Email Forwarding, Meet AI
Today, Forward becomes the first email forwarding service with native MCP integration.
What does that mean? You can now manage your domains, aliases, and forwarding rules 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 like Claude Desktop 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, and other MCP clients
- ✅ Future-proof — works with any MCP-compatible AI that launches tomorrow
- ✅ Secure — API keys, team permissions, rate limiting, audit logs
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?"
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
Edit your Claude config file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"forward": {
"url": "https://forward.redsols.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Config location: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS)
3. Restart Claude
Close and reopen Claude Desktop.
4. Done!
Try: "List my Forward domains"
Try It Free
Forward MCP integration is available now for all paid plans.
Not a customer yet?
- Sign up for Forward (free to start)
- Add your domain
- Upgrade to a paid plan for API access
- Configure Claude Desktop
- Manage email forwarding with natural language
Questions? Join our Discord or Twitter. We'd love to hear how you use it.
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.