Email

Email (SMTP)

When to Use

• [ ] Send emails through SMTP (Gmail, Outlook, custom server)
• [ ] Notifications, messages, or reports
• [ ] Emails with CC, BCC, or HTML body
• [ ] When user explicitly asks to "send an email"

When NOT to Use

• [ ] Reading or searching Gmail — use google_workspace with gog
• [ ] Sending via Gmail API — use google_workspace gmail send
• [ ] Tasks that don't involve sending email

Setup

Configure in pythonclaw.json (or the Config dashboard):

"skills": {
  "email": {
    "smtpServer": "smtp.gmail.com",
    "smtpPort": 587,
    "senderEmail": "you@gmail.com",
    "senderPassword": "your-app-password"
  }
}

For Gmail, use an App Password.

Usage/Commands

python {skill_path}/send_email.py \
  --to "recipient@example.com" \
  --subject "Hello" \
  --body "Message body here"

| Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | --to | Recipient address (required) | | --subject | Subject line | | --body | Message body | | --cc "a@b.com,c@d.com" | CC recipients | | --bcc "x@y.com" | BCC recipients | | --html | Treat body as HTML |

Notes

• Always confirm before sending on behalf of the user
• For Gmail, App Password is required (not regular password)
• Credentials are read from skills.email in pythonclaw.json

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: ericwang915
• Source: ericwang915/PythonClaw
• License: MIT
• Homepage: https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.