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JMAP Email

JMAP Email

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@mikluko2GoUpdated 2mo ago

Email management via JMAP — mailboxes, messages, identities, and Sieve scripts

jmap-mcp

MCP server exposing JMAP email and Sieve script operations as tools.

Built with the Go MCP SDK (go-sdk) and go-jmap library.

Tools

Tools map closely to JMAP methods. Email mutation tools provide structured convenience wrappers over Email/set patches.

Mailbox (RFC 8621)

ToolJMAP MethodDescription
mailbox_getMailbox/getGet mailboxes by ID, or list all
mailbox_setMailbox/setCreate, update, or destroy mailboxes

Email (RFC 8621)

ToolJMAP MethodDescription
email_queryEmail/querySearch emails with filters, returns IDs and total count
email_getEmail/getGet full content of emails by ID
email_createEmail/setCreate a new email draft in the Drafts mailbox
email_moveEmail/setMove emails to a different mailbox
email_flagEmail/setSet or remove flags (seen, flagged, answered, draft)
email_deleteEmail/setDelete emails (move to Trash or permanently destroy)
email_attachment_urlBlob downloadSigned URL streaming an attachment, expires in 30 s (HTTP mode only)

Identity

ToolJMAP MethodDescription
identity_getIdentity/getList sender identities (email addresses)

Submission (feature-gated)

ToolJMAP MethodDescription
email_submission_setEmailSubmission/setSubmit a draft for delivery (requires -enable-send)

Sieve Scripts (RFC 9661, feature-gated)

ToolJMAP MethodDescription
sieve_getSieveScript/getList all scripts, or get one with full content (requires -enable-sieve)
sieve_setSieveScript/setCreate, update, or destroy Sieve scripts (requires -enable-sieve)
sieve_validateSieveScript/validateValidate a Sieve script without saving (requires -enable-sieve)

Configuration

Env varRequiredDescription
JMAP_SESSION_URLalwaysJMAP session endpoint (e.g. https://api.fastmail.com/jmap/session)
JMAP_AUTH_TOKENstdio modeBearer token for JMAP authentication
ATTACHMENT_URL_SECRETnoSecret sealing signed attachment URLs; set for multi-replica deployments (default: random per-process key)
FlagDefaultDescription
-modestdioServer mode: stdio or http
-listen:8080HTTP listen address (http mode only)
-enable-sendfalseEnable the email_submission_set tool (off by default)
-enable-sievefalseEnable Sieve script tools (off by default, requires JMAP server support)
-external-urlderivedExternal base URL for signed attachment links; default derives from the request (X-Forwarded-Proto/X-Forwarded-Host aware)

In HTTP mode, the token can be passed per-request via Authorization: Bearer <token> header or jmap_token query parameter (query parameter takes precedence).

In HTTP mode, email_attachment_url returns a link served from /attachments/ that expires 30 seconds after issuance. The link is an AES-GCM sealed capability: it embeds the JMAP token, account, and blob IDs, so the endpoint streams the attachment from the JMAP server without any additional authentication and stores nothing on disk.

Installation

Kubernetes (Helm)

helm install jmap-mcp oci://ghcr.io/mikluko/helm-charts/jmap-mcp \
  --version 0.1.0 \
  --set jmap.sessionURL="https://api.fastmail.com/jmap/session"

In HTTP mode, JMAP auth tokens are passed per-request via Authorization: Bearer header or ?jmap_token= query parameter — no static tokens are stored in the cluster.

Binary

go install github.com/mikluko/jmap-mcp@latest

From source

git clone https://github.com/mikluko/jmap-mcp.git
cd jmap-mcp
make install

Usage

# stdio mode (default)
export JMAP_SESSION_URL=https://api.fastmail.com/jmap/session
export JMAP_AUTH_TOKEN=your-token
./jmap-mcp

# HTTP mode
./jmap-mcp -mode http -listen :8080

Build

make build # Build and push container image + Helm chart
make image # Build and push container image with ko
make package # Package and push Helm chart to OCI registry
make test # Run tests
make install # Install binary locally

References