JMAP MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for interacting with JMAP (JSON Meta Application Protocol) email servers. Built with Deno and using the @htunnicliff/jmap-jam client library.

Features

Email Management Tools

• Search Emails: Search emails with text queries, sender/recipient filters, date ranges, and keywords. All filters are AND'd together.
• Get Emails: Retrieve specific emails by ID with configurable property selection
• Get Threads: Retrieve email threads (conversation chains)
• Mark Emails: Mark emails as read/unread, flagged/unflagged
• Move Emails: Move emails between mailboxes
• Delete Emails: Delete emails permanently

Mailbox Management

• Get Mailboxes: List all mailboxes/folders with hierarchy support. Use this to find mailbox IDs needed by other tools.

Incremental Sync

• Get Email Changes: Get IDs of emails created, updated, or destroyed since a previous state (state-based delta tracking)
• Get Search Updates: Get additions/removals within a previous search query since its last queryState

Email Composition

• Send Email: Compose and send new emails with support for plain text and HTML
• Reply to Email: Reply to existing emails with automatic header handling and reply-all support

Key Capabilities

• Full JMAP RFC 8620/8621 compliance via jmap-jam
• Comprehensive input validation with Zod schemas
• Pagination support for all list operations
• State-based incremental sync for efficient polling
• Rich error handling and connection management
• Capability-based tool registration (read-only, submission)
• TypeScript support with strong typing

Installation

Claude Code Plugin (Recommended)

Install via the plugin marketplace:

/plugin marketplace add wyattjoh/claude-code-marketplace
/plugin install jmap-mcp@wyattjoh-marketplace

Then configure the required environment variables in your MCP server settings.

Prerequisites

• Deno v1.40 or later
• A JMAP-compliant email server (e.g., Cyrus IMAP, Stalwart Mail Server, FastMail)
• Valid JMAP authentication credentials

Setup

Add the following to your agent of choice:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jmap": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "deno",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--allow-net=api.fastmail.com",
        "--allow-env=JMAP_SESSION_URL,JMAP_BEARER_TOKEN,JMAP_ACCOUNT_ID",
        "jsr:@wyattjoh/jmap-mcp@0.6.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JMAP_SESSION_URL": "https://api.fastmail.com/jmap/session",
        "JMAP_BEARER_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace api.fastmail.com in --allow-net with your JMAP server's hostname if not using FastMail.

Usage

Environment Variables

Available Tools

get_mailboxes

List mailboxes/folders with their IDs, names, and metadata. Call this first to get mailbox IDs needed by search_emails (inMailbox) and move_emails (mailboxId). Common names: Inbox, Drafts, Sent, Trash, Archive, Spam/Junk.

Parameters:

• parentId (optional): Filter by parent mailbox ID
• limit (optional): Max results (1-200, default: 100)
• position (optional): Starting position for pagination

search_emails

Search emails with filters. All filters are AND'd together. Returns only email IDs — use get_emails to fetch content. Results include queryState for incremental sync via get_search_updates.

Parameters:

• query (optional): Text search across all fields
• body (optional): Search in message body only
• from (optional): Filter by sender email address
• to (optional): Filter by recipient email address
• subject (optional): Filter by subject text
• inMailbox (optional): Mailbox ID to search within (get from get_mailboxes)
• hasKeyword (optional): Filter by keyword (e.g., $seen, $flagged)
• notKeyword (optional): Exclude by keyword (e.g., $seen, $draft)
• allInThreadHaveKeyword (optional): All emails in thread must have keyword
• someInThreadHaveKeyword (optional): At least one email in thread must have keyword
• before (optional): Only emails before date (ISO 8601 datetime)
• after (optional): Only emails after date (ISO 8601 datetime)
• limit (optional): Max results (1-100, default: 50)
• position (optional): Starting position for pagination (default: 0)

get_emails

Retrieve specific emails by their IDs. Use properties to request only what you need — fetching all properties returns large payloads.

Parameters:

• ids: Array of email IDs (1-50 IDs)
• properties (optional): Specific properties to return. Recommended sets:
  • Summary: ["id", "subject", "from", "to", "receivedAt", "preview"]
  • Full read: ["id", "subject", "from", "to", "cc", "receivedAt", "bodyValues", "textBody", "htmlBody"]
  • Note: To get body content, include bodyValues AND textBody/htmlBody

get_threads

Get email threads by their IDs. Thread IDs come from get_emails responses (threadId property). Returns email IDs per thread — use get_emails on those IDs to fetch content.

Parameters:

• ids: Array of thread IDs (1-20 IDs)

get_email_changes

Get IDs of emails created, updated, or destroyed since a previous state. Use the state string from a get_emails response.

Parameters:

• sinceState: State string from a previous get_emails response
• maxChanges (optional): Max changes to return (1-500)
• fetchEmails (optional): Auto-fetch full email details for changed IDs (default: false)
• properties (optional): Properties to fetch when fetchEmails is true

get_search_updates

Get changes within a previous search query since its queryState. Must use the same filter parameters as the original search_emails call.

Parameters:

• sinceQueryState: queryState from a previous search_emails response
• All filter parameters from search_emails (must match original query)
• maxChanges (optional): Max changes to return (1-500)

mark_emails

Mark emails as read/unread or flagged/unflagged.

Parameters:

• ids: Array of email IDs (1-100 IDs)
• seen (optional): Mark as read (true) or unread (false)
• flagged (optional): Mark as flagged (true) or unflagged (false)

move_emails

Move emails to a different mailbox. Use get_mailboxes to find the target mailbox ID.

Parameters:

• ids: Array of email IDs (1-100 IDs)
• mailboxId: Target mailbox ID (get from get_mailboxes)

delete_emails

Delete emails permanently (cannot be undone). Prefer moving to Trash via move_emails for recoverable deletion.

Parameters:

• ids: Array of email IDs (1-100 IDs)

send_email

Send a new email. Requires either textBody or htmlBody (or both).

Parameters:

• to: Array of recipients (name optional, email required)
• cc (optional): Array of CC recipients
• bcc (optional): Array of BCC recipients
• subject: Email subject
• textBody (optional): Plain text body
• htmlBody (optional): HTML body
• identityId (optional): JMAP identity ID to send from (uses server default if omitted)

reply_to_email

Reply to an existing email. Automatically sets To/CC, Re: subject prefix, and threading headers (In-Reply-To, References).

Parameters:

• emailId: ID of email to reply to
• replyAll (optional): Include all original recipients (default: false)
• subject (optional): Custom reply subject (defaults to Re: <original>)
• textBody (optional): Plain text body
• htmlBody (optional): HTML body
• identityId (optional): JMAP identity ID to send from (uses server default if omitted)

JMAP Server Compatibility

This server should work with any JMAP-compliant email server, including:

• Cyrus IMAP 3.0+
• Stalwart Mail Server
• FastMail (commercial)
• Apache James (with JMAP support)

Development

Running in Development

just watch          # Run with file watching
just start          # Run without watching

Testing

just test           # Run all tests
just check          # Format check + lint + type check
just fmt            # Auto-format code

Architecture

The server is built using:

• Deno: Modern JavaScript/TypeScript runtime
• @modelcontextprotocol/sdk: MCP server framework
• jmap-jam: Lightweight, typed JMAP client
• Zod: Runtime type validation

Security

• All input is validated using Zod schemas
• Environment variables are used for sensitive configuration
• No secrets are logged or exposed in responses
• Follows JMAP security best practices

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make changes following the functional programming style
4. Test your changes thoroughly
5. Submit a pull request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Related Projects

• jmap-jam - JMAP client library
• Model Context Protocol - MCP specification
• JMAP RFC 8620 - JMAP core protocol
• JMAP RFC 8621 - JMAP for Mail