send-email

name	send-email
description	Send emails via SMTP or API. Use this skill when the user asks to send an email, email someone, compose and send a message via email, or notify someone by email. Supports attachments, HTML body, and multiple recipients.
tags	["email","smtp","send","mail","notification","utility"]
version	0.1.0

Skill: send-email

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• Send an email
• Email someone a message
• Compose and send an email
• Notify someone via email
• Send an email with an attachment

Required Credentials

Retrieve these via the get_keys tool before executing:

Key Store Key	Environment Variable	Description
smtp_host	SMTP_HOST	SMTP server hostname (e.g., smtp.gmail.com)
smtp_port	SMTP_PORT	SMTP port (587 for TLS, 465 for SSL)
smtp_user	SMTP_USER	SMTP username (usually email address)
smtp_pass	SMTP_PASS	SMTP password or app password
email_from	EMAIL_FROM	Sender email address (defaults to SMTP_USER)

Gmail Setup

For Gmail, use an App Password:

1. Enable 2-Step Verification on your Google account
2. Go to Security > App passwords > Generate
3. Use smtp.gmail.com port 587 with the app password

Input Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description	Example
to	Yes	Recipient email(s), comma-separated	[e-mail]
subject	Yes	Email subject line	Meeting Tomorrow
body	Yes	Email body content	Hi, just a reminder...
attachment	No	File path to attach	/path/to/report.pdf
html	No	Send body as HTML (flag)	--html
cc	No	CC recipients, comma-separated	[e-mail]

Procedure

1. Retrieve SMTP credentials: use get_keys with keys [smtp_host, smtp_port, smtp_user, smtp_pass, email_from]
2. If any credentials are missing: try search_computer, then ask_user, then store_keys
3. If recipient, subject, or body not provided, ask the user via ask_user
4. Send the email:

   python3 skills/send-email/scripts/send.py \
     --to "[e-mail]" \
     --subject "Hello" \
     --body "This is the message body"
   

   With attachment:

   python3 skills/send-email/scripts/send.py \
     --to "[e-mail]" \
     --subject "Report attached" \
     --body "Please find the report attached." \
     --attachment /path/to/report.pdf
   

5. Verify the script reports success
6. Report delivery status to the user

Bundled Scripts

Script	Type	Description
scripts/send.py	Python	Send email via SMTP

Script Usage

# Set credentials as environment variables (from get_keys), then:

# Simple email
python3 scripts/send.py --to "[e-mail]" --subject "Hello" --body "Hi there!"

# With attachment
python3 scripts/send.py --to "[e-mail]" --subject "Report" --body "See attached." --attachment report.pdf

# HTML email
python3 scripts/send.py --to "[e-mail]" --subject "Newsletter" --body "<h1>Hello</h1><p>Content</p>" --html

# Multiple recipients
python3 scripts/send.py --to "[e-mail],[e-mail]" --cc "[e-mail]" --subject "Team Update" --body "..."

Example

send an email to [e-mail] saying "meeting at 3pm"
email the report to my boss
send an email with the PDF attached
compose an email to the team about the project update