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on your own machines, one way per deploy method#!/usr/bin/env bash # imap (io.github.ni-c/imap-mcp), recipe baremetal (generated). # Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent"; started by mcp-my-agent-imap.service. set -euo pipefail export HOST=127.0.0.1 PORT=8101 exec npx -y supergateway@4 --stdio 'npx -y @ni-c/[email protected]' --outputTransport streamableHttp --stateful --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8101 --streamableHttpPath /mcp --healthEndpoint /healthz [Unit] Description=MCP server imap (toolset my-agent), generated by Hub After=network-online.target Wants=network-online.target [Service] Type=simple User=mcp Group=mcp EnvironmentFile=/etc/mcp/my-agent.env Environment=HOME=/var/lib/mcp/imap WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/mcp/imap ExecStart=/opt/mcp/my-agent/bin/imap.sh Restart=on-failure RestartSec=5 NoNewPrivileges=true ProtectSystem=strict ProtectHome=true PrivateTmp=true ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/mcp/imap [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
docker run --rm -p 127.0.0.1:8101:8000 -e IMAP_HOST -e IMAP_USER -e IMAP_PASSWORD -e IMAP_PORT -e IMAP_TLS -e IMAP_MAILBOX -e IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD -e IMAP_READ_ONLY -e IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS -e IMAP_DENY_TOOLS -e IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR -e IMAP_INSECURE_TLS -e IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX -e IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES -e IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES -e IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES -e IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES -e IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES -e IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID node:22-alpine sh -c 'npx -y supergateway@4 --stdio '"'"'npx -y @ni-c/[email protected]'"'"' --outputTransport streamableHttp --stateful --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --streamableHttpPath /mcp --healthEndpoint /healthz'
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T08:41:25+00:00).
# Each package server runs behind a stdio->HTTP bridge and listens on localhost only.
# cp .env.example .env # fill the ${VAR}s
# docker compose up -d && bash smoke.sh
# Remote servers are not here: clients reach them directly (see clients/).
name: mcp-my-agent
services:
imap:
image: node:22-alpine
command:
- sh
- -c
- npx -y supergateway@4 --stdio 'npx -y @ni-c/[email protected]' --outputTransport streamableHttp --stateful
--host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --streamableHttpPath /mcp --healthEndpoint /healthz
ports:
- 127.0.0.1:8101:8000
volumes:
- npm-cache:/root/.npm
healthcheck:
test:
- CMD-SHELL
- wget -qO- http://127.0.0.1:8000/healthz || exit 1
interval: 30s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
start_period: 2m
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
IMAP_HOST: ${IMAP_HOST}
IMAP_USER: ${IMAP_USER}
IMAP_PASSWORD: ${IMAP_PASSWORD}
IMAP_PORT: ${IMAP_PORT}
IMAP_TLS: ${IMAP_TLS}
IMAP_MAILBOX: ${IMAP_MAILBOX}
IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD: ${IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD}
IMAP_READ_ONLY: ${IMAP_READ_ONLY}
IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS: ${IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS}
IMAP_DENY_TOOLS: ${IMAP_DENY_TOOLS}
IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR: ${IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
IMAP_INSECURE_TLS: ${IMAP_INSECURE_TLS}
IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX: ${IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX}
IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES: ${IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES}
IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES: ${IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES}
IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES: ${IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES}
IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES: ${IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES}
IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES: ${IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES}
IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID: ${IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID}
volumes:
npm-cache: {}
uv-cache: {}
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T08:41:25+00:00).
# kubectl create namespace mcp
# kubectl -n mcp create secret generic mcp-credentials --from-env-file=.env
# kubectl apply -f kubernetes.yaml
# Services are cluster-internal: <name>.mcp.svc.cluster.local:8000/mcp. Put an ingress
# with auth in front before exposing any of them.
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
name: mcp
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: imap
namespace: mcp
labels: &id001
app: imap
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
matchLabels: *id001
template:
metadata:
labels: *id001
spec:
containers:
- name: imap
image: node:22-alpine
ports:
- containerPort: 8000
name: http
env:
- name: IMAP_HOST
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_HOST
- name: IMAP_USER
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_USER
- name: IMAP_PASSWORD
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_PASSWORD
- name: IMAP_PORT
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_PORT
- name: IMAP_TLS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_TLS
- name: IMAP_MAILBOX
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAILBOX
- name: IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD
- name: IMAP_READ_ONLY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_READ_ONLY
- name: IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS
- name: IMAP_DENY_TOOLS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_DENY_TOOLS
- name: IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR
- name: IMAP_INSECURE_TLS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_INSECURE_TLS
- name: IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX
- name: IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES
- name: IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES
- name: IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES
- name: IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES
- name: IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES
- name: IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID
command:
- sh
- -c
- npx -y supergateway@4 --stdio 'npx -y @ni-c/[email protected]' --outputTransport streamableHttp
--stateful --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --streamableHttpPath /mcp --healthEndpoint /healthz
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: http
initialDelaySeconds: 10
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: imap
namespace: mcp
spec:
selector:
app: imap
ports:
- port: 8000
targetPort: http
name: http
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T08:41:25+00:00).
# Credentials come from the Secret 'mcp-credentials' (kubectl create secret generic ... --from-env-file=.env).
# Each server under `servers` is one Deployment + Service; the keys after it configure
# upstream charts a worker verified.
servers:
imap:
enabled: true
replicas: 1
port: 8000
path: /mcp
container:
name: imap
image: node:22-alpine
ports:
- containerPort: 8000
name: http
env:
- name: IMAP_HOST
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_HOST
- name: IMAP_USER
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_USER
- name: IMAP_PASSWORD
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_PASSWORD
- name: IMAP_PORT
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_PORT
- name: IMAP_TLS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_TLS
- name: IMAP_MAILBOX
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAILBOX
- name: IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD
- name: IMAP_READ_ONLY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_READ_ONLY
- name: IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS
- name: IMAP_DENY_TOOLS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_DENY_TOOLS
- name: IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR
- name: IMAP_INSECURE_TLS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_INSECURE_TLS
- name: IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX
- name: IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES
- name: IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES
- name: IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES
- name: IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES
- name: IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES
- name: IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID
command:
- sh
- -c
- npx -y supergateway@4 --stdio 'npx -y @ni-c/[email protected]' --outputTransport streamableHttp --stateful
--host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --streamableHttpPath /mcp --healthEndpoint /healthz
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: http
initialDelaySeconds: 10
# helm install my-agent helm/my-agent -n mcp
in the cloud
one click: the provider's deploy form opens filled in, in your own account- koyeb
-
The form opens with CHANGE_ME for each value you supply: IMAP_HOST, IMAP_USER, IMAP_PASSWORD, IMAP_PORT, IMAP_TLS, IMAP_MAILBOX, IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD, IMAP_READ_ONLY, IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS, IMAP_DENY_TOOLS, IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR, IMAP_INSECURE_TLS, IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX, IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES, IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES, IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES, IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES, IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES, IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID. Fill them in before you deploy.
Clients connect to the service's https://…koyeb.app address plus /mcp.
- azure
-
A Container Apps environment with one app per server, each with HTTPS ingress and one replica. The portal asks for each value you supply as a secure parameter; the deployment's outputs list the endpoints.
connect to it
copy what your client needsnpx -y @ni-c/[email protected] # env: IMAP_HOST, IMAP_USER, IMAP_PASSWORD, IMAP_PORT, IMAP_TLS, IMAP_MAILBOX, IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD, IMAP_READ_ONLY, IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS, IMAP_DENY_TOOLS, IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR, IMAP_INSECURE_TLS, IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX, IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES, IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES, IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES, IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES, IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES, IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID
{
"mcpServers": {
"imap": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"IMAP_HOST": "${IMAP_HOST}",
"IMAP_USER": "${IMAP_USER}",
"IMAP_PASSWORD": "${IMAP_PASSWORD}",
"IMAP_PORT": "${IMAP_PORT}",
"IMAP_TLS": "${IMAP_TLS}",
"IMAP_MAILBOX": "${IMAP_MAILBOX}",
"IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD": "${IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD}",
"IMAP_READ_ONLY": "${IMAP_READ_ONLY}",
"IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS": "${IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS}",
"IMAP_DENY_TOOLS": "${IMAP_DENY_TOOLS}",
"IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "${IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR}",
"IMAP_INSECURE_TLS": "${IMAP_INSECURE_TLS}",
"IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX": "${IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX}",
"IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES": "${IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES}",
"IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES": "${IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES}",
"IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES": "${IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES}",
"IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES": "${IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES}",
"IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES": "${IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES}",
"IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID": "${IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID}"
}
}
}
}
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Registers every server with Claude Code (run once; `claude mcp list` to check).
set -euo pipefail
set -a; [ -f .env ] && source .env; set +a
claude mcp add imap -e "IMAP_HOST=${IMAP_HOST}" -e "IMAP_USER=${IMAP_USER}" -e "IMAP_PASSWORD=${IMAP_PASSWORD}" -e "IMAP_PORT=${IMAP_PORT}" -e "IMAP_TLS=${IMAP_TLS}" -e "IMAP_MAILBOX=${IMAP_MAILBOX}" -e "IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD=${IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD}" -e "IMAP_READ_ONLY=${IMAP_READ_ONLY}" -e "IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS=${IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS}" -e "IMAP_DENY_TOOLS=${IMAP_DENY_TOOLS}" -e "IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR=${IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR}" -e "IMAP_INSECURE_TLS=${IMAP_INSECURE_TLS}" -e "IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX=${IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX}" -e "IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES=${IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES}" -e "IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES=${IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES}" -e "IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES=${IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES}" -e "IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES=${IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES}" -e "IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES=${IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES}" -e "IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID=${IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID}" -- npx -y @ni-c/[email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"imap": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"IMAP_HOST": "${IMAP_HOST}",
"IMAP_USER": "${IMAP_USER}",
"IMAP_PASSWORD": "${IMAP_PASSWORD}",
"IMAP_PORT": "${IMAP_PORT}",
"IMAP_TLS": "${IMAP_TLS}",
"IMAP_MAILBOX": "${IMAP_MAILBOX}",
"IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD": "${IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD}",
"IMAP_READ_ONLY": "${IMAP_READ_ONLY}",
"IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS": "${IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS}",
"IMAP_DENY_TOOLS": "${IMAP_DENY_TOOLS}",
"IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "${IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR}",
"IMAP_INSECURE_TLS": "${IMAP_INSECURE_TLS}",
"IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX": "${IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX}",
"IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES": "${IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES}",
"IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES": "${IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES}",
"IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES": "${IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES}",
"IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES": "${IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES}",
"IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES": "${IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES}",
"IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID": "${IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID}"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"imap": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"IMAP_HOST": "${IMAP_HOST}",
"IMAP_USER": "${IMAP_USER}",
"IMAP_PASSWORD": "${IMAP_PASSWORD}",
"IMAP_PORT": "${IMAP_PORT}",
"IMAP_TLS": "${IMAP_TLS}",
"IMAP_MAILBOX": "${IMAP_MAILBOX}",
"IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD": "${IMAP_SEEN_KEYWORD}",
"IMAP_READ_ONLY": "${IMAP_READ_ONLY}",
"IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS": "${IMAP_ALLOW_TOOLS}",
"IMAP_DENY_TOOLS": "${IMAP_DENY_TOOLS}",
"IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "${IMAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR}",
"IMAP_INSECURE_TLS": "${IMAP_INSECURE_TLS}",
"IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX": "${IMAP_DRAFTS_MAILBOX}",
"IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES": "${IMAP_MAX_MESSAGES}",
"IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES": "${IMAP_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES}",
"IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES": "${IMAP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES}",
"IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES": "${IMAP_MAX_EXTRACT_BYTES}",
"IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES": "${IMAP_ATTACHMENT_TYPES}",
"IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID": "${IMAP_TRUSTED_AUTHSERV_ID}"
}
}
}
}
name: my-agent target: local servers: - hub: io.github.ni-c/imap-mcp
- not probed yet: tools unpinned, ingest lists them