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- Multi-account email support (Yahoo + self-hosted IMAP/SMTP)
- MCP tools: get_profile, search_messages, read_message, list_folders, create_draft, send_email
- Streamable HTTP transport with session recovery
- Docker + Kubernetes deployment configuration
- Express server with health endpoint

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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** (Dovecot / Poste.io).
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## Features
- Read, search, and send email from Claude via MCP
- Multi-account: connect Yahoo and a custom IMAP/SMTP server simultaneously
- Streamable HTTP transport (MCP 1.x) + legacy SSE endpoint
- Automatic session recovery after server restarts
- Deployable to Kubernetes (MicroK8s example included)
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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` defaults to `"yahoo"`. Set to `"fetcherpay"` (or whatever you name your second account) for the custom mailbox.
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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
# Self-hosted mail (Dovecot / Poste.io / any IMAP server)
FETCHERPAY_EMAIL=you@yourdomain.com
FETCHERPAY_PASSWORD=yourpassword
FETCHERPAY_IMAP_HOST=your-mail-server-ip
FETCHERPAY_IMAP_PORT=993
FETCHERPAY_SMTP_HOST=your-mail-server-ip
FETCHERPAY_SMTP_PORT=587
PORT=3456
```
> **Tip:** Use the server's direct IP for `FETCHERPAY_IMAP_HOST` / `FETCHERPAY_SMTP_HOST` to avoid DNS resolution issues in Kubernetes.
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## 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 │ │ Self-hosted │
│ imap.mail │ │ Dovecot / │
│ .yahoo.com │ │ Poste.io │
└────────────┘ └───────────────┘
```
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## Tech Stack
- **Runtime:** Node.js + TypeScript
- **MCP SDK:** `@modelcontextprotocol/sdk`
- **IMAP:** `imapflow`
- **SMTP:** `nodemailer`
- **HTTP:** `express`
- **Deployment:** Docker + MicroK8s
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## License
MIT