# mcp MCP Server

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## Status

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## Connect

Published as `@agenticmail/mcp` on npm. Runs locally.

## Known issues

5 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own maintainers are excluded.

### Most discussed

### [Feature] openclaw plugin uses the legacy before_agent_start hook

Problem
The @agenticmail/openclaw plugin uses the legacy before_agent_start hook, which triggers an OpenClaw warning: agenticmail still uses legacy before_agent_start; keep regression coverage on this plugin, and prefer before_model_resolve/before_prompt_build for new work.

Proposed Solution
Update the plugin to use the newer OpenClaw hook patterns: before_model_resolve or before_prompt_build instead of the deprecated before_agent_start.

Alternatives Considered
Continue using the legacy hook (

[Read the thread](https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/issues/5) · 2026-03-23 · closed · external user · 4 comments

### [Bug] @agenticmail/mcp crashes on startup: 'Tool send_email expected a Zod schema or ToolAnnotations' (MCP SDK semver too loose)

## Summary
A fresh `npm install -g @agenticmail/mcp` (v0.5.51) crashes immediately on launch because `@modelcontextprotocol/sdk` semver `^1.12.0` lets npm install 1.13+, which tightened tool-registration types. The agenticmail tool registrations no longer pass schema validation.

## Reproduction
```
npm install -g @agenticmail/mcp
AGENTICMAIL_API_URL=http://example AGENTICMAIL_API_KEY=ak_x agenticmail-mcp
```

## Error
```
Error: Tool send_email expected a Zod schema or ToolAnnotations, but rece

[Read the thread](https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/issues/9) · 2026-05-01 · closed · external user · 3 comments

### [Bug] mcp init returns on-json response

we have a client that invokes the mcp and expects a json response, but are getting a non-json respose
```
Command:   authprobe scan --llm-max-tokens=1080 --openai-api-key=***REDACTED*** http://localhost:8014/mcp
Scanning:  http://localhost:8014/mcp
Scan time: Feb 20, 2026 04:30:30 UTC
Github:    https://github.com/authprobe/authprobe

Funnel
  [1] MCP probe (401 + WWW-Authenticate)      [-] SKIP
        probe returned 405; checking PRM for OAuth config

  [2] MCP initialize + tools/list         

[Read the thread](https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/issues/1) · 2026-02-20 · closed · external user · 2 comments

### README/OpenClaw integration wording: please clarify automatic plugin registration behavior

README states OpenClaw integration will register/configure the plugin automatically, but during evaluation I observed that the plugin was not present in OpenClaw after install.

Observed README statements included:
- local package README: `OpenClaw integration — if OpenClaw is detected, automatically registers the plugin.`
- README command table: `agenticmail openclaw` "configures the OpenClaw plugin"

Observed evaluation result:
- `openclaw plugins inspect agenticmail` returned `Plugin not foun

[Read the thread](https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/issues/19) · 2026-05-08 · closed · external user · 1 comment

### Documentation gaps surfaced during self-hosted localhost evaluation

Documentation gaps surfaced during a self-hosted localhost evaluation:

- Clarify localhost-only setup behavior around `cloudflared` download
  - During a localhost-only evaluation, the setup still downloaded `~/.agenticmail/bin/cloudflared`
  - Please clarify whether this is expected even when domain mode is not configured

- Document storage API failure modes and expected responses
  - During evaluation, `POST /api/agenticmail/storage/tables` hung instead of returning success or structured err

[Read the thread](https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/issues/20) · 2026-05-08 · closed · external user · 1 comment

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