Use Case
IMAP Email Reader is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Read and manage email via IMAP (ProtonMail Bridge, Gmail, etc.). Check for new/unread messages, fetch content, search mailboxes, and mark as read/unread. Works with any IMAP server including ProtonMail Bridge. This guide walks you through installing IMAP Email Reader, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install IMAP Email Reader: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install imap-email
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to communication to trigger IMAP Email Reader
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine IMAP Email Reader with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing IMAP Email Reader
Help me get started with IMAP Email Reader
What can IMAP Email Reader do for my communication workflow?
Show me an example of using IMAP Email Reader
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install imap-emailOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install imap-emailβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/imap-email/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.