Quick Start
1. Get Your API Token
Get an API token from Mailtrap API Tokens.
2. Add to Claude Code
Minimal
claude mcp add mailtrap -e MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN=your_token -- npx mcpj-mailtrap
Full
claude mcp add mailtrap \
-e MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN=your_token \
-e MAILTRAP_SENDING_TOKEN=your_sending_token \
-e MAILTRAP_ACCOUNT_ID=12345 \
-e [email protected] \
-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@latestif you have Bun. Requires Node 18+ when running vianpx.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Minimal
{
"mcpServers": {
"mailtrap": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcpj-mailtrap@latest"],
"env": {
"MAILTRAP_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
}
Full
{
"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": "[email protected]",
"MAILTRAP_TEST_INBOX_ID": "12345"
}
}
}
}
Download a pre-built binary from Releases:
macOS / Linux:
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):
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"
Tools (46)
Analytics
Email Logs
Sending
Templates
Contacts
Email Sandbox
Domains
Accounts
Configuration
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Using a binary: The server checks for new releases on startup and logs to stderr if outdated:
[mcpj-mailtrap] Update available: v0.2.0 (current: v0.1.0)
Check your installed version:
mcpj-mailtrap --version
Development
Requires Bun.
git clone https://github.com/pijusz/mcp-mailtrap.git
cd mcp-mailtrap
bun install
bun test # tests
bun run typecheck # tsc
bun run build # standalone binary
bun run inspect # MCP Inspector
bun run check # biome format + lint
License
MIT