MailDev

Verified Integration

Author: @pierre3•Category: ServerApplication

GitHub Repository

JSON-RPC 2.0

Protocol Standard

Sub-second

Execution Latency

Active

Operational Status

Tags:#Claude #Search #Database #API #Git #AI #GitHub #Node.js #Docker #Automation

Client Configuration

— Connect MailDev to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maildev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-maildev"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).

Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Manages MailDev Docker containers and allows inspection of received emails from AI-powered editors or MCP clients for local development and test automation.

Indexed Date

7/23/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for MailDev

MailDev is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed to manage MailDev Docker containers. It helps developers inspect and manage received emails from their applications during local development and test automation, often integrated directly into AI-powered editors or MCP clients.

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