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Rocky Lhotka's calendar-mcp server handles email attachments awkwardly

By PulseAugur Editorial · Summary by gemini-2.5-flash-lite from 3 sources

Rocky Lhotka has updated their calendar-mcp server to handle email attachments, though the process is described as awkward. The agent currently uses either base64 encoding or an external curl command to upload and download attachments, as the MCP protocol itself lacks efficient binary handling capabilities. This development allows for greater functionality in managing email content within the calendar system. AI

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IMPACT Niche tooling improvement; minimal industry-wide impact.

RANK_REASON This describes a technical update to a personal server application, not a major industry development.

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    My calendar-mcp server now sends and receives email attachments. It is a little awkward, because either (a) the agent uses base64 or (b) the agent uses curl to

    My calendar-mcp server now sends and receives email attachments. It is a little awkward, because either (a) the agent uses base64 or (b) the agent uses curl to up/download the attachments outside of the MCP protocol. Sadly, MCP just doesn't have the features to efficiently handle…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · rockylhotka ·

    My calendar-mcp server now sends and receives email attachments. It is a little awkward, because either (a) the agent uses base64 or (b) the agent uses curl to

    My calendar-mcp server now sends and receives email attachments. It is a little awkward, because either (a) the agent uses base64 or (b) the agent uses curl to up/download the attachments outside of the MCP protocol. Sadly, MCP just doesn't have the features to efficiently handle…

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    My calendar-mcp server now sends and receives email attachments. It is a little awkward, because either (a) the agent uses base64 or (b) the agent uses curl to

    My calendar-mcp server now sends and receives email attachments. It is a little awkward, because either (a) the agent uses base64 or (b) the agent uses curl to up/download the attachments outside of the MCP protocol. Sadly, MCP just doesn't have the features to efficiently handle…

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