---
title: "An inbox for agents"
description: "Point an assistant at a mailbox and let it read, draft and send."
url: "https://openemail.uk/features/ai-agent-mailboxes"
---

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# An inbox for agents reading and writing mail

Point an assistant at a mailbox and let it read, draft and send.

[Open mail](https://openemail.uk/mail/inbox) [Get Started](https://openemail.uk/signup.md)[Every walkthrough](https://openemail.uk/features/in-practice.md)

agent@yourco.com

agent@yourco.com Member

listThreads getThread searchMail sendEmail createDraft createLabel

6 tools this role allows

The role decides the tools. Narrow it and the writing tools go.

How it works

## Running in three steps.

1. 01
   
   Create the address
   
   Make it in settings, then share it or issue a key for it.
2. 02
   
   Connect the client
   
   Point an MCP client at the server, sign in, approve it.
3. 03
   
   Keep the reins
   
   Its role decides the tools. Remove the app whenever you like.

What it runs on

## The parts doing the work.

Nothing here is a separate product. Each one is a piece of the mailbox you already have.

MCP server

Point Claude, or any MCP client, at your mailbox.

/threads?query=invoice

{ "threads": 12 }

Same mailbox, whether a person or a program is holding it.

REST API

A documented HTTP API with issuable, scopable, revocable keys.

/threads?query=invoice

{ "threads": 12 }

Same mailbox, whether a person or a program is holding it.

Typed SDKs

A TypeScript client first, then the rest.

/threads?query=invoice

{ "threads": 12 }

Same mailbox, whether a person or a program is holding it.

Roles & permissions levels

A role says what somebody may do; an address grant says what they may do it to.

Sarah support@

Alex billing@

Nina careers@

read, or read and send as it, with nothing else visible

Share an address

Hand billing@ to the person who does the billing.

share with sarah@acme.com

SA

AL

NI

have access

Scoped visibility

One address means one address.

Sarah support@

Alex billing@

Nina careers@

read, or read and send as it, with nothing else visible

OAuth for third-party clients

Soon

Self-service client registration with PKCE, so an app can ask for access properly.

/threads?query=invoice

{ "threads": 12 }

Same mailbox, whether a person or a program is holding it.

Agents on the inbox

Soon

Triage, labelling, summaries and first-pass replies, done before you open the tab.

/threads?query=invoice

{ "threads": 12 }

Same mailbox, whether a person or a program is holding it.

Nearby

## Other jobs for the same inbox.

Watch your integration

Every call a key made, every webhook you sent, with the code and the timing.

oe\_live\_ … 7f20 Rotated

GET /emails 200 61 ms

POST /emails 429 send\_quota\_exceeded

Run a support inbox

Your team works one support address together, with labels, rules and saved replies.

Subject has refund

dana@northwind.co Refunds

omar@lumen.io Billing

Run mail for clients

Keep every client in its own workspace, with its own domains, people and rules.

NR HV PL BC

northroad.com

hello@ @northroad.com

billing@ @northroad.com

AB KM 6 filters

[Every walkthrough](https://openemail.uk/features/in-practice.md)