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title: "Agentmail — Use when an agent needs AgentMail CLI email inboxes"
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sidebar_label: "Agentmail"
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description: "Use when an agent needs AgentMail CLI email inboxes"
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---
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{/* This page is auto-generated from the skill's SKILL.md by website/scripts/generate-skill-docs.py. Edit the source SKILL.md, not this page. */}
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# Agentmail
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Use when an agent needs AgentMail CLI email inboxes.
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## Skill metadata
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| Source | Optional — install with `hermes skills install official/email/agentmail` |
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| Path | `optional-skills/email\agentmail` |
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| Version | `1.0.0` |
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| Author | Haakam Aujla (Haakam21), AgentMail |
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| License | MIT |
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| Platforms | linux, macos, windows |
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| Tags | `Email`, `CLI`, `AgentMail`, `Communication` |
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## Reference: full SKILL.md
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:::info
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The following is the complete skill definition that Hermes loads when this skill is triggered. This is what the agent sees as instructions when the skill is active.
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:::
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# AgentMail Skill
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AgentMail gives an agent its own email inbox for sending mail, receiving
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replies, completing email OTP flows, and running inbound email loops. Use it for
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agent-owned inboxes, not a user's existing IMAP/SMTP mailbox.
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Use the `agentmail` CLI first. Use MCP only when the harness expects MCP tools;
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use REST only when the CLI is missing a required operation.
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## When to Use
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- The agent needs an email address it owns.
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- The task involves email OTP flows, replies, threads, labels, or attachments.
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- The agent needs webhook or WebSocket delivery for inbound mail.
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## Prerequisites
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- Run commands through the `terminal` tool.
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- Install the CLI:
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```bash
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npm install -g agentmail-cli@latest
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```
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- Export an API key:
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```bash
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export AGENTMAIL_API_KEY="am_..."
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```
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No API key yet? Use [signup.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/signup.md).
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## How to Run
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Use `--format json` whenever another command or script needs IDs.
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```bash
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agentmail inboxes list --format json
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```
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## Quick Reference
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- [AgentMail agent reference](https://agentmail.md): hosted copy.
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- [AgentMail](https://agentmail.to): product landing page.
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- [Console](https://console.agentmail.to): API keys and account management.
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- [Docs](https://docs.agentmail.to): full product documentation.
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- [signup.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/signup.md): self-signup and OTP verification.
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- [core.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/core.md): inboxes, messages, threads, labels, attachments.
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- [webhooks.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/webhooks.md): events to a public HTTPS server.
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- [websockets.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/websockets.md): events to a local agent process.
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- [mcp.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/mcp.md): MCP integration.
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## Procedure
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1. Install `agentmail-cli@latest` and verify `agentmail inboxes list --format json`.
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2. If no API key is available, complete [signup.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/signup.md).
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3. Use [core.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/core.md) for inbox, send, read, reply, forward,
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label, thread, and attachment flows.
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4. Add [webhooks.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/webhooks.md) or
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[websockets.md](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/optional-skills/email\agentmail/references/websockets.md) only when polling is not enough.
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## Pitfalls
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- Prefer `AGENTMAIL_API_KEY` over `--api-key`.
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- Never expose `AGENTMAIL_API_KEY` in prompts, logs, URLs, or committed files.
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- Use stable `client_id` values for retried create operations.
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- Prefer `extracted_text` or `extracted_html` for LLM input when present.
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- React to `message.received`, not messages the agent sent.
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## Verification
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```bash
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agentmail inboxes list --format json
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```
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