MailTester Email Verification MCP server
online · 96% uptimecom.mailtester/email-verification·v1.0.1Verify emails (valid/invalid/risky/unknown): MX, SMTP, catch-all, disposable. Free agent key.
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MailTester Email Verification tools (9, 1 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsestimate_costFreeEstimate the credit cost of a verification before running it, and whether the user can afford it. Provide either a count of emails, a list_id to re-verify, or an operation ('single'/'finder'). Always quote this before proposing anything billable.
explain_resultFreeExplain what a verification status or reason means in plain English, with a send recommendation. Covers valid, invalid, catch-all/accept-all, unknown, greylisted, disposable, role, free, spam-trap, abuse, do-not-mail, no-mx, disabled, and network. Use when a user asks what a result means.
get_api_keyFreeGet a free API key for this server (no account needed; 25 email verifications per day). Returns the key once — reconnect with 'Authorization: Bearer <api_key>' to use the other tools.
get_batch_statusFreeGet the progress and status of a bulk verification list/job by id.
get_credit_balanceFreeGet the current credit balance and a short usage summary for the account.
get_listFreeGet the details of a single bulk verification list by its id.
list_listsFreeList the user's bulk verification lists/jobs, most recent first.
verify_batchFreeVerify a batch of email addresses (up to 25 per call with an agent key). Returns per-email verdicts and saves a list. Costs 1 credit per email.
verify_emailwrite actionFreeVerify the deliverability of a single email address. Returns a verdict (valid, invalid, risky, unknown). Costs 1 credit.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-09 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 2134ms17/20
- Tool poisoning9 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityAPI key sent as a header8/15
- Maintenancelast push 1 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identitynamespace and repository owner differ; GitHub account older than a year; website matches verified namespace8/10
How MailTester Email Verification compares
Against every graded Email MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 84/100
- higher than 76% of 916 Email servers
- Tools
- 9
- the typical Email server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 11%
- typical: 25%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- Uptime
- 96%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Email server answers 100%
- Response time
- 408 ms
- faster than 37% of 609 Email servers
What its tools let an agent do: 8 read · 1 change
Install MailTester Email Verification in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http email-verification https://app.mailtester.com/mcp
What the publisher says
From the MailTester Email Verification repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
MailTester MCP server — email verification for AI agents
Remote Model Context Protocol server that tells an AI agent whether an email address can receive mail before anything is sent to it.
- Endpoint: https://app.mailtester.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, JSON responses)
- Official MCP Registry: com.mailtester/email-verification
- Website: https://mailtester.com
- Agent docs: https://app.mailtester.com/agent-gateway · OpenAPI · llms.txt · agent card
The server is hosted; there is nothing to install. This repository documents how to connect.
Get a key (no account needed)
Connect without a key and call the getapikey tool, or:
curl -X POST https://app.mailtester.com/agent-gateway/register \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"name":"my-agent","purpose":"verify signup emails"}'The key is shown once. Each key gets 25 free verifications per day (unused credits do not roll over) and expires after 30 days; register again when it does. Send it as Authorization: Bearer .
Connect
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http mailtester https://app.mailtester.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code (mcp.json-style config)
{
"mcpServers": {
"mailtester": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://app.mailtester.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY" }
}
}
}Tools
Verdicts
- valid: the mailbox exists and accepts mail
- invalid: the address or domain cannot receive mail
- risky: accept-all (catch-all) domain, role or disposable address, or a Microsoft 365 address the mail server couldn't confirm
- unknown: the receiving server gave no definitive answer
Limits
10 requests per minute per key, one request in flight per key, and a shared daily capacity for free agent keys (HTTP 429 until 00:00 UTC when it is used up). Inbox placement, blacklist monitoring and email finder need a full account at https://mailtester.com.
REST API
The same key works on the REST API: POST https://app.mailtester.com/api/v1/verify, POST https://app.mailtester.com/api/v1/verify/batch, GET https://app.mailtester.com/api/v1/credits. See the OpenAPI description.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
MailTester Email Verification: common questions
- Is MailTester Email Verification MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (84/100). Read the MailTester Email Verification safety report
- How do I install MailTester Email Verification?
- It runs remotely at app.mailtester.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does MailTester Email Verification need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
Authorization. - Is MailTester Email Verification maintained?
- The last commit was 26 days ago (2026-10-08). The latest release is v1.0.1.
- Is MailTester Email Verification up?
- 96% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of MailTester Email Verification?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: MailProbe MCP server, Forward Email MCP server and smails MCP server.
- How does MailTester Email Verification compare with other Email MCP servers?
- safety score 84/100 (higher than 76% of 916 Email servers); tools 9 (the typical Email server has 7); tools that change things 11% (typical: 25%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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