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See what an agent can do with Missive before you ever sign up. Pick a story: recorded sessions replay real probe-harness transcripts; commands tagged live-capable can re-run against the real endpoint from our edge, right now (▶ run live — the exact same request, live and recorded lines always labeled); the live MCP handshake runs real requests from our edge, right now — including, where the server allows it, one real read-only tool call (bring your own key for auth-gated servers); sandboxed self-drive sessions are designed and gated (docs/TRY-IT.md).

$curl -s https://missiveapp.com/docs/ai/mcp/server.md | head -8recorded session — replayed, not live
recorded 2026-09-07 · exit 0 · captured verbatim by our probe harness, secrets redacted · pure-HTTP probe — ▶ run live re-runs it from our edge

Verified integrations

Connections to other tracked products — hover a chip for the verbatim evidence quote behind it.

By theme — the product's score on each story themeBy theme

Accounts openness — stories about accounts openness in this arenaAccounts opennessevidence →

Stories about accounts openness in this arena

12.0/100

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticnessevidence →

How well agents can access and operate the product

37.5/100

Ai email — stories about ai email in this arenaAi emailevidence →

Stories about ai email in this arena

32.4/100

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depthevidence →

How much of the product can run unattended

15.8/100

Calendar integration — stories about calendar integration in this arenaCalendar integrationevidence →

Stories about calendar integration in this arena

8.0/100

Composing sending — stories about composing sending in this arenaComposing sendingevidence →

Stories about composing sending in this arena

32.0/100

Offline reliability — stories about offline reliability in this arenaOffline reliabilityevidence →

Stories about offline reliability in this arena

0.0/100

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpennessevidence →

Open source, data portability, and self-hosting stories

4.8/100

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy postureevidence →

Data-handling and privacy stories

0.0/100

Privacy tracking — stories about privacy tracking in this arenaPrivacy trackingevidence →

Stories about privacy tracking in this arena

0.0/100

Search history — stories about search history in this arenaSearch historyevidence →

Stories about search history in this arena

12.0/100

Speed keyboard — stories about speed keyboard in this arenaSpeed keyboardevidence →

Stories about speed keyboard in this arena

36.0/100

Team collaboration — stories about team collaboration in this arenaTeam collaborationevidence →

Stories about team collaboration in this arena

65.8/100

Triage inbox — stories about triage inbox in this arenaTriage inboxevidence →

Stories about triage inbox in this arena

24.0/100

Story verdicts — every judged story with its evidenceStory verdicts

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Sorted by importance (agentic first) (high → low) · 54/54 stories · click a row’s chevron for the rationale and evidence

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full9/10T

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10T

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10C

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full7/10C

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full7/10C

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial7/10C

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10C

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10C

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial4/10C

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial3/10T

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness1noneuntestednone yet

My team works shared inboxes together — shared accounts or team channels where everyone sees the same conversation state C

Shared inbox

team-leadTeam collaboration — stories about team collaboration in this arenaTeam collaboration3full9/10X

AI triages my inbox for me — auto-labeling, categorizing, and surfacing what needs attention — with behavior I can steer and audit C

Ai triage

ai-native userAi email — stories about ai email in this arenaAi email3partial6/10C

Do everything from the keyboard — comprehensive shortcuts and a command palette — in an interface fast enough to never make me wait C

Shortcuts

power-userSpeed keyboard — stories about speed keyboard in this arenaSpeed keyboard3partial6/10X

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth3partial5/10C

AI drafts replies in my own voice and tone — ready to review and send, not generic boilerplate C

Ai drafting

ai-native userAi email — stories about ai email in this arenaAi email3partial4/10C

Connect several accounts across providers — Gmail, Microsoft 365, IMAP — and work them from one place C

Multi account

switcherAccounts openness — stories about accounts openness in this arenaAccounts openness3partial4/10C

Split my inbox into focused streams — important, team, newsletters, calendar invites — so triage happens in priority order, not arrival order C

Inbox structure

power-userTriage inbox — stories about triage inbox in this arenaTriage inbox3partial4/10C

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3none0/10

Self-host the core product G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3none0/10

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture3noneuntestednone yet

Assign conversations to teammates and route incoming mail with rules so ownership is explicit C

Routing

team-leadTeam collaboration — stories about team collaboration in this arenaTeam collaboration2full8/10C

Insert saved snippets or templates — with variables and attachments — instead of retyping the same reply C

Templates

power-userComposing sending — stories about composing sending in this arenaComposing sending2full8/10C

An external agent — Claude, ChatGPT, or my own — can read, triage, draft, and send my email end to end through a documented connection C

Agent workflows

ai-native userAi email — stories about ai email in this arenaAi email2partial6/10T

Ask an assistant questions across my whole inbox and calendar — who said what, what's outstanding — and get grounded answers C

Ai assistant

ai-native userAi email — stories about ai email in this arenaAi email2partial6/10C

Snooze conversations and set follow-up reminders that resurface a thread if nobody replies C

Followups

power-userTriage inbox — stories about triage inbox in this arenaTriage inbox2partial6/10C

We can discuss an email in an internal side-thread — comments and @mentions beside the message — instead of forwarding copies around C

Shared inbox

team-leadTeam collaboration — stories about team collaboration in this arenaTeam collaboration2partial5/10C

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial4/10T

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2partial3/10C

Search is fast and precise — operators, filters, and ranked results across my full mail history C

Search

power-userSearch history — stories about search history in this arenaSearch history2partial3/10C

See my calendar, respond to invites, and create events without leaving the email client C

Calendar

power-userCalendar integration — stories about calendar integration in this arenaCalendar integration2partial2/10C

Control data retention and deletion G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2none0/10

Read the product's source under an open license G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2none0/10

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2none0/10

The client protects me from senders' tracking — blocking read pixels by default — and is transparent about what it does with my mail data C

Protection

switcherPrivacy tracking — stories about privacy tracking in this arenaPrivacy tracking2none0/10

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

My mail stays reachable over open protocols and standard formats — IMAP/JMAP/SMTP access and standards-based export — so no client can lock me in C

Portability

switcherAccounts openness — stories about accounts openness in this arenaAccounts openness2noneuntestednone yet

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Read, search, and write email offline, with changes syncing when I reconnect C

Offline

power-userOffline reliability — stories about offline reliability in this arenaOffline reliability2noneuntestednone yet

Schedule an email to send later and undo a send within a grace window C

Sending

power-userComposing sending — stories about composing sending in this arenaComposing sending2noneuntestednone yet

The same inbox also handles adjacent customer channels — SMS, WhatsApp, social, or live chat — beside email C

Channels

team-leadTeam collaboration — stories about team collaboration in this arenaTeam collaboration1partial6/10C

Select many conversations at once and archive, label, or mark them done in one stroke C

Inbox structure

power-userTriage inbox — stories about triage inbox in this arenaTriage inbox1none0/10

Self-host the email app and keep the mail pipeline under my own control C

Portability

switcherAccounts openness — stories about accounts openness in this arenaAccounts openness1none0/10

Import my complete mail history and contacts from my old provider or client C

Migration

switcherSearch history — stories about search history in this arenaSearch history1noneuntestednone yet

See whether and when recipients opened my email C

Sending

power-userComposing sending — stories about composing sending in this arenaComposing sending1noneuntestednone yet

Share my availability or insert bookable meeting times directly into an email C

Calendar

power-userCalendar integration — stories about calendar integration in this arenaCalendar integration1noneuntestednone yet

Use aliases or masked addresses so sign-ups and strangers never learn my real address C

Protection

switcherPrivacy tracking — stories about privacy tracking in this arenaPrivacy tracking1noneuntestednone yet

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth1noneuntestednone yet

Opportunities — the stories that would move this product's scores, from its own judged verdictsOpportunitiestop 8 of 46 stories with headroom

What would move Missive’s scores — derived from its own judged verdicts, biggest headroom first. Each line quotes what the judge found missing; shipping it (or evidencing it publicly) is the fix.

  1. Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesExport all of my data in open formats and leave

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    The evidence pack shows a REST API, webhooks, and MCP integrations for connecting external tools, but nothing documents a bulk data-export feature or open-format (mbox/CSV/JSON) export enabling a user to fully extract their mail, contacts, and conversation history and leave the platform.

  2. Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesSelf-host the core product

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Missive is a cloud-hosted SaaS collaboration/email product; evidence shows data routes through Missive's own servers (missive-comm-1) and no docs mention any self-hosting/on-prem deployment option anywhere in the extensive feature/pricing/docs pack.

  3. Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrevent my data from being used to train AI models

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    No evidence in the pack addresses any AI-training opt-out, data-usage policy for AI model training, or privacy controls specific to preventing training on user data.

  4. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPoint an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Direct probes show no llms.txt, no docs.md, and no OpenAPI spec exposed at expected locations (all 404), and no evidence of agent-oriented documentation formats being offered elsewhere; while Missive has an MCP server (a different axis), there's no proof an agent can be pointed at llms.txt or similar agent-readable docs.

  5. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productUse an official CLI

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Missive is an email/collaboration app offering REST API, webhooks, and MCP integrations, but no evidence anywhere in the pack mentions an official CLI tool for interacting with Missive.

  6. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productBuild against official SDKs

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Missive documents a REST API, webhooks, custom channels, and MCP integrations for developers, but no evidence anywhere mentions official client SDKs (e.g.

  7. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productExplore an interactive API reference with runnable examples

    nonemoves API qualityimpact 30

    Missive documents a REST API and developer tools, but there is no evidence of an interactive API reference or runnable examples; explicit probes for openapi/swagger specs all returned 404s, indicating no interactive API explorer exists.

  8. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productDownload a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)

    nonemoves API qualityimpact 30

    Probes for OpenAPI/Swagger spec files at standard locations all returned 404, and no evidence pack item mentions a downloadable machine-readable API spec despite Missive having a REST API and developer docs.

Showing the top 8 of 46 — every none/partial verdict in the story verdicts table is headroom.

Think a verdict is wrong? Every verdicts-table row has a Flag link — see the methodology.

Coverage map — which docs area, API section, or community source covers which judged storiesCoverage map8 surfaces · 28 covered stories

Where the cited evidence behind each covered verdict came from — the same citations the verdicts table shows, no extra judging.

docs18 stories

Probe proofs — replayable recordings from the probe harnessProbe proofs

Replayable recordings from our probe harness — see the Prove-It protocol to submit one.

$curl -s https://missiveapp.com/docs/ai/mcp/server.md | head -8reproduced
$ curl -s https://missiveapp.com/docs/ai/mcp/server.md | head -8
> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://missiveapp.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://missiveapp.com/docs/ai/mcp/server.md).

# MCP server

Missive runs an MCP server at `https://mcp.missiveapp.com`. Connect an AI app to it, and that app can search your conversations, look up contacts, check your calendar, draft replies, and send them, without you opening Missive.

This is the opposite of [MCP integrations](/docs/ai/mcp/integrations.md), which bring outside tools into Missive's own assistant.
$curl -s https://missiveapp.com/docs/llms.txt | head -6reproduced
$ curl -s https://missiveapp.com/docs/llms.txt | head -6
# Missive Docs

## Using Missive

- [What is Missive?](https://missiveapp.com/docs/get-started/readme.md): Missive is the collaborative email client built for teams. Manage email, SMS, WhatsApp, and more in one shared inbox.
- [Quickstart](https://missiveapp.com/docs/get-started/quickstart.md): Get started with Missive. Connect accounts, create teams, and invite colleagues to your shared inbox.
$curl -si -X POST https://mcp.missiveapp.com -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '<jsonrpc initialize>'reproduced
$ curl -si -X POST https://mcp.missiveapp.com -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '<jsonrpc initialize>'
HTTP/2 401

content-type: text/html

content-length: 0

date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:30:46 GMT

content-security-policy: default-src 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'

x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN

x-xss-protection: 0

x-content-type-options: nosniff

x-permitted-cross-domain-policies: none

referrer-policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin

www-authenticate: Bearer realm="Missive", resource_metadata="https://mcp.missiveapp.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource", scope="conversations:read conversations:write contacts:read organizations:read drafts:write drafts:deliver calendars:read calendars:write"

vary: Accept-Encoding, Origin

cache-control: no-cache

x-request-id: dbfedff1-0e19-c985-bb87-3733c4172b40

x-runtime: 0.009599

strict-transport-security: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains

x-cache: Error from cloudfront

via: 1.1 2218de017f36b23edeb35ff44dca1de6.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)

x-amz-cf-pop: SFO53-P8

alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400

x-amz-cf-id: 2_7f8Q4ZyYXlBxmAwSmaGrCzPxT3uAXCVZOLCa9kkQC7hzczxBcrQA==

Claims vs evidence — vendor claims reconciled against independent verdictsClaims vs evidence

5 of 17 testable claims verified · 0 contradictedintegrity 29/100

34 distinct capability claims found in Missive’s own claimed-docs/GitHub materials, reconciled against our judge’s independent verdicts.

5

Verified

12

Unverified

0

Contradicted

11

Undersold

Verified (10)
Unverified (17)
Undersold (11)
Claims outside our story set (10)

Real capability claims found in Missive’s own materials, but no story in this arena’s taxonomy covers them yet — that’s feedback on the taxonomy, not a mark against the product.

  • Built-in doc-search assistant answers feature and setup questions using Missive's own documentation

    source ↗
  • Attachments download locally and open in the user's preferred app instead of the browser

    source ↗
  • Team members can co-compose emails with real-time review and shared attachments

    source ↗
  • Every action inside Missive is logged with who did what and when

    source ↗
  • Contacts can be managed in shared or private address books

    source ↗
  • External content (e.g. commits, transactions) can be posted into Missive conversations

    source ↗
  • SSO login via SAML supporting Okta, Azure AD, etc.

    source ↗
  • Access can be restricted by IP address or location

    source ↗
  • Key performance metrics can be measured

    source ↗
  • Additional integrations include ChatGPT, Pipedrive, Trello, and more

    source ↗
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Business model

free-tiersubscription-per-seat

Free Starter plan (up to 3 users, limited history), then per-user Productive and Business tiers adding rules, integrations, analytics, SAML/SSO, and MCP server access; AI usage draws on plan credits.

pricing ↗

Score trend

How this product’s scores have moved as evidence and verdicts are re-derived — a point per change, not per day.

PA Score30 (Sep 7 '26)24 (Sep 16 '26)
Agent-ready66 (Sep 7 '26)43 (Sep 16 '26)

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Recorded agent sessions — and a live MCP handshake where the vendor ships one.

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Data

Agent surface uptime MCP 100% (30d, checked every 6h since Sep 8 '26)