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Forward Email

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Privacy-focused email: domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes and calendars.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

NPM package @forwardemail/mcp-server
Claude Code 
claude mcp add forward-email -e 'FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY=<your forward_email_api_key>' -e 'FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER=<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER>' -e 'FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD=<your forward_email_alias_password>' -- npx -y @forwardemail/mcp-server@1.0.7
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "forward-email": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@forwardemail/mcp-server@1.0.7"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY": "<your forward_email_api_key>",
                "FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER": "<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER>",
                "FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD": "<your forward_email_alias_password>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY required secret API key from https://forwardemail.net/my-account/security
  • FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER Alias address for the mailbox, calendar and contact tools
  • FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD secret Generated password for that alias

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

https://forwardemail.net/mcp

Frequently asked questions

What is Forward Email?

Privacy-focused email: domains, DNS verification, aliases, SMTP sending, mailboxes and calendars.

How do I install Forward Email?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add forward-email -e 'FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY=<your forward_email_api_key>' -e 'FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER=<FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_USER>' -e 'FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD=<your forward_email_alias_password>' -- npx -y @forwardemail/mcp-server@1.0.7. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Forward Email need an API key?

Yes. It expects FORWARD_EMAIL_API_KEY, FORWARD_EMAIL_ALIAS_PASSWORD, which you set in its configuration.

Is Forward Email open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Forward Email?

It is published by forwardemail. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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