# aol-mcp

> MCP server for AOL Mail via IMAP and SMTP

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/aol-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/kubegrind/aol-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/kubegrind/aol-mcp-server
- version: 0.2.4
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:aol-mcp

### Description (declared)

# AOL Mail MCP Server

A production-ready [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server for AOL Mail.  
Works as a local stdio MCP server compatible with **VS Code GitHub Copilot Agent Mode** and **Claude Desktop**.  
Uses **[uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)** for dependency and environment management.

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## Prerequisites

- **uv** package manager (Python 3.11+ included automatically)
- An AOL Mail account with IMAP access enabled
- An AOL **app password** (not your main AOL password)

### Install uv

```bash
# macOS / Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Windows (PowerShell)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
```

Verify: `uv --version`

---

## Generate an AOL App Password

1. Sign in at [myaccount.aol.com](https://myaccount.aol.com).
2. Go to **Security** → **Manage app passwords**.
3. Enter a label (e.g. `MCP Server`) and click **Generate password**.
4. Copy the generated password — this is your `AOL_APP_PASSWORD`.

> AOL requires an app password for all third-party IMAP/SMTP clients.  
> Standard account passwords will not work.

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## Usage

There are three ways to run the server depending on your situation.

### Option A — `uvx` (recommended, no install required)

Runs directly from PyPI without cloning or installing anything permanently.

```bash
uvx aol-mcp
```

Pass credentials via environment variables (see VS Code / Claude Desktop config below).

### Option B — Install as a persistent tool

Install once, run anywhere by name.

```bash
# From PyPI
uv tool install aol-mcp

# From GitHub (before PyPI publish)
uv tool install git+https://github.com/kubegrind/aol-mcp-server

# From a local clone
uv tool install .
```

Then run:

```bash
AOL_EMAIL=you@aol.com AOL_APP_PASSWORD=yourpassword aol-mcp
```

### Option C — Local clone (for development / contributors)

```bash
git clone https://github.com/kubegrind/aol-mcp-server
cd aol-mcp-server
uv sync
cp .env.example .env
#…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)
- productivity.email (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/aol-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T09:23:03.691Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/aol-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/aol-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:aol-mcp