How-to · Productivity · By Resend

How to use AI Agent Email Inbox in your AI agent

Install and use the AI Agent Email Inbox skill in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and Windsurf — with sample prompts.

What you'll get

Set up a secure email inbox that your AI assistant monitors and acts on. When someone sends an email to your agent's address, your AI can read it, understand it, and take action — reply, create tasks, update records, or trigger workflows. Built with security controls so only trusted senders can interact with your agent.

Step 1 — Get the skill source URL

The AI Agent Email Inbox skill lives at:

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Step 2 — Add it to your AI agent

Copy one of these prompts and paste it into your AI tool. The agent will fetch and install the skill for you.

Claude Code

Add the agent skill from https://github.com/resend/resend-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-email-inbox to my project.

Cursor

Install this agent skill: https://github.com/resend/resend-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-email-inbox

Codex

Add this skill to .codex/skills/: https://github.com/resend/resend-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-email-inbox

Gemini CLI

Add the skill at https://github.com/resend/resend-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-email-inbox to my .gemini/skills/ directory.

OpenCode

Install this agent skill from https://github.com/resend/resend-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-email-inbox

Windsurf

Add this skill: https://github.com/resend/resend-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-email-inbox

Step 3 — Try these prompts

Once the skill is installed, ask your AI things like:

  • You want customers or teammates to email requests that your AI handles automatically
  • Building a support system where emails trigger AI-powered responses
  • Convert inbound emails into tasks, tickets, or database entries
  • You want a secure way for specific people to give instructions to your AI via email

What this skill does

  • Creates a dedicated email address your AI agent monitors in real-time
  • Validates incoming emails against allowlists so only trusted people can send instructions
  • Processes email content and triggers AI-driven responses or actions automatically
  • Handles webhook setup so your agent knows instantly when new mail arrives
  • Blocks untrusted senders to prevent malicious instructions from reaching your AI
SkillAI Agent Email Inbox
Made byResend
CategoryProductivity
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