WorkMail Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects Claude Desktop to Amazon WorkMail, providing email and calendar access over a secure local stdio transport.

Features

Tool	Description
list_emails	List emails from any folder with pagination
read_email	Read full email content by ID
search_emails	Search emails using AQS query syntax
send_email	Send an email (requires explicit confirmation)
list_calendar_events	List calendar events in a date range
get_calendar_event	Get full event details by ID
create_calendar_event	Create a calendar event (requires explicit confirmation)

Security

• Credentials are stored in macOS Keychain (hardware-encrypted on Apple Silicon) — never in config files or environment variables
• Transport uses stdio (local pipe) — no HTTP server, no open ports
• Wire encryption via HTTPS/TLS to the WorkMail EWS endpoint
• Input validation on every tool call via Zod schemas
• Output sanitization redacts credential values from all responses and error messages
• Rate limiting prevents runaway request loops (configurable, default 30/min)
• Write protection — send_email and create_calendar_event require a confirm: true parameter

Prerequisites

• macOS (uses Keychain for credential storage)
• Node.js 20+
• Amazon WorkMail account with username/password authentication

Setup

1. Install dependencies

git clone https://github.com/your-username/workmail-mcp-server.git
cd workmail-mcp-server
npm install

2. Configure environment

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env if your WorkMail is in a different region:

WORKMAIL_MCP_EWS_ENDPOINT=https://ews.mail.us-west-2.awsapps.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx

The EWS endpoint follows the pattern https://ews.mail.<region>.awsapps.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx. Common regions: us-east-1, us-west-2, eu-west-1.

3. Store credentials

npm run setup-credentials

This prompts for your WorkMail email and password, stores them in macOS Keychain, and validates the connection.

4. Build

npm run build

5. Register with Claude Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workmail": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/workmail-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The WorkMail server should appear as connected.

Configuration

All settings are optional and have sensible defaults. Set them in .env or as environment variables:

Variable	Default	Description
WORKMAIL_MCP_EWS_ENDPOINT	https://ews.mail.us-west-2.awsapps.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx	WorkMail EWS endpoint URL
WORKMAIL_MCP_MAX_EMAILS	25	Max emails returned per request (1-100)
WORKMAIL_MCP_MAX_CALENDAR_DAYS	30	Max calendar date range in days (1-90)
WORKMAIL_MCP_RATE_LIMIT	30	Max requests per minute (1-60)
WORKMAIL_MCP_LOG_LEVEL	info	Log verbosity: error, warn, info, debug

Environment variables set in claude_desktop_config.json take precedence over .env.

Usage

Once connected, ask Claude Desktop to interact with your WorkMail:

• "List my recent emails"
• "Read the email from Sarah about the Q3 report"
• "Search my inbox for messages about the deployment"
• "What meetings do I have this week?"
• "Send an email to [email protected] about the status update"
• "Create a meeting for tomorrow at 2pm with Alex"

Development

# Run directly from TypeScript (no build step)
npm run dev

# Rebuild after changes
npm run build

# Re-run credential setup
npm run setup-credentials

Logs are written to stderr in JSON format. To see them while running via Claude Desktop, check the MCP server logs in Claude Desktop's developer tools.

Architecture

Claude Desktop  <──stdio──>  MCP Server (Node.js)
                                  │
                                  ▼
                            EWS Client Layer
                                  │
                                  ▼
                  Amazon WorkMail (Exchange Web Services)

The server uses the EWS protocol at the Exchange2010_SP2 compatibility level, which is the version supported by Amazon WorkMail.

License

MIT