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Dimensionemail-mcpFull-featured IMAP/SMTP email MCP server with multi-account, real-time watcher, and AI triage.Basic MemoryYour AI never forgets again.
FMRS49 / 100 · D72 / 100 · B
Reliability6 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions7 / 2015 / 20
Maintenance8 / 2016 / 20
Documentation15 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Users who need multi-account email management
  • Users who need real-time email monitoring and AI triage
  • Users who need email scheduling and calendar features
  • Users who want integration with multiple MCP clients (Claude, Cursor, etc.)
  • Privacy-conscious developers who want local data storage.
  • Researchers who need AI-assisted management of large note collections.
  • Users of Markdown editors like Obsidian.
Not for
  • Users who only need basic read/send email (may be overkill)
  • Email services that do not use IMAP/SMTP
  • Users who need production-grade stability and are concerned about experimental OAuth2
  • Users needing cloud sync and mobile access (unless using the paid cloud service).
  • Minimalists who want zero configuration.
  • Scenarios requiring large-scale vector databases and complex retrieval (local SQLite may be insufficient).
Required permissions
  • Read emails and mailbox information
  • Send emails
  • Manage emails (move, delete, flag)
  • Manage labels
  • Access local calendar (macOS/Linux)
  • Create OS-level scheduled tasks via scheduler install
  • Send desktop notifications and webhook requests
  • Read and write to the local filesystem (default: ~/basic-memory).
  • Perform file and directory operations (create, edit, delete).
  • Access local SQLite database (or Postgres/Milvus if configured).
Risks and side effects
  • Requires storing email credentials (app passwords or OAuth2 tokens)
  • Broad access: can read, send, delete all emails
  • Experimental OAuth2 may be unstable
  • Scheduled emails depend on machine being online, otherwise may be missed
  • Desktop notifications may require extra permissions
  • Tools have write operations that may unintentionally modify or delete notes.
  • Edit operations may overwrite existing content, though there are protections.
  • Semantic search and reranking features may require model downloads, adding latency.
  • Local data backups are the user's responsibility.
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Mistral VibeClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, Obsidian
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