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Overview

PhoneClaw provides powerful email automation capabilities through the sendAgentEmail function and can read emails for extracting verification codes, processing notifications, and more.

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Sending Automated Emails

Use the sendAgentEmail function to send notifications or reports:
1

Compose Email Content

Define your email recipient, subject, and message.
const recipient = "user@example.com"
const subject = "Daily Automation Report"
const message = "Your automation completed successfully."
2

Send Email

Use sendAgentEmail to send the email.
sendAgentEmail(recipient, subject, message)
speakText("Email sent successfully")

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Complete Email Notification Script

// Send automation completion notification
const sendCompletionEmail = () => {
  const to = "admin@example.com"
  const subject = "PhoneClaw Automation Complete"
  const message = `
    Your scheduled automation has completed successfully.
    
    Timestamp: ${new Date().toISOString()}
    Status: Success
  `
  
  sendAgentEmail(to, subject, message)
  speakText("Notification email sent")
}

sendCompletionEmail()

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Reading Emails for 2FA Codes

Extract verification codes from emails using magicScraper:
1

Open Email App

Navigate to your email application.
magicClicker("Email app")
delay(2000)
magicClicker("Inbox")
delay(1500)
2

Find Verification Email

Open the most recent verification email.
magicClicker("Most recent email from verification")
delay(2000)
3

Extract Code

Use magicScraper to read the verification code.
const code = magicScraper("The 6-digit verification code in the email")
speakText(`Code extracted: ${code}`)

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Complete Email Code Extraction Script

// Extract 2FA code from email
const get2FACode = () => {
  magicClicker("Email app")
  delay(2000)
  
  magicClicker("Inbox")
  delay(1500)
  
  magicClicker("Most recent email")
  delay(2000)
  
  const code = magicScraper("The verification code shown in the email body")
  
  speakText(`Retrieved code: ${code}`)
  return code
}

const verificationCode = get2FACode()

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Scheduled Email Reports

Automate daily or weekly email reports: 
// Daily automation report
const dailyReport = `
  const stats = magicScraper("Current app statistics on screen")
  
  const reportMessage = \`
    Daily PhoneClaw Report
    =====================
    
    Date: \${new Date().toLocaleDateString()}
    Status: \${stats}
  \`
  
  sendAgentEmail(
    "reports@example.com",
    "Daily PhoneClaw Report",
    reportMessage
  )
  
  speakText("Daily report sent")
`

// Schedule for 9 AM every day
schedule(dailyReport, "0 9 * * *")
speakText("Scheduled daily email reports")

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Email-Based Workflow Triggers

Monitor emails to trigger automated actions: 
// Check for specific emails and trigger actions
const checkEmailTriggers = () => {
  magicClicker("Email app")
  delay(2000)
  
  const subject = magicScraper("Subject of the most recent email")
  
  if (subject.includes("URGENT")) {
    // Trigger urgent workflow
    sendAgentEmail(
      "admin@example.com",
      "Alert: Urgent Email Detected",
      `An urgent email was detected: ${subject}`
    )
    speakText("Urgent email detected, notification sent")
  }
}

// Run every 15 minutes
schedule(checkEmailTriggers, "*/15 * * * *")

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Error Notification System

Send email alerts when automations encounter errors: 
const runWithErrorHandling = (taskName, taskFunction) => {
  try {
    taskFunction()
    speakText(`${taskName} completed successfully`)
  } catch (error) {
    sendAgentEmail(
      "admin@example.com",
      `PhoneClaw Error: ${taskName}`,
      `
        An error occurred during automation:
        
        Task: ${taskName}
        Error: ${error.message}
        Time: ${new Date().toISOString()}
      `
    )
    speakText(`Error in ${taskName}, notification sent`)
  }
}

// Example usage
runWithErrorHandling("Social Media Post", () => {
  magicClicker("Twitter app")
  delay(2000)
  magicClicker("Compose button")
  // ... rest of workflow
})

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Best Practices

  • Test email extraction with your specific email app layout
  • Use clear, descriptive subjects for automated emails
  • Implement error handling to catch failed email operations
  • Respect email provider rate limits when sending automated emails
  • Use appropriate delays when navigating email interfaces

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