imap-mcp exposes common IMAP actions as MCP tools, enabling AI assistants to interact with email servers through a safe, structured interface. The server supports creating draft emails via the create-draft tool, which saves messages to the IMAP server's drafts folder (INBOX.Drafts or Drafts, depending on the provider). It can connect to any IMAP-compatible email server, including Gmail and Outlook, using credentials supplied through environment variables for secure credential management. The MCP integration ensures compatibility with Claude and other MCP-enabled assistants, allowing tools to be invoked from prompts and chained into larger workflows. The project is implemented in TypeScript with full type definitions and a straightforward setup: an mcpServers entry where the imap server is run with npx imap-mcp and the connection details are provided via IMAP_HOST, IMAP_PORT, IMAP_USERNAME, IMAP_PASSWORD, and IMAP_USE_SSL. Build steps include npx tsc to compile and node dist/index.js to run. Available tools include create-draft with parameters to, subject, body, and optional from (defaulting to IMAP_USERNAME); drafts are saved to the appropriate folder on the IMAP server.