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Forward Email MCPby Forward EmailRemove Forward Email MCP from this comparisonResend Inboxesby ResendRemove Resend Inboxes from this comparisonGmail MCPby GoogleRemove Gmail MCP from this comparison
Sets it apart—
  • Only one with a CLI
  • Sends push notifications
  • Newest listing (added Oct 31, 2026)
  • Official Google listing
What it isGives MCP clients 68 tools over the Forward Email API to manage domains, aliases, outbound email, IMAP mailboxes, contacts, and calendars, running locally over stdio.Hosts threaded email inboxes on your domains so agents can receive, search, label, and draft replies, with a built-in triage agent, via Resend's API, SDKs, CLI, and remote MCP.Google's official remote MCP server for Gmail, in Developer Preview: searches and reads threads, creates and lists drafts, and adds or removes labels with the user's own permissions.
ProviderForward EmailResendGoogle
Official vendorNot an official listingNot an official listingGoogle
VerifiedYesSame for all
AccessAPI, MCPAPI, MCP, CLIMCP
AuthAPI KeyAPI KeyOAuth 2.0
MCP serverIn its setup guideIn its setup guideHostedhttps://gmailmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1
CLI installNo CLIIn its docsNo CLI
API base URLIn its docsIn its docsNo API
SkillsDomain And Alias Management, Mailbox Access, Contacts And Calendars, Outbound Email, Sieve Filter ScriptsThreads, Drafts, Labels, Reply and Forward, Inbox AgentThread Search, Draft Creation, Label Organization
StreamingNoSame for all
Push notificationsNoYesNo
CategoriesCommunication & MessagingSame for all
Tagsforward-email, email, official-mcp, local-mcp, imap, caldav, carddav, email-aliasesresend, email-inbox, inbound-email, shared-inbox, email-threads, email-triage, remote-mcpgmail, email, google, oauth2, inbox-management, email-drafts, labels
Listed sinceOct 4, 2026Oct 31, 2026Jun 7, 2026
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forward-email-mcpmcp+api—resend-inboxesapi+cli+mcpOnly one with a CLI; Sends push notifications; Newest listing (added Oct 31, 2026)gmail-mcpmcpOfficial Google listing
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descriptionGives MCP clients 68 tools over the Forward Email API to manage domains, aliases, outbound email, IMAP mailboxes, contacts, and calendars, running locally over stdio. | Hosts threaded email inboxes on your domains so agents can receive, search, label, and draft replies, with a built-in triage agent, via Resend's API, SDKs, CLI, and remote MCP. | Google's official remote MCP server for Gmail, in Developer Preview: searches and reads threads, creates and lists drafts, and adds or removes labels with the user's own permissions.
providerForward Email | Resend | Google
officialNot an official listing | Not an official listing | Google
verified (same)Yes
accessAPI, MCP | API, MCP, CLI | MCP
authAPI Key | API Key | OAuth 2.0
mcpIn its setup guide | In its setup guide | Hosted: https://gmailmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1
cliNo CLI | In its docs | No CLI
apiIn its docs | In its docs | No API
skillsDomain And Alias Management, Mailbox Access, Contacts And Calendars, Outbound Email, Sieve Filter Scripts | Threads, Drafts, Labels, Reply and Forward, Inbox Agent | Thread Search, Draft Creation, Label Organization
streaming (same)No
pushNo | Yes | No
categories (same)Communication & Messaging
tagsforward-email, email, official-mcp, local-mcp, imap, caldav, carddav, email-aliases | resend, email-inbox, inbound-email, shared-inbox, email-threads, email-triage, remote-mcp | gmail, email, google, oauth2, inbox-management, email-drafts, labels
addedOct 4, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 | Jun 7, 2026
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