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Atomic Mail vs smails
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Programmable email inbox for AI agents — JMAP, PoW auth, stdio MCP server.
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Free disposable email for AI agents: a throwaway inbox to read verification codes over MCP.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Atomic Mail (93/100 against 83). Atomic Mail is hosted and callable through the gateway; smails runs on your own machine. Atomic Mail has noticeably more public adoption.
| Atomic Mail | smails | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | B83/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 261 | 36 |
| Downloads / week | 234 | 59 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 5 |
| Write actions | — | 2 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-18 | 2026-06-26 |
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