Claude Post

ClaudePost

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides a seamless email management interface through Claude. This integration allows you to handle emails directly through natural language conversations with Claude, supporting features like searching, reading, and sending emails securely.

Features & Demo

Email Search and Reading

📧 Search emails by date range and keywords
📅 View daily email statistics
📝 Read full email content with threading support

Email Composition and Sending

✉️ Send emails with CC recipients support
🔒 Secure email handling with TLS

Prerequisites

Python 3.12 or higher
A Gmail account (or other email provider)
If using Gmail:
- Two-factor authentication enabled
- App-specific password generated
Claude Desktop application

Setup

Install uv:

# MacOS/Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Remember to restart your terminal after installation

Clone and set up the project:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ZilongXue/claude-post.git
cd claude-post

# Create and activate virtual environment
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
uv pip install -e .

Create a .env file in the project root:

[email protected]
EMAIL_PASSWORD=your-app-specific-password
IMAP_SERVER=imap.gmail.com
SMTP_SERVER=smtp.gmail.com
SMTP_PORT=587

Configure Claude Desktop:

First, make sure you have Claude for Desktop installed. You can install the latest version here. If you already have Claude for Desktop, make sure it’s updated to the latest version.

Open your Claude Desktop configuration file:

# MacOS
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

# Create the file if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude
touch ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "email": {
      "command": "/Users/username/.local/bin/uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/claude-post/src/email_client",
        "run",
        "email-client"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace /Users/username and /path/to/claude-post with your actual paths.

After updating the configuration, restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect.

Running the Server

The server runs automatically through Claude Desktop:

The server will start when Claude launches if configured correctly
No manual server management needed
Server stops when Claude is closed

Usage Through Claude

You can interact with your emails using natural language commands. Here are some examples:

Search Emails

“Show me emails from last week”
“Find emails with subject containing ‘meeting’”
“Search for emails from [email protected] between 2024-01-01 and 2024-01-07”
“Search sent emails from last month”

Read Email Content

“Show me the content of email #12345”
“What’s the full message of the last email from HR?”

Email Statistics

“How many emails did I receive today?”
“Show me daily email counts for the past week”

Send Emails

“I want to send an email to [email protected]”
“Send a meeting confirmation to [email protected]”

Note: For security reasons, Claude will always show you the email details for confirmation before actually sending.

Project Structure

claude-post/
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── .env                    # Not included in repo
├── .python-version        # Python version specification
└── src/
    └── email_client/
        ├── __init__.py
        ├── __main__.py
        └── server.py       # Main implementation

Security Notes

Use app-specific passwords instead of your main account password
For Gmail users:
1. Enable 2-Step Verification in your Google Account
2. Generate an App Password for this application
3. Use the App Password in your .env file