This feature is available only for the AI Premium Edition. For more information about the different editions, see Version comparison.
The effect of calling email MCP is related to the basic capabilities of AI agents. It is recommended to optimize the prompt words and knowledge base of AI agents.
What is the Alibaba Mail MCP service?
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. Its goal is to provide a unified, standard interface for large language models (LLMs) and AI assistants. It works like a USB port, allowing AI to easily connect to and operate external tools to complete complex tasks.
Alibaba Mail now supports the MCP protocol. This protocol lets you authorize an AI to operate your mailbox. You can then chat with the AI to send emails and retrieve email information.
What can the Alibaba Mail MCP service do?
Currently, the service supports searching for emails, viewing email content, creating email drafts, and sending emails.
For detailed tool descriptions and parameters, you can use the MCP tool query interface.
Tool list
Search for emails: search_mail
Searches for emails based on a KQL expression. It supports conditions such as dates and keywords.
Get an email: get_mail
Retrieves the full content of an email based on its ID. You can obtain the ID from an email search. The content includes the sender, recipients, and body.
Create a draft: create_draft
Creates an email draft and saves it to the Drafts folder.
Send an email: send
Sends an email with a specified recipient, subject, and body.
How to use the Alibaba Mail MCP service
Configure the MCP service in Alibaba Mail
Step 1: Go to Mailbox Settings > MCP Service
Step 2: Generate a token
Copy the token or JSON configurations.