Read and manage email via IMAP (ProtonMail Bridge, Gmail, etc.).

No licenceAuto-check: notesProductivity & Automation

Install Imap Email

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill imap-email -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills imap-email --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/imap-email .claude/skills/imap-email && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
imap-email
GitHub stars
663
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
440 words
Files
5 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
383
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Read and manage email via IMAP (ProtonMail Bridge, Gmail, etc.).

  • Works in 3 steps: Run check --limit 10 --recent 12h → Summarize unread emails from overnight → Deliver summary to preferred channel
  • Tasks that involve Email management
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Configuration, Commands and Cron Integration, plus 4 more sections
  • Runs JavaScript and Shell scripts from its folder; calls node and npm

What it does

Imap Email is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. 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.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including scripts (for example `README.md`, `package.json` and `scripts/imap.js`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Email management. It works with Gmail. The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Email management

Example prompts

  • “/imap-email”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • A Bash shell

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Run check --limit 10 --recent 12h
  2. Summarize unread emails from overnight
  3. Deliver summary to preferred channel

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b80cde2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (JavaScript and Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • node
    • npm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Imap Email loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 440 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:34
    Create `.env` in the skill folder or set environment variables:
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:183
    - Store credentials in `.env` (add to `.gitignore`)

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 440 words (~1,351 tokens).

“Read, search, and manage email via IMAP protocol. Supports ProtonMail Bridge, Gmail IMAP, and any standard IMAP server.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sundial-org
name
imap-email

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts) in skills/imap-email of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • package.json
  • scripts/imap.js
  • setup.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2

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Gmailteam-attention/plugins-for-claude-natives827—~967Automated safety check: PassMIT
Connect Apps with ComposioComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills77k3 repos~557Automated safety check: PassNone
Gmail Emailopen-gitagent/gitagent714—~235Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Google Workspaceyc-software/qm15k—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Imap Email

What does Imap Email do?

Read and manage email via IMAP (ProtonMail Bridge, Gmail, etc.). Imap Email is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.).

When should I use Imap Email?

Imap Email fits situations like: tasks that involve Email management.

How do I install Imap Email in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill imap-email -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/imap-email in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .claude/skills/imap-email in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Imap Email in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill imap-email -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/imap-email in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .agents/skills/imap-email in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Imap Email in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill imap-email -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/imap-email, .gemini/skills/imap-email, .github/skills/imap-email and .opencode/skills/imap-email in your project.

What does Imap Email need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Imap Email needs JavaScript and a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (node and npm). Our summary lists: Node.js; A Bash shell.

Does Imap Email access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Imap Email safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Imap Email use?

No licence was found for Imap Email or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Imap Email use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Imap Email?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Imap Email: Career-Ops Gmail Lead Plugin (career-ops-hq/career-ops, 74k stars), Gmail (team-attention/plugins-for-claude-natives, 827 stars), Connect Apps with Composio (ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, 77k stars) and Gmail Email (open-gitagent/gitagent, 714 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Imap Email?

sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.

Source: sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.