An AI-driven email management skill that enables agents to read, summarize, and send messages through IMAP and SMTP protocols using the himalaya CLI.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install email-reader
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install email-reader using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Email Reader?
The Email Reader skill empowers your AI agent with comprehensive mailbox management capabilities. By integrating with Openclaw Skills, this tool allows for seamless interaction with major email providers including Gmail, Outlook, QQ Mail, and Netease.
It leverages the high-performance himalaya CLI to handle the technical heavy lifting of IMAP and SMTP protocols, while providing a high-level natural language interface. This ensures that users can interact with their inbox using simple voice or text commands, making it a cornerstone for automated digital communication workflows within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
Email Reader Use Cases
- Requesting the AI to check and display recent emails or specific threads for quick review.
- Generating concise summaries of unread messages to prioritize your morning routine.
- Drafting and sending professional emails or notifications directly through the agent interface.
- Searching for specific historical messages based on keywords, senders, or dates.
- Identifying and flagging high-priority correspondence that requires immediate human attention.
How Email Reader Works
- The AI agent first verifies the local configuration of the himalaya CLI to ensure valid credentials and server settings.
- It executes retrieval commands (list or read) to fetch envelope data or full message bodies via IMAP.
- The skill processes the raw text to filter out noise and identify key information like the sender, subject, and call to action.
- It generates a natural language summary in the user's preferred language, often summarizing complex threads into bullet points.
- If requested, it triggers the SMTP workflow to send responses or new messages formatted according to user instructions.
Email Reader Setup
To utilize this skill within the Openclaw Skills framework, you must first install the himalaya CLI:
# macOS
brew install himalaya
# Linux
cargo install himalaya
# Windows
winget install himalaya
Next, configure your email account details:
himalaya envelope add --name personal \
--imap-host imap.example.com \
--imap-port 993 \
--smtp-host smtp.example.com \
--smtp-port 587 \
--username [email protected] \
--password "your-password"
Email Reader Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes email data using a structured taxonomy to help the AI maintain context during long conversations:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Envelope ID | The unique identifier used by the CLI to reference specific messages. |
| Sender/Recipient | Metadata identifying the participants in the email thread. |
| Subject | The primary topic line of the email message. |
| Summary | An AI-synthesized abstract of the body content for rapid consumption. |
| Suggested Actions | AI-driven recommendations such as Reply, Delete, or Archive. |
Email Reader Advanced Features
- Support for multiple email accounts (e.g., Personal and Work) within a single Openclaw Skills instance.
- Advanced search capabilities using the himalaya search engine to query messages by specific keywords.
- Secure credential management via environment variables or OAuth 2.0 where supported (Outlook/Gmail).
- Automated importance flagging that uses AI to categorize messages based on content urgency.
- Multi-language support, allowing the AI to summarize foreign language emails into your native tongue.
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