routr-email-mcp

Routr — Custom Domain Email Forwarding Routr sets up email forwarding so any address on your domain (e.g.

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What it can do

  • Get Service Info: Get a description of the Routr email forwarding service, what it does, and who it is for.
  • Get Pricing: Get current Routr pricing plans and included features.
  • Get Dns Instructions: Get the exact DNS records (MX and TXT) a user must add at their domain registrar to enable Routr email forwarding.

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Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Routr — Custom Domain Email Forwarding

Routr sets up email forwarding so any address on your domain (e.g. hello@yourdomain.com) arrives in your existing Gmail or inbox. No new email account needed. Setup takes ~5 minutes.

Pricing: $4.99/month or $39.99/year · No auth required to use these tools

Tools

get_service_info

Returns a full overview of what Routr does, who it's for, and how it works. Use this first if a user is asking whether Routr fits their needs.

get_pricing

Returns current plan pricing, billing intervals, and the full feature list.

get_dns_instructions

Given a domain name, returns the exact MX and TXT records the user must add at their registrar to enable email forwarding. Includes notes on propagation time and record conflicts to watch for.

verify_dns

Performs a live DNS check on a domain and returns whether forwarding is active or still pending. Use this after the user claims to have added their records.

Typical agent flow

  1. User asks how to get a professional email on their domain
  2. Call get_service_info to confirm fit
  3. Call get_dns_instructions with their domain
  4. Guide them through adding the records at their registrar
  5. Call verify_dns to confirm setup is complete

How to connect

How to connect routr-email-mcp to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://routr-email-mcp--lanico-wy.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect routr-email-mcp to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://routr-email-mcp--lanico-wy.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect routr-email-mcp to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://routr-email-mcp--lanico-wy.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (4)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

get_service_infoGet a description of the Routr email forwarding service, what it does, and who it is for.
get_pricingGet current Routr pricing plans and included features.
get_dns_instructionsGet the exact DNS records (MX and TXT) a user must add at their domain registrar to enable Routr email forwarding.
verify_dnsCheck whether a domain's DNS records are correctly configured for Routr email forwarding. Returns live status.