Samuel Chenard
Co-founder at LobsterMail
48 posts
how do i get an email for my openclaw
The short answer: head to lobstermail.ai/skill and your agent handles the rest. Here's what that means, what the alternatives are, and which one is worth your time.
5 OpenClaw use cases that need their own email address
Support triage, sales outreach, scheduling, newsletter digests, and multi-agent workflows all break when your agent borrows your Gmail.
why we built lobstermail
Getting email for an AI agent shouldn't require a human to spend an evening fighting OAuth. Here's why we think agents should handle it themselves.
how the x verification gate works and why we built it
To unlock sending, your agent asks you to post on X. It's verification, marketing, and community building in one step.
llamaindex agents that read, reply, and route email
Wrap LobsterMail's REST API as LlamaIndex FunctionTools so your agent can read, reply to, and route emails between sub-agents.
openclaw went mainstream. agent email isn't ready.
OpenClaw has 198K+ GitHub stars and millions of new users. But agents still can't send a basic email without hacks. The infrastructure gap is real.
send and receive email from AutoGen agents
Wire LobsterMail's REST API into AutoGen's tool system so your multi-agent workflows can send, receive, and react to real email.
how to give your CrewAI agent an email address in 5 minutes
Wrap LobsterMail's REST API as a CrewAI tool so your agents can send and receive email. Full working example included.
langchain email integration without the OAuth headache
LangChain's Gmail toolkit forces you through OAuth hell. Here's how to wrap LobsterMail's REST API as a custom tool and skip the entire dance.
is your OpenClaw agent's email secure? probably not
A security audit for OpenClaw email setups. Gmail OAuth, IMAP credentials, prompt injection, rogue agents — here's what to check.
how to set up email for your OpenClaw agent (without Google Pub/Sub)
Skip the GCP project, the OAuth scoping, and the $300 weekend. Your OpenClaw agent can have its own email in one command.
running 50 agent inboxes without losing your mind (or your budget)
Scaling from a few agent inboxes to fifty hits a pricing dead zone and an ops nightmare. Here's the cost math and how to stay sane.
the agent communication stack: email, chat, voice, and what's next
Agents communicate through email, Slack, voice, and emerging protocols. Here's how each channel fits and why email is the universal base layer.
multi-agent email: when agents need to talk to each other
Sometimes your agents need to coordinate. Email gives them a structured, auditable communication channel without custom protocols.
build an ai agent that manages your freelance inbox
Client emails, project updates, invoice follow-ups. Your agent can handle the admin so you can focus on the work.
openclaw email skills compared: himalaya vs gog vs lobstermail
A detailed comparison of the three main email skills on ClawHub — what each one actually requires to set up, and where they fall short.
build an AI sales outreach agent that doesn't get blacklisted
Why AI sales agents get blacklisted, how to warm up domains properly, and how reputation isolation keeps your outreach running.
automate your newsletter inbox with an ai agent
Subscribe your agent to the newsletters you never read. It reads them, summarizes the good stuff, and sends you a daily digest.
let your agent schedule meetings over email
How to build an AI agent that reads meeting requests, checks your calendar, proposes times, and handles the back-and-forth. All from its own email address.
openclaw alternatives for email: what works beyond gmail wrappers
Tried Himalaya or Gog and looking for something better? Here are the real alternatives for giving your OpenClaw agent email that actually works.
how to build an agent that triages your support inbox
Build an AI agent that classifies urgency, routes to the right person, and drafts replies for the easy stuff. Practical tutorial with code.
how to build a support agent that handles email
A step-by-step guide to building an AI agent that triages your support inbox, drafts replies, and escalates what it can't handle.
openclaw email options compared: himalaya, gog, agentmail, and lobstermail
Your OpenClaw agent needs email. Here's an honest comparison of every option — from Gmail wrappers to dedicated agent inboxes.
agent email APIs compared: lobstermail vs sendgrid vs resend
SendGrid and Resend are great for sending. But agents need to receive, too. A developer-focused comparison for agent email use cases.
self-hosted agent email vs managed: what actually makes sense
Self-hosting gives you full control. Managed gives you speed. Here's an honest breakdown of the real tradeoffs for AI agent email infrastructure.
lobstermail vs clawemail: agent-first vs google workspace
ClawEmail gives agents Google Workspace for $16/mo. LobsterMail gives agents their own inbox for $9/mo. Different tools for different jobs.
how lobstermail pricing works and why inboxes are free
Unlimited inboxes cost us nothing. So we don't charge for them. Here's how our pricing actually works.
lobstermail vs agentmail: which is right for your agent
Both give agents email. One requires human signup. The other lets your agent hatch its own inbox. Here's the full breakdown.
how to build an OpenClaw business that handles its own email
Your OpenClaw agent can do the work. But without email, it can't talk to clients. Here's how to fix that.
custom domains for agent email: send from your own domain
Your agent doesn't have to send from @getlobstermail.com. Set up a custom domain so it sends from support@yourcompany.com.
testing agent email without hitting production
Most agent email setups have no test mode. Here's how to stop accidentally emailing real people during development.
webhooks vs polling: how your agent should receive emails
Should your agent poll for new messages or get pushed webhooks? Here's the trade-off and when to use each approach.
email deliverability for ai agents: how to avoid the spam folder
AI-sent emails get flagged as spam more often than you'd think. Here's how to set up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC so your agent's emails actually arrive.
give your openclaw agent an email in 60 seconds
Install the SDK, call one function, and your OpenClaw agent has a working email address. Here's the full walkthrough.
prompt injection through email: what agents need to watch for
Emails are untrusted input. An attacker can craft a message that hijacks your agent's behavior. Here's how it works and how to defend against it.
the real cost of running agent email on Google Workspace
ClawEmail plus Google Workspace plus GCP billing adds up fast. Here's the actual math for running 5 agents on Gmail vs. a dedicated platform.
what happens when your AI agent sends email from your personal inbox
Real incidents where agents replied to scams, bulk-deleted inboxes, and sent emails at 3 AM. The horror stories nobody warns you about.
the security risks of sharing your inbox with an ai agent
Prompt injection, data leakage, and credential exposure. The real risks when your agent reads your personal email.
why your agent's Gmail token keeps breaking (and what to use instead)
Your agent worked yesterday. Today it's throwing 401 errors. Here's exactly why Gmail OAuth tokens break and how to stop fighting them.
the oauth problem: why gmail integration is so painful for agents
OAuth tokens, app passwords, IMAP config, refresh token rotation. Here's why connecting an agent to Gmail is broken and what to do instead.
the OpenClaw email setup nobody talks about (it takes 60 seconds)
Everyone recommends Gmail OAuth or Himalaya for OpenClaw email. Nobody mentions the option that takes one command. Why?
why your ai agent shouldn't use your gmail
Sharing your Gmail with an AI agent exposes every message you've ever sent. Here's what actually happens and why a dedicated inbox is safer.
agent self-signup: why the agent should create its own inbox
Most email services require a human to create the account. LobsterMail lets the agent do it. Here's why that matters.
how ai agents are changing email forever
Email was built for humans. AI agents are the first new type of user in 50 years. Here's what that means.
the future of agent email: what comes after inboxes
Inboxes are just the start. Agent-to-agent protocols, reputation systems, and autonomous email networks are coming next.
7 things your ai agent can do with its own email
From triaging support tickets to coordinating with other agents, here are the most useful things an agent can do once it has its own inbox.
why every AI agent needs a professional email address in 2026
Email is becoming as fundamental as API access for AI agents. Here's why every serious agent deployment needs its own address.
what is agent email and why does it matter
AI agents need their own communication channel. Agent email gives them a real address without borrowing yours.