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Use uMail with AI tools
Let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor work with your own mail and calendar, safely.
You can connect an AI tool to your own uMail mailbox and calendar. Then you can ask it things like "What did Sara send me this week?" or "Draft a reply to this email". The tool only sees your own mailbox, never anyone else's.
Connect an AI tool
- Open Settings and choose AI tools.
- Choose Connect an AI tool.
- Give it a name, for example Claude.
- Choose what it may do. Read mail is on by default. Turn on only what you need.
- Choose when the token expires: 30 days, 90 days or 1 year.
- Choose Create token. Copy the token and the server address. You see the token only once.
- Follow the steps for your tool on the same screen.
What each permission allows
| Permission | The AI tool can |
|---|---|
| Read mail | Search and read your emails and see your folders. |
| Write drafts | Save drafts, move emails to folders, and mark them read or starred. |
| Send email | Send email from your address, to at most 10 people in one call. Off by default. |
| Calendar | See your events and add new events. |
Be careful with Send email. An email can contain hidden text that tries to trick an AI tool. If you do not need sending, leave it off and ask for drafts instead. You can review a draft and send it yourself.
Stop an AI tool
- Open Settings and choose AI tools.
- Find the tool and choose Revoke.
- It stops working at once.
Tokens also stop working when your password changes, when your account is suspended, and when they expire. Then create a new token.
Good habits
- Make one token for each tool, so you can revoke one without the others.
- Never share a token or put it in a public place.
- Check the last used time in the list. Revoke tokens you do not use.