Forward Adds MCP Support for AI-Powered Email Routing

Email Forwarding, Meet AI

Forward now supports MCP, so AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, Opencode, and other MCP-compatible clients can manage your custom-domain email forwarding directly.

That means you can create aliases, check DNS, review logs, manage catch-all rules, and update routing by talking to your AI assistant.

"Create a forwarder from hello@mycompany.com to my personal email"

✓ Done. Your forwarder is live.

No dashboard. No forms. No clicking through menus. Just ask.

What is MCP?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to external services securely.

Instead of building a different integration for every AI tool, MCP gives a universal way for any compatible client to work with Forward.

Why it matters:

• ✅ Works today with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Opencode, and other MCP clients
• ✅ Future-proof — works with any MCP-compatible AI that launches tomorrow
• ✅ Secure — API keys, team permissions, rate limiting, audit logs

Exact Tool List

What You Can Do

Ask Questions

• "What domains do I have configured?"
• "Show me all forwarders for mycompany.com"
• "How many emails were forwarded last week?"
• "Is my DNS set up correctly?"
• "What's my current plan?"

Better Demo Prompts

• "Check if my DNS is configured correctly for example.com."
• "Create hello@example.com and forward it to my Gmail."
• "Show failed forwards from the last 24 hours."
• "Create support, billing, and security aliases for my domain."
• "Disable catch-all routing for example.com."

Take Actions

• "Create a forwarder from support@ to my Gmail"
• "Delete the old temp@ forwarder"
• "Disable the test forwarder for now"

Real Example

You: I need to set up email for my new project. 
     Create forwarders for hello@, support@, and info@newproject.io 
     all going to myemail@gmail.com

Claude: I'll create those three forwarders for you.

[Uses create_forwarder tool 3 times]

✓ Created 3 forwarders:
  • hello@newproject.io → myemail@gmail.com
  • support@newproject.io → myemail@gmail.com
  • info@newproject.io → myemail@gmail.com

All forwarders are now live and ready to receive emails.

Get Started in 2 Minutes

1. Generate an API Key

Go to your Forward dashboard → Settings → API Keys → Create key

2. Add to Claude Desktop or Opencode

For Claude Desktop: Edit your Claude config file (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forward": {
      "url": "https://forward.redsols.com/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Opencode: Edit your Opencode config file (~/.config/opencode/opencode.json):

{
  "mcp": {
    "forward": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://forward.redsols.com/mcp/",
      "oauth": false,
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      },
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Use https://forward.redsols.com/mcp/ with any Streamable HTTP-capable MCP client.

3. Restart your Client

Close and reopen Claude Desktop or Opencode.

4. Done!

Try: "List my Forward domains"

Security and Permissions

Forward MCP uses API keys tied to your account permissions. Actions are rate-limited, logged, and scoped to your Forward account.

Email content is not stored after forwarding. Use separate API keys for AI clients and revoke them anytime from the dashboard.

Try It Free

Forward MCP integration is available now for all paid plans.

Not a customer yet?

1. Sign up for Forward (free to start)
2. Add your domain
3. Upgrade to a paid plan for API access
4. Configure Claude Desktop
5. Manage email forwarding with natural language

Questions? Join our Discord or Twitter. We'd love to hear how you use it.

For MCP directories

Forward MCP supports Streamable HTTP at https://forward.redsols.com/mcp/, API-key authentication, account-scoped permissions, and domain, alias, and log management tools.

What's Next

This is just the beginning. We're exploring:

• More tools for advanced routing
• Webhooks for real-time notifications
• More AI assistant integrations

Stay tuned.

Get Started →