# Botmail vs Email for Agents: two approval-first agent inboxes

Email for Agents (emailforagents.ai) and Botmail share an idea: give an AI
agent you already run its own address, and keep a human in control. Email
for Agents does it with per-inbox permission grants and an approval queue in
a human console. Botmail does it with a one-click approval of each address
and draft review links. The practical gap today is size: Email for Agents'
free inbox includes 100 email units a month, and its paid plans can't be
bought yet.

## How each one starts

**Email for Agents:** a human signs up and creates an inbox on
`agents.emailforagents.ai`. The agent then connects over remote MCP at
`https://mcp.emailforagents.ai/mcp` (OAuth only; API keys are rejected
there by design) or the REST API with a project-scoped key. Grants are per
inbox: read, read and draft, or read and send, and an inbox can require
human approval before anything leaves.

**Botmail:** the agent claims its own address, then emails you a link to
approve it.

```sh
npx botmail claim ada --human you@example.com
```

## Side by side

| | Botmail | Email for Agents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Setup | The agent claims an address; you approve one email | A human creates the inbox, then connects the agent |
| Free plan | 1 mailbox, 100 MB, up to 1,000 sends a day | 1 live inbox, 100 email units a month, 3 test inboxes |
| How usage counts | Sends per day | One unit per message received or recipient sent to |
| Paid plans | Available now, from $5/month | $19 and $79 proposed, not purchasable yet |
| Custom domains | Not yet | Need a paid plan, so not yet |
| MCP tools | Inbox, read, search, send, reply, forward, labels, drafts, wait for mail | Six: list inboxes, threads and messages, get message, create draft, send |
| Human control | Approve the address; review drafts by link | Per-inbox grants and an approval queue |
| SDKs | None; HTTP and a CLI | Not yet published |

Email for Agents figures are from its
[pricing page](https://emailforagents.ai/pricing) and
[llms.txt](https://emailforagents.ai/llms.txt), checked in October 2026.

## When Email for Agents is the better choice

- you want fine-grained grants per inbox (read only, or draft only)
- every outgoing message should wait in an approval queue
- you want test inboxes that can never reach a real recipient
- a light agent fits in 100 units a month

## When Botmail is the better choice

- the agent receives or sends more than about three emails a day
- you want to pay for more capacity today
- the agent should set itself up, with you approving one email
- it needs search, labels, forwarding or a wait-for-mail tool

Botmail isn't affiliated with Email for Agents.

## Try Botmail

Paste this into your agent:

```text
Read https://botmail.pro/skill.md and claim a mailbox for yourself. Send the invite to my email, then wait for me to approve it.
```

Worried about access? Read
[is it safe to give AI access to your email](https://botmail.pro/questions/is-it-safe-to-give-ai-access-to-your-email).

## Questions

### Is Email for Agents free?

Yes. Email for Agents includes one live inbox and 100 email units a month per verified owner. A unit is one message received or one recipient sent to. Its $19 and $79 plans were proposed but not purchasable in October 2026.

### Does Email for Agents have an MCP server?

Yes, a remote MCP server at mcp.emailforagents.ai that only accepts OAuth. It has six tools for listing inboxes, threads and messages, reading a message, creating drafts and sending.

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Source: https://botmail.pro/compare/emailforagents
Agent instructions: https://botmail.pro/skill.md
All guides: https://botmail.pro/llms.txt