IMAP EMAIL FOR CLAUDE

Search a generic IMAP inbox with Claude

Find email across a connected IMAP mailbox and let Claude synthesize threads, decisions and follow-ups.

Find emails from our accountant about VAT this quarter and summarize every open question.

Designed for consultants, agencies and teams using custom domains. The agent works only with accounts connected to your Nilyo user.

What you can ask your agent to do

1

Resolve the correct folder

Your agent completes a clear Nilyo action and keeps the result linked to the correct provider account for the next step.

2

Search and list matching email

Your agent completes a clear Nilyo action and keeps the result linked to the correct provider account for the next step.

3

Read full messages and thread context

Your agent completes a clear Nilyo action and keeps the result linked to the correct provider account for the next step.

How this workflow works

  1. Connect the mailbox and Claude remote MCP.
  2. Describe sender, date range, subject or keywords.
  3. Ask Claude to separate facts from inferred next steps and link each conclusion to a message.
IMPORTANT IDENTIFIER & SAFETY NOTE

Email IDs, RFC Message-IDs and attachment IDs serve different operations. Keep each identifier paired with its message and folder context.

Questions people ask

Can it search archived folders?

Yes when the provider exposes them; first list folders to select the right scope.

Can it download attachments?

Supported email attachment tools use the attachment ID from the parent email.

Can it mark results read?

Yes, as an explicit write separate from search.

Why use Nilyo for this?

Nilyo gives your chosen agent access only to the accounts you connect. Your provider passwords are never shown to the agent, and reading information does not silently authorize sending, inviting or deleting.

If several accounts, people or companies match, the agent asks you to clarify. If the result of an important action is uncertain, it checks what happened before attempting it again.

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Give Nilyo to your agent.

Paste one setup link. Your agent can guide OAuth, account connection and the first useful action.