「TL;DR」 This guide breaks down an open-source Email Agent prototype that integrates IMAP synchronization, a local SQLite cache, a lightweight Bun backend with WebSocket streaming, and an LLM-driven agent that calls tools (e.g., search_emails) to retrieve and act on mailbox data. The design emphasizes low latency, local data control, clear tool interfaces, and a pragmatic path from prototype to production. Executive summary Modern knowledge workers need AI assistance for routine email tasks — triage, summarization, and drafting — but often cannot or will not send their entire mailbox to a third-party cloud service. The Email Agent prototype we analyze here …
Gmailtail: A Powerful Gmail Monitoring Tool In the digital age of work, a large number of emails flood in from various channels every day. However, manually checking each email is inefficient and prone to missing important information. The good news is that there is a command-line tool called Gmailtail that can help us monitor Gmail emails in real-time and output them in JSON format, making it convenient for integration and automated processing with other tools. What is Gmailtail? Gmailtail is a Gmail monitoring tool designed for automation, monitoring, and integration. It features: Real-time monitoring: With the –tail mode, it continuously …