Claude (및 기타 AI 에이전트) Mozilla Thunderbird를 통해 귀하의 이메일에 대한 전체 액세스.

왜

IMAP 라이브러리는 credentials, OAuth flows 및 sync state를 관리할 수 있습니다. **Thunderbird는 이미 그 전부를 해결합니다. ** 이 도구는 진실의 근원으로 썬더버드를 대우하고 CLI 명령 또는 MCP 공구로 각 기능을 노출합니다, 그래서 AI 대리인은, 수색을 읽을 수 있고, 암호를 만지기 없이 이메일을 보내십시오.

스케일 테스트 : ** 22 계정, 249,000 + 메시지, 86,000 + 읽지 않은 ** - 모든 관리는 단일 CLI를 통해 라이브.

특징

• ☸ **Zero credential 노출 ** - 모든 IMAP/SMTP는 Thunderbird에서 숙박
• youtubeClaude 데스크톱 준비 — 12 MCP 도구, 원라인 구성
• **38 CLI 명령 ** - 읽기, 검색, 작곡, 회신, 대량 ops, 폴더 CRUD, 첨부 파일
• ️ **기본으로 안전 ** - compose/reply/forward 저장 초안으로; 영구 삭제는 --confirm를 요구합니다
• **토큰 최적화 ** - --fields 선택, --compact 모드, --max-body truncation
• own **Localhost-only ** — 클라우드 없음, 원격 측정 없음, 당신의 기계를 떠나지 않는
• ✅ Thunderbird 128+ - addons.thunderbird.net에 서명하고 승인

thunderbird-cli

Give Claude (and other AI agents) full access to your email through Mozilla Thunderbird.

Why

IMAP libraries force you to manage credentials, OAuth flows, and sync state — dangerous in an AI-agent context. Thunderbird already solves all of that. This tool treats Thunderbird as the source of truth and exposes every capability as a CLI command or MCP tool, so AI agents can read, search, and write email without ever touching a password.

Tested at scale: 22 accounts, 249,000+ messages, 86,000+ unread — all managed live through a single CLI.

Features

• 🔐 Zero credential exposure — all IMAP/SMTP stays in Thunderbird
• 🤖 Claude Desktop ready — 12 MCP tools, one-line config
• 📨 38 CLI commands — read, search, compose, reply, bulk ops, folder CRUD, attachments
• 🛡️ Safe by default — compose/reply/forward save as drafts; permanent delete requires --confirm
• 🎯 Token-optimized — --fields selection, --compact mode, --max-body truncation
• 🏠 Localhost-only — no cloud, no telemetry, nothing leaves your machine
• ✅ Thunderbird 128+ — signed and approved on addons.thunderbird.net
• 🧪 80 tests — 46 CLI/bridge + 34 MCP integration tests

Quick Start

# 1. Install CLI + bridge from npm
npm install -g thunderbird-cli thunderbird-cli-bridge

# 2. Install the signed Thunderbird extension
#    Download: https://github.com/vitalio-sh/thunderbird-cli/releases/latest
#    Thunderbird → Add-ons → ⚙ → Install Add-on From File… → thunderbird_ai_bridge-*.xpi

# 3. Start the bridge daemon (keep running)
tb-bridge

# 4. Try it
tb health
tb stats

Full setup guide (including background service, Docker, troubleshooting): docs/SETUP.md

Usage

# How many unread across all accounts?
tb stats

# Find invoices from AWS in the last 30 days
tb search "invoice" --from aws --since 30d --fields id,author,subject,date

# Read a message (token-efficient — headers + text only, max 500 chars)
tb read 89900 --max-body 500

# Reply as draft (never auto-sends)
tb reply 89900 --body "Thanks, I'll review tomorrow"

# Download a PDF attachment
tb attachment-download 11 1.2 --output invoice.pdf

# Bulk archive old newsletters