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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-05 13:37:51 -05:00

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# Hermes MCP
A multi-account email MCP server for [Claude AI](https://claude.ai).
Supports **Yahoo Mail** (IMAP App Password) and any **self-hosted mail server** (IMAP/SMTP).
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## Features
- Read, search, and send email from Claude via MCP
- Multi-account support: Yahoo Mail and custom IMAP/SMTP servers
- Streamable HTTP transport (MCP 1.x) + legacy SSE endpoint
- Automatic session recovery after server restarts
- Docker and Kubernetes deployment ready
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## Tools
| Tool | Description | Key params |
|------|-------------|------------|
| `get_profile` | Get email address for an account | `account` |
| `search_messages` | Search INBOX by keyword / sender / subject | `q`, `maxResults`, `account` |
| `read_message` | Read full message body by UID | `uid`, `account` |
| `list_folders` | List all mailbox folders | `account` |
| `create_draft` | Save a draft to the Drafts folder | `to`, `subject`, `body`, `account` |
| `send_email` | Send an email | `to`, `subject`, `body`, `account` |
`account` parameter allows you to specify which configured mailbox to use (defaults to `"yahoo"`).
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## Quick Start (local dev)
```bash
# 1. Install dependencies
npm install
# 2. Configure credentials
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your email credentials
# 3. Run in dev mode
npm run dev
# 4. Verify
curl http://localhost:3456/health
# → {"status":"ok","service":"hermes-mcp"}
```
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## Configuration
Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and fill in your values:
```env
# Yahoo Mail — generate an App Password at:
# https://myaccount.yahoo.com/security → App passwords
YAHOO_EMAIL=you@yahoo.com
YAHOO_APP_PASSWORD=xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
# Optional: Self-hosted mail server (any IMAP/SMTP server)
# CUSTOM_EMAIL=you@yourdomain.com
# CUSTOM_PASSWORD=yourpassword
# CUSTOM_IMAP_HOST=mail.yourdomain.com
# CUSTOM_IMAP_PORT=993
# CUSTOM_SMTP_HOST=mail.yourdomain.com
# CUSTOM_SMTP_PORT=587
PORT=3456
```
---
## Connecting to Claude.ai
1. Go to **Claude.ai → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector**
2. Enter your server URL: `https://your-domain.com/mcp`
3. Click **Connect**
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## Production Deployment (Kubernetes)
See [`DEPLOY.md`](./DEPLOY.md) for full instructions covering:
- MicroK8s setup with nginx-ingress and cert-manager
- Building and pushing a Docker image to the local registry
- Applying the Kubernetes Deployment / Service / Ingress manifests
- Zero-downtime redeploys after code changes
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## Architecture
```
Claude.ai ──POST /mcp──► StreamableHTTPServerTransport
┌─────────▼──────────┐
│ MCP Server (SDK) │
│ tools / handlers │
└──┬──────────────┬───┘
│ │
imapflow (IMAP) nodemailer (SMTP)
│ │
┌────────▼───┐ ┌───────▼───────┐
│ Yahoo Mail │ │ Custom IMAP/ │
│ │ │ SMTP Server │
│ │ │ (optional) │
└────────────┘ └───────────────┘
```
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## Tech Stack
- **Runtime:** Node.js + TypeScript
- **MCP SDK:** `@modelcontextprotocol/sdk`
- **IMAP:** `imapflow`
- **SMTP:** `nodemailer`
- **HTTP:** `express`
- **Deployment:** Docker + MicroK8s
---
## License
MIT