Pilot Email Bridge

Send and receive emails via Pilot Protocol messaging. Use this skill when: 1. You need to send email notifications from Pilot agents 2. You want to receive emails as Pilot events 3. You're integrating agents with email-based workflows Do NOT use this skill when: - You need real-time messaging (use native Pilot instead) - Email server is not configured - The daemon is not running

Send and receive emails via Pilot Protocol messaging using external SMTP/IMAP tools with Pilot webhooks.

Commands

Configure Outbound Webhook

pilotctl --json set-webhook https://smtp-relay.example.com/send

Send Email via Webhook

pilotctl --json publish localhost email-outbound --data '{"to":"[e-mail]","subject":"Alert","body":"Status OK"}'

Check Inbox

pilotctl --json inbox
pilotctl --json inbox --clear

Receive Messages

pilotctl --json recv 1004 --count 10

Send File Attachment

pilotctl --json send-file email-relay /path/to/report.pdf

Workflow Example

#!/bin/bash
# SMTP relay setup

pilotctl --json daemon start --hostname email-relay
pilotctl --json set-webhook http://localhost:8025/smtp
pilotctl --json subscribe localhost email-outbound

# Start external SMTP relay server
python3 smtp_relay_server.py &

# Publish email
pilotctl --json publish localhost email-outbound --data '{
  "to":"[e-mail]",
  "subject":"Report",
  "body":"All systems operational"
}'

Dependencies

Requires pilot-protocol skill, running daemon, SMTP server, and email credentials.