Email (AgentMail)
What it does
Gives your assistant its own email address so it can send, receive, read, search, and manage email independently from your personal inbox.
Setup required
First-time setup needed. Say:
“Set up your email.”
Your assistant will create its own email address through AgentMail (e.g., gigi@agentmail.vellum.ai). This is a one-time process. Once set up, email works automatically going forward.
Permissions
- No macOS permissions needed
- Uses your assistant's own email address, not yours
- Credential stored in the secure vault
Common prompts
| You say... | What happens |
|---|---|
| “Check my email” | Reads and summarizes recent messages in your assistant's inbox |
| “Do I have any important emails?” | Triages inbox by priority and relevance |
| “Send an email to alex@example.com about the deadline” | Drafts and sends from your assistant's address |
| “Draft a reply to Sarah's last email” | Composes a response for your review before sending |
| “Search my email for anything from Stripe” | Searches inbox by sender, subject, or content |
| “Summarize the last 10 emails” | Reads and gives you a quick digest |
| “Unsubscribe from all these marketing emails” | Bulk manages unwanted subscriptions |
Configuration
- Email address is assigned during setup
- Your assistant can manage its own inbox organization
- Custom domains: You can connect your own domain for a professional email address. Your assistant handles DNS setup and verification.
Tips & gotchas
- It's not your email. Your assistant sends from its own address. Recipients see your assistant's email, not yours. This is by design.
- Forwarding: If you want your assistant to see emails sent to your address, you'll need to set up forwarding from your email provider to your assistant's AgentMail address.
- Drafts vs. sends: By default, your assistant may send emails directly. If you want to review before sending, tell it: “Always show me drafts before sending.”
- Bulk actions: Your assistant can triage, archive, and unsubscribe in bulk. Use the interactive UI it generates for selecting multiple messages at once.