Gmail Channel (Plugin)

Connects Clawdbot to Gmail via the gog CLI.

Installation

This is a plugin. To install from source:

clawdbot plugins install ./extensions/gmail

Features

• Polling-based sync: Robustly fetches new unread emails from Inbox.
• Circuit Breaker: Handles API failures and rate limiting gracefully.
• Rich Text: Markdown support for outbound emails.
• Threading: Native Gmail thread support.
• Archiving: Automatically archives threads upon reply.

Reply Behavior

• Reply All: When the bot replies to a thread, it uses "Reply All" to ensure all participants are included.
• Allowlist Gatekeeping: The bot only responds to emails from senders on the allowFrom list. However, if an allowed user includes others (CC) who are not on the allowlist, the bot will still "Reply All", including them in the conversation. This allows authorized users to bring others into the loop.

Configuration

Add to clawdbot.json:

{
  "channels": {
    "gmail": {
      "accounts": {
        "main": {
          "email": "[email protected]",
          "allowFrom": ["*"]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Development

Run tests:

./node_modules/.bin/vitest run extensions/gmail/src/