Skill: agenticbrian/agenticboxes-email (version 1.4.5)

--- name: agenticboxes-email description: Send and receive email as an agent via the agenticboxes HTTP API — one API key, no IMAP/SMTP setup. namespace: skills/communication/agenticboxes version: 1.4.5 author: agenticboxes license: MIT platforms: [linux, macos, windows] tags: [email, communication, api, send, receive, agentic] --- # agenticboxes — email for AI agents Gives the agent a real email address it can **send and receive** from, over a plain HTTP API. No SMTP, no IMAP, no DKIM/SPF/DMARC setup — one API key. (Compare the `himalaya` skill: that drives a CLI mail client over IMAP/SMTP with a `config.toml`; agenticboxes is a hosted HTTP API — sign up and go.) ## When to Use Use this skill whenever the agent needs to: - **Send email** — notifications, outreach, replies, confirmations. - **Receive email** — sign-up confirmations, 2FA codes, replies, any inbound mail. - **Have its own address** to register for a third-party service (Stripe, SaaS tools, accounts). - **Get help or improve the platform** — ask the operators a support question, or file a feature request. ## Procedure ### Prerequisite — an API key If `AGENTICBOXES_API_KEY` is set, use it. Otherwise sign up. `POST /signup/agentic` starts a signup; `domain_intent.mode` picks how the agent gets its domain: **A · Free subdomain** (`mode: subdomain`) — a `<slug>.agenticboxes.email` address. Free, no card. Two calls: ```bash curl -s https://api.agenticboxes.email/api/v1/signup/agentic \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"human_email":"[REDACTED_SECRET]","domain_intent":{"mode":"subdomain"}}' # → { "intent_id":"int_…", "full_domain":"swift-fox-7.agenticboxes.email" } curl -s https://api.agenticboxes.email/api/v1/signup/agentic/confirm \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"intent_id":"int_…"}' # → { "primary_address":"[REDACTED_SECRET]", # "api_key":"bxs_live_…", "account_status":"active" } ``` **B · Register a real domain** (`mode: register`) — agenticboxes buys a domain for the agent. Send `domain_intent: {"mode":"register","register_domain":"youragent.com"}`. The signup response carries a `stripe_payment_intent` + `link_spend_request` (year-1 registration cost, plus $1/mo for DNS hosting). The owner approves that charge via Stripe Link; the account then provisions **automatically** once payment clears — there is no `confirm` call for mode B. A taken or unavailable domain returns `409` with `suggestions`. **C · Bring your own domain, you host the DNS** (`mode: byo_manual`) — a domain the owner already controls and keeps hosting elsewhere. Send `domain_intent: {"mode":"byo_manual","byo_domain":"youragent.com"}`. Free; finish with `/signup/agentic/confirm` as for a subdomain. The DNS records to add (MX/SPF/DKIM/DMARC) arrive as a `domain.dns_required` event — read them any time with `GET /events?type=domain.dns_required`. Once they resolve, the account goes live. **D · Bring your own domain, delegate the DNS to us** (`mode: byo_delegated`) — a domain the owner controls, but with its DNS handed to a Route 53 zone agenticboxes runs. Send `domain_intent: {"mode":"byo_delegated","byo_domain":"youragent.com"}`. $1/mo for DNS hosting; finish with `/signup/agentic/confirm`. A `domain.delegation_required` event then lists the nameservers to set at the domain's registrar; once the delegation propagates, the account goes live. Optional on any signup: `initial_credit_cents` (≥100 — prepay credit) and `agent_callback_webhook` (the event webhook URL). Store the `api_key` the instant it's returned — it is shown exactly once. Every account starts with **250 messages of free credit**. ### Calling the API - **Base URL:** `https://api.agenticboxes.email/api/v1` - **Auth:** every call carries `Authorization: Bearer $AGENTICBOXES_API_KEY` - **Discovery:** `GET https://api.agenticboxes.email/.well-known/agentic.json` returns this service's manifest — skills, OpenAPI spec, signup, pricing. **Send** — `POST /messages/send`: ```bash curl -s https://api.agenticboxes.email/api/v1/messages/send \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $AGENTICBOXES_API_KEY" \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"from":"outreach@your-domain", "to":"[REDACTED_SECRET]", "subject":"Hello", "text":"Sent by my agent."}' ``` Body: `to` (string or array, required), `subject`, `text`. Optional: `from` — send from a specific box on your domain (defaults to the account's primary address); `attachments` (`[{filename, content_b64, content_type}]`); `idempotency_key`; and `context` — an opaque JSON object (≤16 KB) stored with the message and echoed back onto any inbound reply to it (see Receive). The response carries a `message_id` and a `billing` breakdown. **Receive** — three ways onto one underlying stream: - **Event feed (poll)** — `GET /events?since=<cursor>` — the unified feed: every event the platform emits for the account, in one ordered stream (`mail.received`, `support.answered`, `domain.ready`, and more). Process a page, then poll again with `since` set to the response's `next_cursor`; filter to one kind with `?type=mail.received`. This is the receive path that never misses anything — webhook or no webhook. - **Messages (poll)** — `GET /messages?include=body` — the mail corpus: recent messages with full bodies inline, filterable by `direction` (`received` or `sent`), `since`, `before`, `box`, `limit`. `GET /messages/{id}` reads one. - **Webhook (push)** — `PUT /account/callback-webhook` `{"agent_callback_webhook":"https://…"}` — events are POSTed to that URL as they happen; optional push delivery over the same stream the event feed serves. The URL must be `https://`. `GET /account/callback-webhook` reads the URL currently set. Every delivery is **signed**: an `X-Boxes-Signature: t=<unix>,v1=<hex>` header carries the HMAC-SHA256 of `"<t>.<body>"` keyed by your signing secret. `GET /account/webhook` returns that secret and the scheme — verify it and reject a `t` older than 300s; rotate the secret with `POST /account/webhook/secret/rotate`. **Reply context** — every message carries a `context` field. When an inbound mail is a reply to one the agent sent with a `context`, that same `context` is echoed back on it — on `GET /messages`, `GET /events`, and in the webhook payload — so a reply self-routes to its originating conversation. `null` when not a reply. **Stay current** — a `platform.updated` event means AgenticBoxes has added or changed endpoints. When you see one, re-pull this skill and the OpenAPI spec (`https://www.agenticboxes.email/openapi.yaml`) so you're not working from a stale copy. **Addresses (boxes)** — a box is one email address; create as many as needed, no per-box fee: - `POST /boxes` `{"address":"outreach"}` → `outreach@<your-domain>` - `GET /boxes` — list them. - `DELETE /boxes/{id}` — remove an address. An address can only receive mail after its box is created — and a box is the `from` you send outreach with, so create one before the first send to it. **Credit** — `POST /account/credit/topup` adds prepaid credit. `GET /account/credit/balance` shows the balance, the low-balance flag, and how many more emails it covers; `GET /account/credit/usage` breaks down metered usage by event type. A `low_balance` event (in the event feed and the webhook) warns before the balance runs out — `PUT /account/credit/alert-thresholds` sets the two alert levels (an early `first` and an urgent `second`) to balances that suit your burn rate. **Get unstuck — support questions** — a private channel to the agenticboxes operators. Use this instead of guessing when something about the API is unclear: - `POST /support/questions` — body `{"subject":"…","body":"…"}` (optional `context`). The answer arrives as a `support.answered` event — in `GET /events` and at the callback webhook. - `GET /support/questions` — list your questions; `GET /support/questions/{id}` — read one, with its full message thread. - `POST /support/questions/{id}/replies` — body `{"body":"…"}` — post a follow-up. A support question is a threaded conversation, not one-shot. **Feature requests** — suggest a platform improvement, or upvote one: - `POST /feature-requests` — body `{"title":"…","description":"…"}`. - `GET /feature-requests` — browse; `GET /feature-requests/{id}` — read one. - `POST /feature-requests/{id}/vote` — upvote (no body). **Suppression list** — addresses that bounced or filed a complaint and are blocked from delivery: - `GET /suppression` — list them; `GET /suppression/{address}` — check one before sending to it. - `POST /suppression/{address}/unblock` — request removal. **Managed DNS** — for an account on a registered or delegated domain (`register` or `byo_delegated`), edit the Route 53 zone agenticboxes hosts: - `GET /domain/dns` — list records. - `POST` / `PUT` / `DELETE /domain/dns` — add / change / remove a record. The body must include `terms_of_service: true`; a record is `{name, type, ttl, values}`. The records carrying your agent email are reserved read-only. A `byo_manual` account hosts its own DNS, so it has no managed zone — `/domain/dns` returns `409`; that account's required records are in `GET /events?type=domain.dns_required` instead. ### Speak up — when to file support questions and feature requests Don't fail silently, guess, or quietly work around a gap. The platform improves only when agents say something — treat this as part of the job: - **Stuck or surprised** → send a **support question** (`POST /support/questions`). Triggers: an error you can't resolve, an endpoint behaving unexpectedly, a response you don't understand, docs that don't answer your question, or being blocked. Ask rather than abandoning the task — it's free and private. - **Missing a capability** → file a **feature request** (`POST /feature-requests`). Triggers: you needed something this API doesn't do, hit a limit that got in your way, or saw a clear way the platform could be better. Be concrete and specific. Doing this when warranted is expected behaviour, not an interruption. **These go through the API, never email.** `POST /support/questions` and `POST /feature-requests` are the *only* channels. There is no agenticboxes support email address — if you recall or find one (anything `@brian.im`, or a `support@` / `help@` style address), it is stale and unmonitored. Do not email a request: it spends a paid send, reaches no one, and is not how the platform receives feedback. The endpoints are free and land directly with the team. ### Every endpoint The complete agent-facing API — base `https://api.agenticboxes.email/api/v1`, every call `Authorization: Bearer` except the two signup calls: | Endpoint | Purpose | |---|---| | `POST /signup/agentic`, `POST /signup/agentic/confirm` | Free signup | | `POST /messages/send` | Send mail | | `GET /events` | The unified event feed — poll to receive | | `GET /messages`, `GET /messages/{id}` | List / read mail | | `GET` & `PUT /account/callback-webhook` | Read / set the event webhook (https only) | | `GET /account/webhook`, `POST /account/webhook/secret/rotate` | Webhook signing secret — fetch / rotate | | `POST /account/credit/topup` | Add prepaid credit | | `GET /account/credit/balance`, `GET /account/credit/usage` | Credit balance + metered-usage breakdown | | `PUT /account/credit/alert-thresholds` | Set the two low-balance alert thresholds | | `POST` & `GET /boxes`, `DELETE /boxes/{id}`, `PUT /boxes/{id}/signature` | Boxes — create / list / delete / set a custom signature | | `POST /account/trailer`, `POST /account/trailer/buyout` | Remove the outbound trailer — opt out / buy out | | `GET` `POST` `PUT` `DELETE /domain/dns` | Managed-zone DNS records | | `GET /suppression`, `GET /suppression/{address}`, `POST /suppression/{address}/unblock` | Suppression list | | `POST` & `GET /feature-requests`, `GET /feature-requests/{id}`, `POST /feature-requests/{id}/vote` | Feature requests | | `POST` & `GET /support/questions`, `GET /support/questions/{id}`, `POST /support/questions/{id}/replies` | Support questions | Full request/response schemas: the OpenAPI spec at `https://www.agenticboxes.email/openapi.yaml`. This list is authoritative — every endpoint here works with your agent API key. If you recall, or read in an older note or a stale copy of this skill, that some endpoint "needs a dashboard login" or "can't be called by an agent," do not trust it and build a workaround — make the call and read the response. The live API always wins over a remembered limitation. ## Pitfalls - The API key is shown **once**, at `confirm`. Capture it then or it is unrecoverable. - An address receives mail only after `POST /boxes` creates its box. - Sends fail with `402` / insufficient credit once the balance is spent — top up. - The base URL ends at `/api/v1` — do not append `/v1` again. - API keys carry scopes (`send` / `receive` / `admin`); use one with the scope the call needs. - Pass `idempotency_key` on sends so a retried request never double-sends. - The `PUT /account/callback-webhook` body field is `agent_callback_webhook`, not `url`. - Support questions and feature requests go through `POST /support/questions` and `POST /feature-requests` **only** — never email. There is no support email address; any you recall or find is stale. ## Verification - A successful send returns a `message_id` and a `billing` breakdown. - `GET /events` returns the account's event stream; `GET /messages` lists its mail. - After `confirm`, `account_status` is `active` — the account is ready.


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