MCP Mailtrap

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by pijusz · TypeScript

MCP server for the Mailtrap email platform — analytics, sending, contacts, sandbox

Manage Mailtrap email platform for sending, analytics, and contact management.

<p align="center"> <img src="logo.svg" alt="mcpj-mailtrap" width="280" /> </p> <h1 align="center">mcpj-mailtrap</h1> <p align="center"> Mailtrap MCP server — analytics, email logs, contacts, sandbox testing & more via natural language. <br/> Built with Bun + TypeScript. Works with Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client. </p>

Quick Start

1. Get Your API Token

Get an API token from Mailtrap API Tokens.

2. Add to Claude Code

Minimal

bash

claude mcp add mailtrap -e MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN=your_token -- npx mcpj-mailtrap

Full

bash

claude mcp add mailtrap \
  -e MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN=your_token \
  -e MAILTRAP_SENDING_TOKEN=your_sending_token \
  -e MAILTRAP_ACCOUNT_ID=12345 \
  -e MAILTRAP_DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL=noreply@yourdomain.com \
  -e MAILTRAP_TEST_INBOX_ID=12345 \
  -- npx mcpj-mailtrap

That's it. Restart Claude Code and the tools are available.

Also works with bunx mcpj-mailtrap@latest if you have Bun. Requires Node 18+ when running via npx.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Minimal

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mailtrap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcpj-mailtrap@latest"],
      "env": {
        "MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Full

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mailtrap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcpj-mailtrap@latest"],
      "env": {
        "MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN": "your_token",
        "MAILTRAP_SENDING_TOKEN": "your_sending_token",
        "MAILTRAP_ACCOUNT_ID": "12345",
        "MAILTRAP_DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL": "noreply@yourdomain.com",
        "MAILTRAP_TEST_INBOX_ID": "12345"
      }
    }
  }
}

<details> <summary>Alternative: standalone binary</summary>

Download a pre-built binary from Releases:

Platform	File
macOS (Apple Silicon)	`mcpj-mailtrap-darwin-arm64`
macOS (Intel)	`mcpj-mailtrap-darwin-x64`
Linux	`mcpj-mailtrap-linux-x64`
Windows	`mcpj-mailtrap-windows-x64.exe`

macOS / Linux:

bash

curl -Lo mcpj-mailtrap https://github.com/pijusz/mcp-mailtrap/releases/latest/download/mcpj-mailtrap-darwin-arm64
chmod +x mcpj-mailtrap
sudo mv mcpj-mailtrap /usr/local/bin/
claude mcp add mailtrap -e MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN=your_token -- /usr/local/bin/mcpj-mailtrap

Windows (PowerShell):

powershell

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/pijusz/mcp-mailtrap/releases/latest/download/mcpj-mailtrap-windows-x64.exe" -OutFile "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\mcpj-mailtrap.exe"
claude mcp add mailtrap -e MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN=your_token -- "%LOCALAPPDATA%\mcpj-mailtrap.exe"

</details>

Tools (48)

Analytics

Tool	Description
`get_stats`	Sending statistics — delivery, bounce, open, click, spam rates. Group by domain, category, ESP, or date

Email Logs

Tool	Description
`get_email_logs`	List sent emails with filtering by status, stream, date. Cursor-based pagination
`get_email_log`	Single message detail with delivery events timeline
`get_suppressions`	List suppressed emails (bounces, spam complaints, unsubscribes)
`delete_suppression`	Re-enable sending to a suppressed address
`check_list_hygiene`	Find suppressed emails that still exist in contact lists and suggest exact cleanup actions

Sending

Tool	Description
`send_email`	Send via transactional or bulk stream. Supports HTML, text, or templates
`batch_send`	Send up to 500 emails in one request
`send_test_email`	Send to a sandbox inbox for testing, with optional env defaults for inbox and sender

Templates

Tool	Description
`list_templates`	List all email templates
`get_template`	Get template details including HTML/text body
`create_template`	Create a new template
`update_template`	Update an existing template
`delete_template`	Delete a template
`render_react_email`	Render a react-email component file (`.tsx`, `.jsx`, `.js`, `.mjs`) to HTML + plain text

Contacts

Tool	Description
`create_contact`	Create a contact with email, custom fields, list membership
`get_contact`	Get contact by UUID or email
`update_contact`	Update contact fields, list membership, subscription status
`delete_contact`	Delete a contact
`trigger_contact_event`	Trigger automations for a contact
`list_contact_lists`	List all contact lists
`get_contact_list`	Get a single contact list
`create_contact_list`	Create a new contact list
`update_contact_list`	Rename a contact list
`delete_contact_list`	Delete a contact list
`manage_contact_field`	List, get, create, update, or delete custom contact fields
`import_contacts`	Bulk import up to 50k contacts, or check import status
`export_contacts`	Start contact export or check export status

Email Sandbox

Tool	Description
`list_projects`	List sandbox projects with inboxes
`get_project`	Get a single project
`manage_project`	Create, update, or delete a project
`list_inboxes`	List all sandbox inboxes
`get_inbox`	Get inbox details (credentials redacted by default)
`manage_inbox`	Create, update, clean, mark read, reset credentials, or delete
`get_messages`	List messages in a sandbox inbox
`get_message`	Get message body in HTML/text/raw/EML format, with optional attachments
`analyze_message`	Combined spam score + HTML analysis + headers report
`forward_message`	Forward a test message to an email

Domains

Tool	Description
`list_domains`	List sending domains with DNS status
`get_domain`	Get domain details including DNS records
`manage_domain`	Create or delete a sending domain
`send_domain_setup_instructions`	Email DNS setup instructions to a colleague

Accounts

Tool	Description
`list_accounts`	List accounts or get one by ID
`get_billing_usage`	Plan limits and current usage
`manage_account_access`	List, remove, update permissions, view resources
`manage_api_token`	List, get, create, delete, or reset API tokens

Configuration

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN`	Yes	—	General API token from mailtrap.io/api-tokens
`MAILTRAP_SENDING_TOKEN`	No	`MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN`	Separate token for transactional and bulk `send.api` requests
`MAILTRAP_ACCOUNT_ID`	No	auto-discovered	Default account ID
`MAILTRAP_DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL`	No	—	Default sender email for `send_email` / `send_test_email`
`MAILTRAP_TEST_INBOX_ID`	No	—	Default sandbox inbox ID for `send_test_email`
`DEBUG`	No	—	Enable debug logging

Updates

Using npx @latest (recommended): You always get the latest version — no manual updates needed.

Using a binary: The server checks for new releases on startup and logs to stderr if outdated:

code

[mcpj-mailtrap] Update available: v0.2.0 (current: v0.1.0)

Check your installed version:

bash

mcpj-mailtrap --version

Development

Requires Bun.

bash

git clone https://github.com/pijusz/mcp-mailtrap.git
cd mcp-mailtrap
bun install
bun test           # tests
bun run build      # standalone binary
bun run inspect    # MCP Inspector
bun run check      # biome format + lint

License

MIT

Install

Add to VS Code Add to Cursor

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-mailtrap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcpj-mailtrap@0.1.4"
      ]
    }
  }
}