resend-setup

name	resend-setup
description	Set up and send emails via a user-provided Resend account (BYO email provider)
compatibility	Designed for Vellum personal assistants
metadata	{"emoji":"📤","vellum":{"category":"email","display-name":"Resend Email Setup","user-invocable":true}}

Overview

Send emails through the user's own Resend account. The user provides their Resend API key and you send via their domain.

Setup

Step 0: Check Existing Configuration

Before starting, check whether Resend is already configured:

bun skills/resend-setup/scripts/check-config.ts

The script outputs JSON: { "configured": boolean, "hasApiKey": boolean, "hasWebhookSecret": boolean, "details": string }.

• If configured is true — Resend is already set up. Offer to verify the connection or reconfigure.
• If configured is false — continue to Step 1.

Step 1: Store the API Key

Run the store script to securely collect the API key:

bun skills/resend-setup/scripts/store-api-key.ts

The script opens a secure credential prompt, stores the key with the correct injection templates, and exits. If it exits 0, the key is stored. Exit code 130 means the user cancelled the prompt — nothing was stored; that's a valid choice, not an error, so ask whether they'd like to try again rather than treating it as a failure. Any other non-zero exit is a real failure. Never ask for the key in chat.

Step 2: Detect the Domain

After storing the API key, automatically detect the user's domain — don't ask them for it. Call the Resend Domains API:

curl -s https://api.resend.com/domains \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Run this with network_mode: "proxied" and the resend credential so the Authorization header is injected automatically. The response contains a data array of domain objects with name and status fields. Pick the first domain with "status": "verified" (or the only domain if there's just one). If no verified domains are found, tell the user they need to verify a domain in their Resend dashboard first.

Use hi@<domain> as the default sender address. Remember the domain for future sends.

Step 3: Verify the Connection

Send a test request to confirm the API key works:

curl -s https://api.resend.com/domains \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Run with network_mode: "proxied" and the resend credential. A successful response (HTTP 200) with domain data confirms the connection.

Step 4: Webhook Setup (for receiving email)

If the user also wants to receive emails via Resend, run the webhook setup script:

bun skills/resend-setup/scripts/setup-webhook.ts --domain "<verified domain>"

This script:

1. Registers a callback URL via the webhooks system
2. Creates the webhook in Resend via their API
3. Automatically stores the returned signing secret in the credential vault

If the script fails because no public base URL is configured (self-hosted only), load the public-ingress skill to walk the user through setting one up, then retry.

Step 5: Report Success

Summarize with the completed checklist:

"Setup complete! ✅ API key configured ✅ Domain detected: <domain> ✅ Connection verified {webhook_line}

Default sender: hi@<domain>"

For {webhook_line}:

• If webhook was set up: ✅ Webhook configured for inbound email
• If skipped: ⬜ Webhook — run setup again to enable inbound email

Sending Email

Use bash with curl to call the Resend API. The credential proxy injects the Authorization: Bearer header automatically when using network_mode: "proxied" with the resend credential.

curl -X POST https://api.resend.com/emails \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "from": "Name <[e-mail]>",
    "to": ["[e-mail]"],
    "subject": "Hello",
    "text": "Plain text body",
    "html": "<p>HTML body</p>"
  }'

API Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
from	string	✅	Sender address ("Name <email>" format)
to	string | string[]	✅	Recipient(s), max 50
subject	string	✅	Email subject
text	string		Plain text body
html	string		HTML body
cc	string | string[]		CC recipients
bcc	string | string[]		BCC recipients
reply_to	string | string[]		Reply-to address
headers	object		Custom headers (e.g. In-Reply-To, References for threading)

Threading (replies)

To reply in a thread, include In-Reply-To and References headers:

{
  "from": "[e-mail]",
  "to": ["[e-mail]"],
  "subject": "Re: Original subject",
  "text": "Reply body",
  "headers": {
    "In-Reply-To": "<original-message-id>",
    "References": "<original-message-id>"
  }
}

Response

Success returns { "id": "email-id" } with HTTP 200.

Errors return { "message": "error description" } with 4xx/5xx status.

Important Notes

• The from address must be from a domain verified in the user's Resend account.
• Default sender address is hi@<domain> — use this unless the user specifies otherwise.
• Always confirm with the user before sending — never send without explicit permission.
• Use text for plain text, html for rich formatting. Provide both when possible.
• Rate limits depend on the user's Resend plan.