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Proton Mail Bridge Client

A local-first Proton Mail MCP server and CLI that lets Claude search, draft and organise your mail.

  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    macOS, Windows, Linux

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What is Proton Mail Bridge Client?

Proton Mail Bridge Client connects Claude Desktop, Claude Code or any MCP client to your Proton Mail inbox through Proton Bridge. It offers 96 tools to search, draft, send, triage threads and manage folders, plus read-only and send-to-self safety modes. It runs locally on macOS, Linux and Windows.

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Pros: what Proton Mail Bridge Client does well

  • Lets Claude work with encrypted Proton Mail locally
  • Read-only and send-to-self modes limit risk
  • MIT licensed, installable as a Claude Desktop bundle or from npm

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs Proton Mail Bridge installed and running, which requires a paid Proton plan
  • Giving an agent access to your inbox needs care

Who Proton Mail Bridge Client is for

Proton Mail users who want Claude to triage, search and draft their email.

Who can skip it

People on other email providers.

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