send-email - Email Sending Skill

Send emails via Gmail SMTP. Frugal design with yagmail as the only dependency.

Table of Contents

• Invocation
• Implementation
• File Locations
• Security Considerations

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Invocation

Source	Operation
/send-email	send
essay-writer.md	send
/essay test	test
/essay wait	wait
/essay schedule	schedule

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Implementation

Script Path

skills/send-email/scripts/main.py

Dependencies

yagmail

CLI Usage

Operation	CLI	Description
test	python main.py test	Send test email
send	python main.py send "Subject" "Body"	Send custom email
wait	python main.py wait TIME [OPTIONS]	One-time schedule
schedule	python main.py schedule FREQ TIME [OPTIONS]	Recurring schedule

Quick test:

python main.py test
python main.py send "Test Subject" "Test Body"

For full options and examples, see commands/essay.md → Command Structure section.

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File Locations

File	Location	Description
essay_wait.log	~/.claude/plugins/.emailingessay/	Logs for wait/schedule operations
schedules.json	~/.claude/plugins/.emailingessay/	Backup of registered schedules
active_waiters.json	~/.claude/plugins/.emailingessay/	Active waiting process tracking
runners/	~/.claude/plugins/.emailingessay/runners/	Monthly schedule runner scripts

Note: Persistent data directory is created automatically if not exists.

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Security Considerations

Non-interactive Execution Flag

The wait and schedule features use --dangerously-skip-permissions when launching Claude Code.

Why it's needed:

• Scheduled/background tasks run without a terminal
• Claude cannot prompt for permission confirmations in headless mode

What it does:

• Bypasses interactive permission prompts for automated execution
• Only used for invoking /essay command (read + email operation)

Safeguards:

• No file modifications or system changes are made by the essay command
• Essay content is sent only to the configured ESSAY_RECIPIENT_EMAIL
• All operations are logged to ~/.claude/plugins/.emailingessay/essay_wait.log

Best practices:

• Keep ESSAY_RECIPIENT_EMAIL set to your own email address
• Review logs periodically with cat ~/.claude/plugins/.emailingessay/essay_wait.log
• Audit registered tasks with python main.py schedule list

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