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  "markdown": "Creator and operator.\n\nJames Brooks built CloudPost, a remote MCP server that connects iCloud Mail to assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude, and launched it in October 2026. He is Head of Enterprise Enablement at Laravel, where he previously worked on Laravel Forge and Envoyer. His listed projects include Cachet, an open-source status page system.\n\n- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jbrooksuk\n- X: https://x.com/jbrooksuk\n\n## What James builds\n\n- [CloudPost](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudpost.md), graded F, 21.1/100, in Mailbox access. Hosted MCP server that connects an iCloud Mail mailbox to OAuth-capable MCP clients, so an agent can list folders, search, read, move, delete and send mail without CloudPost keeping a copy of the mailbox. Creator and operator, founder, researched 2026-10-27.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is James Brooks?\n\nJames Brooks built CloudPost, a remote MCP server that connects iCloud Mail to assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude, and launched it in October 2026. He is Head of Enterprise Enablement at Laravel, where he previously worked on Laravel Forge and Envoyer. His listed projects include Cachet, an open-source status page system.\n\n### What does James Brooks / CloudPost make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists CloudPost from James Brooks / CloudPost. Hosted MCP server that connects an iCloud Mail mailbox to OAuth-capable MCP clients, so an agent can list folders, search, read, move, delete and send mail without CloudPost keeping a copy of the mailbox.\n\n### How are James's tools graded?\n\nCloudPost is graded F, 21.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://cloudpost.ing/terms\n- https://james.brooks.page\n- https://linkedin.com/in/jbrooksuk\n- https://x.com/jbrooksuk\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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