Hey! I just created a Gmail account for my agent and want to give it access to read/send emails. Wha

[unborn pine]

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[mighty canyon]

For OpenClaw, the “preferred” path is basically Gmail API + OAuth — and the project already has an opinionated integration around that via gog (gogcli), rather than IMAP/SMTP.

Recommended approach (what’s supported / documented)

• Use gog (Google Suite CLI) with OAuth for Gmail access (read/search/send), and call it from the agent (typically via exec, or via a Lobster workflow if you want approval-gated side effects).
• If you also want “new email arrived → wake the agent”, OpenClaw supports a Gmail Pub/Sub → webhook flow with a preset mapping + helper CLI:
  • Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/gmail-pubsub
  • Config reference (the exact hooks.gmail.* keys): https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/configuration-reference#gmail-integration
  • Wizard command: openclaw webhooks gmail setup --account <email>

gog itself is documented/linked here: https://gogcli.sh/

IMAP/SMTP + App Passwords (why it’s usually not the best default)

It can work for a quick prototype, but it’s not the path we recommend because:

• App passwords require 2FA, and are not available for some account/security policies.
• Google keeps tightening “simple” auth flows; IMAP can get flaky (CAPTCHAs, security challenges, random lockouts).
• No nice “watch/push” story (you end up polling).