agent-mail
Agent Mail (Alias)
This skill is kept for compatibility with older prompts and habits.
Canonical source of truth is now skills/clawmail/SKILL.md.
Use This Skill When
- a prompt explicitly asks for
agent-mail - you need to bridge old instructions to current protocol
Current Rules (summary)
- Mail access in pi goes through
joelclaw mail(wrappers are fine). - Check inbox before starting shared work.
- Announce scope (
Starting:), reserve paths, send status updates, release locks. - Include file paths and task context in every coordination message.
Immediate Redirect
Load and follow:
skills/clawmail/SKILL.md
Related
- ADR-0172: Agent Mail via MCP Agent Mail
joelclaw mail --help
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