Mailbridge FAQs

Question 1

What is Mailbridge and how does it integrate with Claude.ai?

Accepted Answer

Mailbridge is a self-hosted MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that securely connects Claude.ai to your IMAP/SMTP email accounts, providing read and write capabilities via streamable HTTP for enhanced AI interaction.

Question 2

Can Mailbridge manage multiple email accounts simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Mailbridge is designed to support multiple IMAP/SMTP accounts. You can configure them securely using `accounts.yaml` with templated password management, where credentials are resolved from environment variables.

Question 3

How does Mailbridge ensure the security and privacy of my email data?

Accepted Answer

Mailbridge incorporates robust security features like GitHub OAuth 2.1 for Claude.ai authentication, credential isolation via environment variables, content sanitization (stripping sensitive info from errors), attachment metadata-only access, and SMTP rate limiting to prevent abuse.

Question 4

What are the typical deployment requirements for Mailbridge?

Accepted Answer

Mailbridge is intended for self-hosted deployment, commonly within a dedicated Proxmox LXC container (Debian 13) running Python 3.13. It integrates as a systemd service and is typically proxied through Nginx with TLS for secure external access.

Question 5

What specific email management functions can Claude.ai perform with Mailbridge?

Accepted Answer

Claude.ai gains access to 11 comprehensive email tools, including listing accounts/folders, searching messages, reading full content, sending emails, replying, moving messages, deleting, and setting flags (e.g., read/unread).

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