resend-mcp

MCP server for the Resend email API. Exposes 49 tools for sending emails, managing domains, contacts, templates, broadcasts, webhooks, and more.

Installation

From Source

cargo install --path .

Docker

docker pull ghcr.io/psu3d0/resend-mcp:latest
docker run -p 8080:8080 -e RESEND_API_KEY=re_xxx ghcr.io/psu3d0/resend-mcp:latest

Pre-built Binaries

Download from GitHub Releases.

Usage

# Start server with stdio transport (default)
RESEND_API_KEY=re_xxx resend-mcp

# Or via CLI flag
resend-mcp --api-key re_xxx

# Use HTTP transport
resend-mcp --api-key re_xxx --transport http

# Custom bind address (HTTP mode)
resend-mcp --api-key re_xxx --transport http --bind-address 0.0.0.0 --port 3000

# Custom base URL (for proxies or testing)
resend-mcp --api-key re_xxx --base-url https://custom.api.com

# Disable startup health check
resend-mcp --api-key re_xxx --no-health-check

# Debug logging
RESEND_MCP_LOG=debug resend-mcp --api-key re_xxx

MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "resend": {
      "command": "resend-mcp",
      "env": {
        "RESEND_API_KEY": "re_xxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "resend": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-p", "8080:8080", "-e", "RESEND_API_KEY=re_xxx", "ghcr.io/psu3d0/resend-mcp:latest"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Emails

• sendEmail - Send an email
• sendBatchEmails - Send up to 100 emails at once
• getEmail - Retrieve a single email
• updateEmail - Update a scheduled email
• cancelScheduledEmail - Cancel a scheduled email
• listEmailAttachments - List attachments for a sent email
• getEmailAttachment - Get a single attachment

Received Emails

• listReceivedEmails - List received emails
• getReceivedEmail - Get a single received email
• listReceivedEmailAttachments - List attachments for a received email
• getReceivedEmailAttachment - Get a received email attachment

Domains

• createDomain - Create a new domain
• listDomains - List all domains
• getDomain - Get a single domain
• updateDomain - Update a domain
• deleteDomain - Delete a domain
• verifyDomain - Verify a domain

API Keys

• createApiKey - Create a new API key
• listApiKeys - List all API keys
• deleteApiKey - Delete an API key

Audiences

• createAudience - Create an audience
• listAudiences - List all audiences
• getAudience - Get a single audience
• deleteAudience - Delete an audience

Contacts

• createContact - Create a contact
• listContacts - List contacts in an audience
• getContactByEmail / getContactById - Get a contact
• updateContactByEmail / updateContactById - Update a contact
• deleteContactByEmail / deleteContactById - Delete a contact

Broadcasts

• createBroadcast - Create a broadcast
• listBroadcasts - List all broadcasts
• getBroadcast - Get a single broadcast
• deleteBroadcast - Delete a draft broadcast
• sendBroadcast - Send or schedule a broadcast

Templates

• createTemplate - Create a template
• listTemplates - List all templates
• getTemplate - Get a single template
• updateTemplate - Update a template
• deleteTemplate - Delete a template
• duplicateTemplate - Duplicate a template
• publishTemplate - Publish a template

Webhooks

• createWebhook - Create a webhook
• listWebhooks - List all webhooks
• getWebhook - Get a single webhook
• updateWebhook - Update a webhook
• deleteWebhook - Delete a webhook

Configuration

All options can be set via CLI flags or environment variables.

Health Check

On startup, the server calls listDomains to verify API key validity. This can be disabled with --no-health-check. A failed health check logs a warning but does not prevent startup.

Development

# Build
cargo build

# Run with debug logging
RESEND_MCP_LOG=debug cargo run -- --api-key re_xxx

# Format and lint
cargo fmt && cargo clippy

# Update OpenAPI spec from upstream
python scripts/transform_spec.py /path/to/upstream/resend.yaml src/specs/resend.yaml

OpenAPI Spec Updates

The spec is automatically synced from resend/resend-openapi daily via GitHub Actions. The transform script adds operationId fields and fixes YAML parsing issues.

License

Apache-2.0