apple-maillisted

# Apple Mail AppleScript Skill This skill provides comprehensive guidance on using AppleScript to automate Apple Mail operations, including reading emails, sending messages, and managing mailboxes. ## Core Principles 1. **Access mailboxes through account objects** - Don't try to access `inbox` directly on accounts 2. **Iterate through mailboxes to find the right one** - Mailbox names can vary (INBOX, Inbox, etc.) 3. **Use account name matching** - Match on account name rather than email address property 4. **Handle errors gracefully** - AppleScript errors can be cryptic, use trial and error with different approaches ## Common Query Patterns ### 1. List All Mail Accounts Always start by listing accounts to verify the account exists and get the correct name: ```applescript osascript <<'EOF' tell application "Mail" set accountNames to {} repeat with acc in accounts set end of accountNames to (name of acc) end repeat return accountNames as string end tell EOF ``` **Example output:** ``` MonzoiCloudbrunofdcampos@gmail.commmbcfields@gmail.comcampos.bruno.fd@gmail.com ``` ### 2. Read Last N Emails from an Account The **correct pattern** for accessing emails from a specific account: ```applescript osascript <<'EOF' tell application "Mail" set targetAccount to account "email@example.com" set allMailboxes to every mailbox of targetAccount repeat with mbox in allMailboxes if name of mbox is "INBOX" or name of mbox is "Inbox" then