What tools does the mbox-mcp MCP server provide?

mbox-mcp exposes 3 tools: get_message, open_archive, search_messages. This list was read from the published package source; the server runs locally and has no endpoint to query.

Does mbox-mcp require an API key?

Not known. mbox-mcp has not been successfully queried, so its authentication requirements are unverified.

How do I install mbox-mcp?

Run: claude mcp add mbox-mcp -- npx -y mbox-mcp@0.1.1. One-click install links for Cursor and VS Code are also available on the server's page.

Connection check local install

mbox-mcp

Search local email archives (.mbox/.eml) entirely on your machine. No OAuth, no cloud.

Communication Web search & scraping

Tools 3

GitHub stars —

Installs / wk 63

Licence MIT

Transport stdio

Last checked never

Tools & capabilities

3 tools

Read from the published package source — this server runs locally, so there is no endpoint to query. Names are taken from the code, not observed at runtime, and descriptions are often absent.

get_message from source

open_archive from source

search_messages from source