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Pylos MCP Server

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Read-focused, prompt-injection-hardened email MCP server for any IMAP provider

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Read-focused, prompt-injection-hardened email MCP server for any IMAP provider

Security Report

5.2
Moderate5.2Moderate Risk

pylos-mcp is a well-architected email MCP server with strong security fundamentals. Authentication is properly scoped using environment variables (no hardcoded credentials), capabilities follow a conservative default-off model for risky operations, and extensive prompt-injection defenses (fencing, HTML stripping, hidden character removal) are built into the core architecture. The codebase demonstrates mature security thinking with comprehensive input validation, error handling that sanitizes sensitive data, and a clear separation of concerns. Minor findings around error handling breadth and logging specificity do not materially affect the security posture. Supply chain analysis found 7 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (2 critical, 4 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

4 files analyzed · 11 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Account login.Optional

Environment variable: EMAIL_USER

App password. Either this or EMAIL_PASSWORD_CMD is required.Required

Environment variable: EMAIL_PASSWORD

One of gmail, icloud, yahoo, gmx, fastmail, mailbox.org, posteo. Fills in IMAP, SMTP and Sieve hosts and ports.Optional

Environment variable: PROVIDER

IMAP hostname for self-hosted or unlisted providers. Overrides the preset.Optional

Environment variable: IMAP_HOST

Comma-separated list of tiers beyond read, which is always included. Defaults to drafts.Optional

Environment variable: CAPABILITIES

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-adamvass-pylos-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "PROVIDER": "your-provider-here",
        "IMAP_HOST": "your-imap-host-here",
        "EMAIL_USER": "your-email-user-here",
        "CAPABILITIES": "your-capabilities-here",
        "EMAIL_PASSWORD": "your-email-password-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pylos-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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