Add email capabilities to Raycast's AI assistant through MCP. Send and manage email from your system-wide macOS launcher.
Raycast is a productivity launcher for macOS that replaces Spotlight with a powerful, extensible command palette. With built-in AI chat and MCP support, Raycast lets you interact with MultiMail from anywhere on your Mac — press a hotkey, type a prompt, and send an email or check your inbox.
MCP servers in Raycast are configured through the AI settings panel in Raycast's preferences. The setup is straightforward and doesn't require editing config files manually. Once connected, MultiMail tools are available in Raycast's AI chat, accessible from any application via your Raycast hotkey.
This integration excels for quick email actions. Unlike IDE-based integrations where you're focused on coding, Raycast gives you system-wide access to email tools. Draft a quick reply between meetings, check for urgent messages while in another app, or send a follow-up without context-switching to your email client.
Sign up at multimail.dev and create an API key from your dashboard. This key authenticates all MCP server requests.
In the MultiMail dashboard, create a mailbox for Raycast's AI to use. Start with gated_send oversight so all outbound emails require your approval before delivery.
Open Raycast preferences (Cmd+,), navigate to the AI section, and find the MCP Servers configuration. Raycast provides a UI for adding MCP servers.
Add a new MCP server in Raycast's settings with the MultiMail configuration.
{
"mcpServers": {
"multimail": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@multimail/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"MULTIMAIL_API_KEY": "mm_live_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}Open Raycast's AI chat (invoke Raycast and type 'AI Chat') and ask it to list your mailboxes. If connected, you'll see your MultiMail mailboxes returned.
| Tool | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| send_email | Send an email from your agent mailbox to any recipient. | Quickly send a follow-up email after a meeting without opening your email client. |
| reply_email | Reply to a received email, maintaining the thread context. | Reply to a message from your Raycast hotkey without switching apps. |
| check_inbox | Check a mailbox for new or unread messages. | Quick inbox check between tasks using your Raycast hotkey. |
| read_email | Read the full content of a specific email including headers and body. | Read an urgent email notification without opening your email client. |
| create_mailbox | Create a new agent mailbox on your MultiMail account. | Set up a new mailbox for a side project from Raycast. |
| list_mailboxes | List all mailboxes on your MultiMail account. | View your mailboxes to choose a sender for a quick email. |
| get_thread | Retrieve an entire email thread to see the full conversation history. | Catch up on an email thread before joining a related meeting. |
| search_contacts | Search your contact list by name, email, or tags. | Find someone's email address quickly from Raycast. |
| add_contact | Add a new contact to your MultiMail contact list. | Save a new contact's email right after a meeting. |
| tag_email | Tag or categorize an email for organization and filtering. | Tag an email as 'follow-up' for later review. |
| list_pending | List all emails currently awaiting human approval. | Quick review of pending emails during a break. |
| decide_email | Approve or reject a pending email in the oversight queue. | Approve a pending email from Raycast without switching apps. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"multimail": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@multimail/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"MULTIMAIL_API_KEY": "mm_live_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}MCP server configuration for Raycast's AI settings.
Send an email to [email protected] with subject 'Follow-up: Design Review'. In the body, thank her for the meeting and confirm we agreed to finalize the mockups by Friday.Use Raycast AI to quickly send a follow-up email after a meeting.
Check my MultiMail inbox for unread emails from the last 24 hours. Give me a brief summary of each one with the sender and subject. Flag any that look urgent.Get a quick overview of your inbox without opening an email client.
Search my contacts for anyone tagged 'engineering'. Send each of them an email with subject 'Reminder: Architecture Review Tomorrow' and a brief reminder about the meeting.Find a contact and send them a quick message in one interaction.
Raycast's greatest advantage is system-wide availability. You can invoke MultiMail tools from any application by pressing your Raycast hotkey and opening AI chat. This eliminates the need to switch to a specific app for quick email tasks.
Create Raycast Quick Links that open AI chat with pre-filled prompts for common email tasks. For example, a Quick Link for 'Check my inbox' or 'Send a standup update to [email protected]' saves time on repetitive email operations.
Raycast's clipboard history lets you grab text snippets from any app and include them in emails. Copy important content, invoke Raycast, and ask the AI to email it to the right person — all in a few keystrokes.
Raycast is exclusively available on macOS. If you need similar quick-access email functionality on other platforms, consider Warp Terminal (macOS/Linux) or Claude Desktop (macOS/Windows) as alternatives with MCP support.
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