IMAP/SMTP Email Tool

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name: imap-smtp-email

description: Read and send email via IMAP/SMTP. Check for new/unread messages, fetch content, search mailboxes, mark as read/unread, and send emails with attachments. Works with any IMAP/SMTP server including Gmail, Outlook, 163.com, and other standard email providers.

metadata:

openclaw:

emoji: "📧"

requires:

env:

- IMAP_HOST

- IMAP_USER

- IMAP_PASS

- SMTP_HOST

- SMTP_USER

- SMTP_PASS

bins:

- node

- npm

primaryEnv: SMTP_PASS

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# IMAP/SMTP Email Tool

Read, search, and manage email via IMAP protocol. Send email via SMTP. Supports Gmail, Outlook, 163.com, and any standard IMAP/SMTP server.

Configuration

Create `.env` in the skill folder or set environment variables:

# IMAP Configuration (receiving email)
IMAP_HOST=imap.gmail.com          # Server hostname
IMAP_PORT=993                     # Server port
IMAP_USER=your@email.com
IMAP_PASS=your_password
IMAP_TLS=true                     # Use TLS/SSL connection
IMAP_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=true     # Set to false for self-signed certs
IMAP_MAILBOX=INBOX                # Default mailbox

# SMTP Configuration (sending email)
SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com          # SMTP server hostname
SMTP_PORT=587                     # SMTP port (587 for STARTTLS, 465 for SSL)
SMTP_SECURE=false                 # true for SSL (465), false for STARTTLS (587)
SMTP_USER=your@gmail.com          # Your email address
SMTP_PASS=your_password           # Your password or app password
SMTP_FROM=your@gmail.com          # Default sender email (optional)
SMTP_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=true     # Set to false for self-signed certs

Common Email Servers

| Provider | IMAP Host | IMAP Port | SMTP Host | SMTP Port |

|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

| 163.com | imap.163.com | 993 | smtp.163.com | 465 |

| Gmail | imap.gmail.com | 993 | smtp.gmail.com | 587 |

| Outlook | outlook.office365.com | 993 | smtp.office365.com | 587 |

| QQ Mail | imap.qq.com | 993 | smtp.qq.com | 587 |

**Important for Gmail:**

**Important for 163.com:**

IMAP Commands (Receiving Email)

check

Check for new/unread emails.

node scripts/imap.js check [--limit 10] [--mailbox INBOX] [--recent 2h]

Options:

fetch

Fetch full email content by UID.

node scripts/imap.js fetch <uid> [--mailbox INBOX]

download

Download all attachments from an email, or a specific attachment.

node scripts/imap.js download <uid> [--mailbox INBOX] [--dir <path>] [--file <filename>]

Options:

search

Search emails with filters.

node scripts/imap.js search [options]

Options:
  --unseen           Only unread messages
  --seen             Only read messages
  --from <email>     From address contains
  --subject <text>   Subject contains
  --recent <time>    From last X time (e.g., 30m, 2h, 7d)
  --since <date>     After date (YYYY-MM-DD)
  --before <date>    Before date (YYYY-MM-DD)
  --limit <n>        Max results (default: 20)
  --mailbox <name>   Mailbox to search (default: INBOX)

mark-read / mark-unread

Mark message(s) as read or unread.

node scripts/imap.js mark-read <uid> [uid2 uid3...]
node scripts/imap.js mark-unread <uid> [uid2 uid3...]

list-mailboxes

List all available mailboxes/folders.

node scripts/imap.js list-mailboxes

SMTP Commands (Sending Email)

send

Send email via SMTP.

node scripts/smtp.js send --to <email> --subject <text> [options]

**Required:**

**Optional:**

**Examples:**

# Simple text email
node scripts/smtp.js send --to recipient@example.com --subject "Hello" --body "World"

# HTML email
node scripts/smtp.js send --to recipient@example.com --subject "Newsletter" --html --body "<h1>Welcome</h1>"

# Email with attachment
node scripts/smtp.js send --to recipient@example.com --subject "Report" --body "Please find attached" --attach report.pdf

# Multiple recipients
node scripts/smtp.js send --to "a@example.com,b@example.com" --cc "c@example.com" --subject "Update" --body "Team update"

Development Email Workflow

Important Principles

**Template is for structure reference only - always customize content for each recipient.**

**Wrong (avoid):**

**Correct approach:**

Pre-send Checklist

1. [ ] **Collect customer information**
   - Company name
   - Country/region
   - Industry/business type
   - Contact person name (if available)
   - Email address

2. [ ] **Generate personalized email content**
   - Customize greeting with customer location/industry
   - Adjust tone and focus for different markets
   - Generate HTML file or prepare `--body` content

3. [ ] **Prepare attachments**
   - Product catalog PDF
   - Custom quotation (if applicable)
   - Verify all file paths are correct

4. [ ] **Send complete email in one message**
   - Include all attachments
   - Personalized content
   - Professional signature

Complete Send Command Example

cd $WORKSPACE/skills/imap-smtp-email

node scripts/smtp.js send \
  --to "customer@example.com" \
  --subject "Product Catalog from Your Company" \
  --html \
  --body-file "/path/to/customized-email.html" \
  --attach "/path/to/catalogue.pdf,/path/to/quotation.pdf"

OKKI CRM Integration (Optional)

This skill supports automatic sync with OKKI CRM for tracking email communications.

Configuration

Set environment variables in `.env`:

# OKKI CRM Integration
OKKI_CLI_PATH=/path/to/okki.py
VECTOR_SEARCH_PATH=/path/to/search-customers.py
PYTHON_VENV_PATH=python3

Features

Manual Sync Command

node okki-sync.js quotation '{"dataFile":"/path/to/data.json","quotationNo":"QT-xxx"}'

Discord Review Integration (Optional)

Configure Discord channel for email review workflow.

Configuration

Edit `config/discord-config.json`:

{
  "channel_id": "<your-discord-channel-id>",
  "guild_id": "",
  "review_channel": "email-review",
  "timeout_minutes": 30
}

Set environment variable:

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=your-discord-bot-token

Dependencies

npm install

Security Notes

Troubleshooting

**Connection timeout:**

**Authentication failed:**

**TLS/SSL errors:**

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