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Daniel Samer
Daniel Samer

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OpenClaw Email Setup: Connect Your AI Agent to Gmail, Outlook, and Any Inbox

Your OpenClaw agent can read, triage, and draft replies to email. The whole setup takes about 15 minutes if you know what to watch out for.

The gotcha that trips up 80% of people on their first attempt: you can't use your regular Gmail password. Google killed basic auth for IMAP years ago. You need a 16-character App Password instead.

The guide covers Gmail, Outlook, ProtonMail, and any standard IMAP/SMTP provider. Plus security best practices (spoiler: never connect your personal inbox to an AI agent).

Community reports show real time savings once it's running:

  • Morning inbox scan: 25 min → 2 min
  • Reply drafting: 40 min → 10 min
  • Follow-up tracking: 15 min → 1 min

👉 Full guide: OpenClaw Email Setup

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