Skill Introduction

Overview

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).

Core value

Turns reusable Testing know-how into an installable skill, helping users complete github, community, ai, ai-agent work faster.

Target users

Developers, testers, and maintainers who handle Testing tasks in Focus Code.
Teams that already trust workflows or content from NousResearch.
Users who want standardized prompts, steps, or conventions instead of repeating setup work.

Best practices

Read the skill content first to confirm required inputs, expected outputs, and dependencies.
Try it on a small task before relying on it for critical work.
Add project-specific constraints such as coding style, target platform, test expectations, and delivery format.
For external sources, verify the source link, version, and recent maintenance activity.

Best use cases

Tasks related to github, community, ai, ai-agent that need a reusable execution flow.
Converting a community repo, team convention, or personal workflow into day-to-day assistance.
Starting from a proven skill instead of writing prompts or procedures from scratch.

Limits and boundaries

Results depend on the quality of the original skill content and may need human correction.
It does not replace code review, tests, security review, or professional judgment.
External tools, APIs, account permissions, and local dependencies still need separate setup.

Differentiation

Structured around Testing, making it easier to discover and reuse than loose prompt snippets.
Marked as GitHub, which helps users judge trust and maintenance expectations.
Keeps the original source link available for repository, documentation, or discussion follow-up.
Tagged with github, community, ai, ai-agent, so it can be filtered by concrete task intent.

Install and use

Install

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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 platforms: [linux, macos, windows] metadata: hermes: tags: [email, communication, agentmail, mcp] category: email

AgentMail — Agent-Owned Email Inboxes

Requirements

AgentMail API key (required) — sign up at https://console.agentmail.to (free tier: 3 inboxes, 3,000 emails/month; paid plans from $20/mo)
Node.js 18+ (for the MCP server)

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 and generate an API key (starts with am_)

2. Configure MCP Server

Add to ~/.hermes/config.yaml (paste your actual key — MCP env vars are not expanded from .env):

mcp_servers:
  agentmail:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "agentmail-mcp"]
    env:
      AGENTMAIL_API_KEY: "am_your_key_here"

3. Restart Hermes

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

Create a dedicated inbox:
- Use create_inbox with a username (e.g. hermes-agent)
- The agent gets address: hermes-agent@agentmail.to
Send an email:
- Use send_message with inbox_id, to, subject, text
Check for replies:
- Use list_threads to see incoming conversations
- Use get_thread to read a specific thread

Check incoming email

Use list_inboxes to find your inbox ID
Use list_threads with the inbox ID to see conversations
Use get_thread to read a thread and its messages

Reply to an email

Get the thread with get_thread
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

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