auth)

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `script_id` (string, required): Sieve script ID

### `deleteSieveScript` (~64 tokens)

Delete a Sieve script (API key auth)

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `script_id` (string, required): Sieve script ID

### `activateSieveScript` (~64 tokens)

Activate a Sieve script (API key auth)

Input parameters:

- `alias_id` (string, required): Alias ID
- `domain_id` (string, required): Domain ID or fully qualified domain name (e.g. "example.com")
- `script_id` (string, required): Sieve script ID

### `listSieveScriptsAliasAuth` (~103 tokens)

List Sieve scripts for the authenticated alias. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `createSieveScriptAliasAuth` (~104 tokens)

Create a Sieve script for the authenticated alias. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `getSieveScriptAliasAuth` (~117 tokens)

Get a Sieve script by ID (alias auth). Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `script_id` (string, required): Sieve script ID

### `updateSieveScriptAliasAuth` (~115 tokens)

Update a Sieve script (alias auth). Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `script_id` (string, required): Sieve script ID

### `deleteSieveScriptAliasAuth` (~115 tokens)

Delete a Sieve script (alias auth). Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `script_id` (string, required): Sieve script ID

### `activateSieveScriptAliasAuth` (~115 tokens)

Activate a Sieve script (alias auth). Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `script_id` (string, required): Sieve script ID

### `listEmails` (~102 tokens)

List outbound SMTP emails

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string): Domain name to filter by
- `is_scheduled` (string): Filter by scheduled status (boolean)
- `limit` (string): Number of results per page
- `page` (string): Page number for pagination (1-based)
- `q` (string): Search query string
- `sort` (string): Sort field and direction (e.g. "created_at" or "-created_at" for descending)

### `sendEmail` (~353 tokens)

Send an email via outbound SMTP. Supports both API key and alias auth.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `attachments` (string): JSON array of attachment objects with filename, content, and encoding
- `bcc` (string): Comma separated list of BCC recipient email addresses
- `cc` (string): Comma separated list of CC recipient email addresses
- `date` (string): Date value for the email Date header (ISO 8601)
- `from` (string): Sender email address
- `html` (string): HTML version of the email body
- `inReplyTo` (string): Message-ID that this email is replying to
- `messageId` (string): Custom Message-ID value for the email header
- `priority` (string): Email priority: "high", "normal" (default), or "low"
- `raw` (string): Custom RFC822 formatted message to send as raw email
- `references` (string): Space separated list of Message-IDs in the reference chain
- `replyTo` (string): Email address for the Reply-To header
- `sender` (string): Email address for the Sender header
- `subject` (string): Email subject line
- `text` (string): Plaintext version of the email body
- `to` (string): Comma separated list of recipient email addresses

### `getEmailLimit` (~16 tokens)

Get outbound SMTP email sending limit

### `getEmail` (~25 tokens)

Get an outbound SMTP email by ID

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `deleteEmail` (~23 tokens)

Delete an outbound SMTP email

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `listMessages` (~577 tokens)

List and search messages in a folder. Supports metadata_only to return envelope fields only and automatically trims oversized results so the tool remains usable in Anthropic clients. Requires alias credentials (alias_username and alias_password).

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `bcc` (string): Filter by BCC address
- `before` (string): Filter messages before this date (ISO 8601)
- `body` (string): Search within message body
- `cc` (string): Filter by CC address
- `date` (string): Filter by message date
- `folder` (string): IMAP folder name (e.g. "INBOX", "Sent", "Drafts")
- `from` (string): Filter by sender address
- `has_attachment` (string): Filter messages with attachments (boolean)
- `has_attachments` (string): Filter messages with attachments (boolean)
- `headers` (string): Search within message headers
- `is_copied` (string): Filter by copied status (boolean)
- `is_deleted` (string): Filter by deleted status (boolean)
- `is_draft` (string): Filter by draft status (boolean)
- `is_encrypted` (string): Filter by encrypted status (boolean)
- `is_expired` (string): Filter by expired status (boolean)
- `is_flagged` (string): Filter by flagged status (boolean)
- `is_junk` (string): Filter by junk/spam status (boolean)
- `is_searchable` (string): Filter by searchable status (boolean)
- `is_unread` (string): Filter by unread status (boolean)
- `max_size` (string): Maximum message size in bytes
- `message_id` (string): Filter by Message-ID header
- `metadata_only` (boolean): If true, only return lightweight message metadata (id, uid, subject, from, to, date, size, attachment flags, flags, and folder). Use getMessage to fetch full content for a specific message.
- `min_size` (string): Minimum message size in bytes
- `q` (string): Search query string
- `reply-to` (string): Filter by Reply-To address
- `search` (string): IMAP SEARCH query string
- `since` (string): Filter messages after this date (ISO 8601)
- `subject` (string): Filter by message subject
- `text` (string): Full text search query
- `to` (string): Filter by recipient address

### `createMessage` (~101 tokens)

Create a new message (draft) in a folder. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `getMessage` (~162 tokens)

Get a message by ID. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `attachments` (string): Include attachments in response (boolean)
- `eml` (string): Return raw EML format (boolean)
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID
- `nodemailer` (string): Return in Nodemailer-compatible format (boolean)
- `raw` (string): Return raw message source (boolean)

### `updateMessage` (~126 tokens)

Update a message (flags, labels, move to folder). Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `eml` (string): Return raw EML format (boolean)
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `deleteMessage` (~104 tokens)

Delete a message permanently. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `listFolders` (~115 tokens)

List all IMAP folders. Requires alias credentials (alias_username and alias_password).

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `subscribed` (string): Filter by subscription status (boolean)

### `createFolder` (~97 tokens)

Create a new IMAP folder. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.

### `getFolder` (~107 tokens)

Get a folder by ID or path. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `updateFolder` (~103 tokens)

Rename a folder. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `deleteFolder` (~108 tokens)

Delete a folder and all messages in it. Requires alias credentials.

Input parameters:

- `alias_password` (string): Generated alias password for authentication. Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD env var. Generate one with the generateAliasPassword tool.
- `alias_username` (string): Alias email address for authentication (e.g. user@example.com). Required for alias-authenticated endpoints. Falls back to FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER env var.
- `id` (string, required): Resource ID

### `encryptRecord` (~34 tokens)

Encrypt a plaintext Forward Email TXT record

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): Any valid Forward Email plaintext DNS TXT record value to encrypt

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-10-25: 77
- 2026-10-24: 76
- 2026-10-23: 76
- 2026-10-22: 75
- 2026-10-21: 75
- 2026-10-20: 74
- 2026-10-19: 74
- 2026-10-18: 74
- 2026-10-17: 73
- 2026-10-16: 73
- 2026-10-15: 72
- 2026-10-14: 72
- 2026-10-13: 71
- 2026-10-12: 71
- 2026-10-11: 70
- 2026-10-07: 68
- 2026-10-04: 64
- 2026-10-03: 64
- 2026-10-02: 64
- 2026-10-01: 64
- 2026-09-30: 64
- 2026-09-29: 64
- 2026-09-28: 49

## Common questions

### What is the Forward Email MCP server?

Forward Email is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as net.forwardemail/mcp-server. Privacy-focused email: domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes and calendars. This page covers its npm package (@forwardemail/mcp-server).

### Is the Forward Email MCP server safe to use?

Forward Email scores 77 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 25 October 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Forward Email MCP server expose?

Forward Email exposes 68 tools: getAccount, updateAccount, downloadLogs, listContacts, createContact, and 63 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 7,189 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Forward Email MCP server still maintained?

Forward Email is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 25 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Forward Email MCP server under?

Forward Email declares the BUSL-1.1 licence, which is not on the OSI-approved list. Read the terms before using it at work, and note this covers the source only, not the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@forwardemail/mcp-server
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@forwardemail/mcp-server
- Repository: https://github.com/forwardemail/mcp-server
- Website: https://forwardemail.net/en/blog/docs/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-forwardemail-mcp-server/forwardemail-mcp-server.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-forwardemail-mcp-server/forwardemail-mcp-server.json
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