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Proofpoint Essentials MCP Server

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MCP server for Proofpoint Essentials -- MSP org, domain, user, licensing, and reporting management.

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MCP server for Proofpoint Essentials -- MSP org, domain, user, licensing, and reporting management.

Security Report

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Low Risk8.2Low Risk

A well-architected MCP server for Proofpoint Essentials with proper authentication, careful handling of destructive operations, and good code structure. Authentication uses HTTP headers (X-User/X-Password) with environment variable configuration. Destructive operations are gated behind explicit confirmation mechanisms that work correctly in both interactive and non-interactive modes. Minor code quality observations exist but do not materially affect security.

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HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Proofpoint Essentials org-administrator username (used for the X-User header)Optional

Environment variable: PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_USERNAME

Proofpoint Essentials org-administrator password (used for the X-Password header)Required

Environment variable: PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_PASSWORD

Region subdomain, e.g. 'us1' or 'eu1'. Defaults to 'us1'.Optional

Environment variable: PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_REGION

Transport mode. Set to 'stdio' for local CLI use; the image defaults to 'http' for gateway hosting.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_TRANSPORT

Credential source: 'env' reads vars locally, 'gateway' expects header injection from the WYRE MCP Gateway.Optional

Environment variable: AUTH_MODE

Log verbosity: debug, info, warn, errorOptional

Environment variable: LOG_LEVEL

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-wyre-ai-proofpoint-essentials-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "AUTH_MODE": "your-auth-mode-here",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "your-log-level-here",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "your-mcp-transport-here",
        "PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_REGION": "your-proofpoint-essentials-region-here",
        "PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_PASSWORD": "your-proofpoint-essentials-password-here",
        "PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_USERNAME": "your-proofpoint-essentials-username-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@wyre-ai/proofpoint-essentials-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

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From the project's GitHub README.

Proofpoint Essentials MCP Server

License Node.js

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Proofpoint Essentials API. Enables AI assistants to manage MSP-multi-tenant email security: organizations, domains, users, licensing, features, subscription packages, and email flow reporting.

This is a distinct product/API from Proofpoint TAP (see proofpoint-mcp for TAP threat intelligence, quarantine, and URL defense) — Essentials is Proofpoint's SMB/MSP email-security product, with its own base URL, auth model, and org-management surface.

Part of the WYRE AI MCP fleet — a growing suite of AI integrations for the MSP stack.

Installation

npm install @wyre-ai/proofpoint-essentials-mcp

Configuration

Set the following environment variables:

VariableRequiredDescription
PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_USERNAMEYesOrg-administrator username (sent as the X-User header)
PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_PASSWORDYesOrg-administrator password (sent as the X-Password header)
PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_REGIONNoRegion subdomain, e.g. us1 or eu1 (default: us1)
MCP_TRANSPORTNoTransport mode: stdio (default) or http

Only organization-administrator accounts can authenticate against this API; end-user accounts cannot.

Usage

Running with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proofpoint-essentials-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@wyre-ai/proofpoint-essentials-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Running with Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add proofpoint-essentials-mcp \
  -e PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_USERNAME=your-value \
  -e PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_PASSWORD=your-value \
  -- npx -y @wyre-ai/proofpoint-essentials-mcp

Docker

docker build --platform linux/amd64 --build-arg GITHUB_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) -t proofpoint-essentials-mcp .
docker run \
  -e PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_USERNAME=your-value \
  -e PROOFPOINT_ESSENTIALS_PASSWORD=your-value \
  -e MCP_TRANSPORT=http \
  -p 8080:8080 proofpoint-essentials-mcp

Available Tools

Proofpoint Essentials is an MSP multi-tenant API — every org/domain/user-scoped tool takes the target customer organization's domain as a per-call argument (credentials are not scoped to a single org).

Organizations

  • proofpoint_essentials_org_get — get org data and its domains
  • proofpoint_essentials_org_set_active — activate/deactivate an org ⚠ high-impact
  • proofpoint_essentials_org_delete — delete an org ⚠ destructive, irreversible

Domains

  • proofpoint_essentials_domains_list
  • proofpoint_essentials_domains_create — batch add
  • proofpoint_essentials_domains_update ⚠ high-impact
  • proofpoint_essentials_domains_delete ⚠ destructive, irreversible

Users

  • proofpoint_essentials_users_list
  • proofpoint_essentials_users_get
  • proofpoint_essentials_users_create — batch add
  • proofpoint_essentials_users_update ⚠ high-impact
  • proofpoint_essentials_users_delete ⚠ destructive, irreversible

Endpoint discovery

  • proofpoint_essentials_endpoint_discover — resolve which region hosts a customer domain

Features / Licensing / Package

  • proofpoint_essentials_features_get / proofpoint_essentials_features_update ⚠ high-impact
  • proofpoint_essentials_licensing_get / proofpoint_essentials_licensing_update ⚠ high-impact
  • proofpoint_essentials_package_update ⚠ high-impact

Reporting

  • proofpoint_essentials_reporting_get — inbound/outbound email flow metrics

Token

  • proofpoint_essentials_token_create — mint an Odin-based SSO token

Destructive tools require explicit confirmation. Interactive MCP clients are prompted via elicitation; non-interactive callers (e.g. the WYRE gateway) must pass confirm_destructive_action: true and are otherwise blocked.

Development

git clone https://github.com/WYRE-AI/proofpoint-essentials-mcp.git
cd proofpoint-essentials-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm test
npm run smoke   # requires a prior `npm run build`

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md, or open an issue to discuss changes.

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

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