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Human- and agent-facing docs that survive outside the codebase. Plugin skills and root README.md cover user install; this folder covers agent workflows and deep engineering conventions. This repo is PUBLIC. Docs here are the easiest place to leak real mail data, because they are where live-verification output naturally gets written down. Commit counts, timings, and redacted samples, never a real address, subject, account UUID, or absolute /Users/... path. See root AGENTS.md § This repo is PUBLIC. Implementing or changing MCP…

The file

We split this CLAUDE.md into the rules it gives an agent

2 rules. About 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.

  • ≈0

    Common · estimate

    Many files like this have a rule of this kind.

  • ≈1

    Distinctive · estimate

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 1

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Use subagents for research and implementation when the host exposes them and the task lane permits them.

    line 9
  2. Very specific:

    Use plugin-dev experts (plugin-dev:plugin-validator, plugin-dev:skill-reviewer, and the plugin-dev:mcp-integration / …

    line 10

≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 26,980 CLAUDE.md files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

Keep what fits and drop the rest. Your version, ready for your agents.
Files
CLAUDE.md

docs/ — documentation index

Human- and agent-facing docs that survive outside the codebase. Plugin skills and root README.md cover user install; this folder covers agent workflows and deep engineering conventions.

This repo is PUBLIC. Docs here are the easiest place to leak real mail data, because they are where live-verification output naturally gets written down. Commit counts, timings, and redacted samples, never a real address, subject, account UUID, or absolute /Users/... path. See root AGENTS.md § This repo is PUBLIC.

Agent orchestration

  • Use subagents for research and implementation when the host exposes them and the task lane permits them.
  • Use plugin-dev experts (plugin-dev:plugin-validator, plugin-dev:skill-reviewer, and the plugin-dev:mcp-integration / plugin-dev:plugin-structure skills) whenever available and docs or conventions touch manifests, skills, or MCP integration. If unavailable, say so and run local validation.

Files

DocAudiencePurpose
AGENT_LIVE_TESTING.mdCoding agents, maintainersLive Mail verification via repo .venv/bin/apple-mail CLI
CLAUDE-conventions.mdAll agents editing Python/tools/skillsDeep rules: perf, escaping, versioning, skill authoring, plugin-dev agents, distribution channels (five install surfaces)
marketplace-release-handoff.mdMaintainersCompact signed-tag to central Marketplace update path

Who reads what

Implementing or changing MCP tools → start with root CLAUDE.md (architecture), then CLAUDE-conventions.md (anti-patterns, module line budget). Run mocked tests per tests/CLAUDE.md.

Verifying against real Mail.app → AGENT_LIVE_TESTING.md: setup, permissions, quick-check / perf-test batteries, safe probes, fixture-only HTML compose subject/focus drills (real subject never __apple_mail_mcp_…, no leading tab indent), MCP env vars (DEFAULT_MAIL_ACCOUNT, DEFAULT_MAIL_SIGNATURE, USER_EMAIL_PREFERENCES).

Plugin shell / manifests / skills → plugin/docs/CLAUDE.md, .claude-plugin/CLAUDE.md, apple-mail-mcpb/CLAUDE.md, plugin/skills/CLAUDE.md. Codex routing lives in ../.agents/plugins/marketplace.json, ../plugin/.codex-plugin/plugin.json, and ../plugin/.mcp.json. Cursor routing lives in ../plugin/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json and ../plugin/mcp.json; local 41-tool Cursor Agent acceptance passed, while Cursor marketplace/UI admission remains unverified. Run plugin-dev:plugin-validator after manifest edits; plugin-dev:skill-reviewer after skill edits.

Marketplace identity / promotion → tools/marketplace_identity.json. Primary Agentic Assets installs use apple-mail@agentic-assets from Agentic-Assets/Agentic-Assets-Marketplace. This repository retains apple-mail@apple-mail-mcp only as a standalone development/public compatibility selector. Marketplace payloads are immutable snapshots promoted from allowlisted signed tags; the marketplace owns policy, evidence, and attestation records.

Planning / backlog → tasks/CLAUDE.md (read § Agent requirements) and tasks/todo.md.

Plugin workflow skills (Claude Code and Codex)

Eleven skills ship under plugin/skills/ and auto-load with Claude Code and Codex plugin installs. They teach when and how to call the 41 MCP tools; they do not implement tool logic.

SkillUse when the user wants…
apple-mail-operatorMCP setup, accounts/mailboxes, safe read/search, performance troubleshooting
inbox-triage5–10 min read-first scan (needs-response, awaiting-reply)
email-managementSustained Inbox Zero habits and cross-cutting programs
mailbox-taxonomyFolder strategy, noise diagnosis, structural create_mailbox
email-archive-cleanupStaged archive / bulk move / trash with dry runs + exports
mail-rules-advisorMail filter / rule proposals (manual apply in Mail.app — no rule API)
email-draftingCompose, reply, forward, rich/HTML drafts (body_html, subject restore); --draft-safe aware
email-style-profileVoice from Sent mail + USER_EMAIL_PREFERENCES before drafting
email-attachmentsList and save attachments with path safety
calendar-operatorBounded calendar reads, safe event CRUD, ID-first deletes, TCC troubleshooting
meeting-schedulerFind-slot workflow, cross-timezone scheduling, invitation limits

Routing index: plugin/skills/CLAUDE.md (sibling cheat sheet). Authoring rules: CLAUDE-conventions.md § Skill authoring. User install blurb: root README.md § Claude Code Skills.

Workflow entry points are skills-only. Do not add or restore legacy slash commands; use plugin/skills/<name>/SKILL.md.

AGENT_LIVE_TESTING.md structure

  1. Setup (venv, DEFAULT_MAIL_ACCOUNT)
  2. macOS permissions (Automation, Mail Data Access)
  3. Safe commands — batteries (quick-check, perf-test, smoke-test) and individual probes
  4. Post-edit workflow (fast loop → full perf gate + thresholds)
  5. Unit tests vs live Mail (CI = mocked only)
  6. Opt-in fixture drills (repo-CLI draft-verify-smoke, EML export, guarded reply cleanup, HTML compose subject/focus, calendar participant filter)
  7. MCP config for agents (mcp-config --repo, draft-safe)

CI vs live

Local CI-equivalent gates never touch Mail.app. bash tools/gates/dev-check.sh runs the committed-identity gate first (tools/validators/validate_no_committed_identity.py), then manifest validation, the module line budget report, pytest, and the test-count drift gate (tools/CLAUDE.md). Live testing is manual on macOS after local changes.

Related

  • User-facing primary install: root README.md (marketplace slug agentic-assets, plugin apple-mail@agentic-assets)
  • Standalone compatibility install: marketplace slug apple-mail-mcp, plugin apple-mail@apple-mail-mcp
  • Cross-session backlog: tasks/todo.md
  • Active robustness goal: tasks/reference/apple-mail-plugin-robustness-goal-2026-05-22.md · historical phase sequencing: tasks/reference/phase-plan-3.1.7.md · live baseline: tasks/reference/live-test-baseline-2026-05-21.md

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