Inbox Zero MCP
by elie222
AI personal assistant for email management and inbox zero automation
productivity Node.js Intermediate Self-hostable
⭐ 3k stars 📅 Updated: 1mo ago
Description
AI personal assistant for email that helps you achieve inbox zero. Inbox Zero provides AI-powered email management with auto-categorization, bulk unsubscribe, and smart replies. The included MCP server enables integration with AI assistants for seamless email workflows — list and search emails, draft replies, categorize messages, and manage subscriptions. Built as an open-source, self-hosted solution, it gives you full control over your email data while leveraging AI to tame your inbox.
✅ Best for
Developers who want AI-powered email management with full control over their data
⏭️ Skip if
You need a quick, zero-setup email MCP or use email providers other than Gmail
💡 Use cases
- Managing Gmail inbox through AI assistants with natural language
- Auto-categorizing incoming emails and applying labels
- Drafting context-aware replies to emails from your AI editor
- Bulk unsubscribing from newsletters and unwanted emails
👍 Pros
- ✓ Open-source with self-hosted deployment for full data privacy
- ✓ Comprehensive email management — categories, replies, unsubscribe
- ✓ Large community with 3k+ GitHub stars and active development
- ✓ Combines AI email assistant with MCP server capabilities
👎 Cons
- ✗ Self-hosted setup required — no simple npx install
- ✗ Gmail OAuth configuration adds setup complexity
- ✗ AGPL license may restrict use in proprietary products
🔧 Exposed tools (5 tools)
| Tool | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| categorize_emails | automation | Auto-categorize emails and apply labels |
| bulk_unsubscribe | automation | Unsubscribe from multiple newsletters at once |
| manage_labels | management | Create, update, and manage Gmail labels |
| list_emails | read | List and search emails in your Gmail inbox |
| draft_reply | write | Draft a context-aware reply to an email |
⚡ Installation
Prerequisites:
- • Node.js v18+
- • Gmail OAuth credentials
- • Self-hosted deployment required
- • API key required
Check Claude Code documentation to configure this MCP server.
💡 Tips & tricks
Follow the project's self-hosting guide to set up Gmail OAuth credentials. The MCP server runs alongside the main Inbox Zero app — deploy both together for the full experience.
🔄 Alternatives
Quick info
- Author
- elie222
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Runtime
- Node.js 18+
- Transport
- —
- Category
- productivity
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Self-hostable
- ✅
- Auth
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- Docker
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- Version
- latest
- Updated
- Feb 28, 2026
Client compatibility
- ✅ Claude Code
- ✅ Cursor
- ✅ VS Code Copilot
- ❓ Gemini CLI
- ❓ Windsurf
- ❓ Cline
- ❓ JetBrains AI
- ❓ Warp
Platforms
🍎 macOS 🐧 Linux 🪟 Windows