# test_external_account

Test IMAP+SMTP credentials without saving. Makes an outbound connection. Requires TREKMAIL_ALLOW_MIGRATION=true.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `test_external_account`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/test-external-account

## Facts

- Tool: `test_external_account`
- Server: TrekMail MCP Server (`trekmail/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/trekmail/mcp-server
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "test_external_account",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why test_external_account is rated High

This tool actively initiates outbound network connections to external IMAP and SMTP servers to validate credentials. While it does not save data, it executes real network operations with external side effects. This falls under Execute rather than Read because it triggers external operations (outbound connections) rather than merely retrieving local data.

From the tool's own definition: "'Test IMAP+SMTP credentials without saving. Makes an outbound connection.'"

## Use case

AI agents invoke test_external_account to trigger actions in TrekMail MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches TrekMail MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "test_external_account": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "test_external_account_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on TrekMail MCP Server (247)

- `bulk_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/bulk-action.md
- `cancel_bulk_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/cancel-bulk-migration.md
- `cancel_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/cancel-migration.md
- `cancel_scheduled` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/cancel-scheduled.md
- `change_mailbox_password` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/change-mailbox-password.md
- `confirm_delete_intent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/confirm-delete-intent.md
- `create_delete_intent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/create-delete-intent.md
- `delete_alias` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-alias.md
- `delete_bulk_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-bulk-migration.md
- `delete_calendar_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-calendar-event.md
- `delete_cloudflare_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-cloudflare-token.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-contact-group.md
- `delete_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-domain.md
- `delete_domain_smtp_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-domain-smtp-profile.md
- `delete_external_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-external-account.md
- `delete_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-folder.md
- `delete_forwarding_address` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-forwarding-address.md
- `delete_identity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-identity.md
- `delete_mail_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-mail-rule.md
- `delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-message.md
- `delete_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-migration.md
- `delete_smtp_connection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-smtp-connection.md
- `delete_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-template.md
- `drive_bulk_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-bulk-purge.md
- `drive_bulk_trash` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-bulk-trash.md
- `drive_device_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-device-revoke.md
- `drive_file_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-file-purge.md
- `drive_file_trash` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-file-trash.md
- `drive_folder_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-folder-purge.md
- …and 217 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=trekmail-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/trekmail-mcp-server