A comprehensive email management and automation skill for sending, scheduling, and monitoring emails via the Ravenclaw bridge.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install ravenclaw
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 ravenclaw 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 Ravenclaw Operations Skill?
The Ravenclaw Operations skill provides a robust interface for interacting with the Ravenclaw Email Bridge. It allows AI agents to perform complex email tasks such as sending immediate messages via SMTP, scheduling future deliveries, and monitoring inboxes via POP3. By integrating this skill into Openclaw Skills, developers can bridge the gap between their AI workflows and traditional email communication, including forwarding notifications to Discord webhooks.
This skill is ideal for developers who need a reliable, self-hosted way to handle email triggers and responses programmatically. It operates as a local bridge, ensuring that sensitive email credentials remain under the user's control while providing a clean API for the AI agent to consume. It effectively transforms a standard email account into a programmable automation hub.
Ravenclaw Operations Skill Use Cases
- Scheduling automated leave requests or recurring team status updates.
- Sending immediate system alerts or high-priority notifications to administrators.
- Monitoring inboxes for specific keywords and forwarding them to Discord channels for team visibility.
- Managing a queue of future-dated emails for follow-ups or meeting reminders.
- Conducting health checks on email bridge infrastructure to ensure connectivity and uptime.
How Ravenclaw Operations Skill Works
- The AI agent receives a natural language command to send, schedule, or check an email.
- The skill communicates with the locally running Ravenclaw bridge via the configured API URL (defaulting to localhost:5002).
- For immediate emails, the bridge utilizes SMTP credentials to dispatch the message through the specified mail server.
- For scheduled tasks, the bridge adds the request to an internal persistent queue, processing it when the specified ISO-8601 timestamp is reached.
- The bridge periodically polls the POP3 inbox, updates local storage, and can automatically forward new messages to a configured Discord webhook.
Ravenclaw Operations Skill Setup
First, ensure you have the Ravenclaw bridge installed and running on your local machine. This is a prerequisite for using this specific entry in the Openclaw Skills library.
# Navigate to your Ravenclaw directory
cd path/to/ravenclaw
# Start the bridge server
python ravenclaw.py
Configure your email credentials and preferences in a .env file within the Ravenclaw directory:
EMAIL_HOST=mail.yourdomain.com
[email protected]
EMAIL_PASSWORD=yourpassword
# Optional settings
DOMAIN_FILTER=yourdomain.com
DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=https://discord.com/api/webhooks/...
If your bridge is running on a non-default port, set the environment variable RAVENCLAW_URL to point to your custom endpoint.
Ravenclaw Operations Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill interacts with the Ravenclaw API to manage email data and bridge status. Data is typically organized as follows:
| Resource | Description | Key Metadata |
|---|---|---|
| Email Queue | List of scheduled outgoing messages | ID, Recipient, Subject, Target Time, Status |
| Inbox Store | JSON-based storage of fetched emails | Sender, Subject, Timestamp, Read/Unread Status |
| Statistics | Operational performance metrics | Total Processed, Unread Count, Pending Queue |
| Health Data | Bridge connectivity and config | Running Status, Account Info, Allowed Domains |
Ravenclaw Operations Skill Advanced Features
- Automated POP3 to Discord forwarding to bridge email communication into modern chat platforms.
- Strict domain filtering to ensure the AI agent only interacts with authorized email recipients.
- Persistent scheduling queue that maintains future tasks even if the AI agent is temporarily offline.
- Real-time processing statistics to monitor email flow and bridge performance.
- Support for ISO-8601 precise scheduling for time-sensitive business operations.
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