# Gmail Email

> Send emails via Gmail SMTP using App Password authentication.

- Skill: `open-gitagent/gmail-email` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add open-gitagent/gmail-email`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/open-gitagent/gmail-email/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: open-gitagent (https://skillmd.com/u/open-gitagent)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/open-gitagent/gmail-email

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# Gmail Email Skill

Send emails via Gmail SMTP.

## Setup

1. **Enable 2-Factor Authentication** on your Gmail account
2. **Generate App Password**:
   - Go to https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords
   - Sign in to your Google account
   - Select "Mail" and your device
   - Generate password and save it

3. **Configure credentials**:
   ```bash
   export GMAIL_USER="your-email@gmail.com"
   export GMAIL_APP_PASSWORD="your-16-char-app-password"
   ```

   Or create a `.env` file in the skill directory:
   ```
   GMAIL_USER=your-email@gmail.com
   GMAIL_APP_PASSWORD=your-16-char-app-password
   ```

## Usage

```bash
python3 scripts/send_email.py \
  --to "recipient@example.com" \
  --subject "Subject line" \
  --body "Email body text"
```

## Requirements

- Python 3.6+
- No additional packages needed (uses stdlib smtplib)