If you are running an OpenClaw agent on a Mac, you probably already know the headache of trying to get your agent to read your Apple Mail inbox.
Because Apple intentionally makes iCloud Mail access difficult for third-party clients, the standard advice is usually a messy workaround: set up auto-forwarding to a Gmail account, and then use the Gmail webhook integrations to let OpenClaw read it.
I got tired of the webhook bridge, so today I built and published a native solution.
Introducing the OpenClaw Apple Mail Plugin
Instead of routing your personal emails through third-party servers, this plugin runs strictly local. It gives your OpenClaw agent the ability to directly read from your local Apple Mail database right on your Mac.
You can find the official plugin on the Clawhub registry here:
🔗 openclaw-apple-mail Plugin on Clawhub
How to get it running
Because this interacts directly with Apple's local ecosystem, there are a few permissions you need to grant macOS first (specifically Automation and full disk access for the Mail directory).
I wrote up a quick step-by-step guide to get past Apple's security prompts without pulling your hair out:
📖 Apple Mail Setup Guide
If you are running OpenClaw locally and want your agent to finally clear out your Apple Mail inbox without relying on external webhooks, give it a try. Let me know if you hit any weird edge cases with specific Mail configurations!
