Merge PR #330: feat: add AgentMail skill for agent-owned email inboxes

Authored by teyrebaz33. Closes #329.
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name: agentmail
description: Give the agent its own dedicated email inbox via AgentMail. Send, receive, and manage email autonomously using agent-owned email addresses (e.g. hermes-agent@agentmail.to).
version: 1.0.0
metadata:
hermes:
tags: [email, communication, agentmail, mcp]
category: email
---
# AgentMail — Agent-Owned Email Inboxes
## When to Use
Use this skill when you need to:
- Give the agent its own dedicated email address
- Send emails autonomously on behalf of the agent
- Receive and read incoming emails
- Manage email threads and conversations
- Sign up for services or authenticate via email
- Communicate with other agents or humans via email
This is NOT for reading the user's personal email (use himalaya or Gmail for that).
AgentMail gives the agent its own identity and inbox.
## Setup
### 1. Get an API Key
- Go to https://console.agentmail.to
- Create an account (free tier: 3 inboxes, 3,000 emails/month)
- Generate an API key (starts with `am_`)
### 2. Configure Hermes
Add to `~/.hermes/.env`:
```
AGENTMAIL_API_KEY=am_your_key_here
```
Add to `~/.hermes/config.yaml`:
```yaml
mcp_servers:
agentmail:
command: "npx"
args: ["-y", "agentmail-mcp"]
env:
AGENTMAIL_API_KEY: "am_your_key_here"
```
### 3. Verify Node.js is installed
```bash
node --version # Should be 18+
```
### 4. Restart Hermes
```bash
hermes
```
All 11 AgentMail tools are now available automatically.
## Available Tools (via MCP)
| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `list_inboxes` | List all agent inboxes |
| `get_inbox` | Get details of a specific inbox |
| `create_inbox` | Create a new inbox (gets a real email address) |
| `delete_inbox` | Delete an inbox |
| `list_threads` | List email threads in an inbox |
| `get_thread` | Get a specific email thread |
| `send_message` | Send a new email |
| `reply_to_message` | Reply to an existing email |
| `forward_message` | Forward an email |
| `update_message` | Update message labels/status |
| `get_attachment` | Download an email attachment |
## Procedure
### Create an inbox and send an email
1. Create a dedicated inbox:
- Use `create_inbox` with a username (e.g. `hermes-agent`)
- The agent gets address: `hermes-agent@agentmail.to`
2. Send an email:
- Use `send_message` with `inbox_id`, `to`, `subject`, `text`
3. Check for replies:
- Use `list_threads` to see incoming conversations
- Use `get_thread` to read a specific thread
### Check incoming email
1. Use `list_inboxes` to find your inbox ID
2. Use `list_threads` with the inbox ID to see conversations
3. Use `get_thread` to read a thread and its messages
### Reply to an email
1. Get the thread with `get_thread`
2. Use `reply_to_message` with the message ID and your reply text
## Example Workflows
**Sign up for a service:**
```
1. create_inbox (username: "signup-bot")
2. Use the inbox address to register on the service
3. list_threads to check for verification email
4. get_thread to read the verification code
```
**Agent-to-human outreach:**
```
1. create_inbox (username: "hermes-outreach")
2. send_message (to: user@example.com, subject: "Hello", text: "...")
3. list_threads to check for replies
```
## Pitfalls
- Free tier limited to 3 inboxes and 3,000 emails/month
- Emails come from `@agentmail.to` domain on free tier (custom domains on paid plans)
- Node.js (18+) is required for the MCP server (`npx -y agentmail-mcp`)
- The `mcp` Python package must be installed: `pip install mcp`
- Real-time inbound email (webhooks) requires a public server — use `list_threads` polling via cronjob instead for personal use
## Verification
After setup, test with:
```
hermes --toolsets mcp -q "Create an AgentMail inbox called test-agent and tell me its email address"
```
You should see the new inbox address returned.
## References
- AgentMail docs: https://docs.agentmail.to/
- AgentMail console: https://console.agentmail.to
- AgentMail MCP repo: https://github.com/agentmail-to/agentmail-mcp
- Pricing: https://www.agentmail.to/pricing