list_emails

macOS

Purpose

Use this when the user wants to see or triage their inbox on this Mac (Apple Mail — any account added to Mail.app: iCloud, Gmail, IMAP, Exchange). Lists email headers (subject, sender, date, unread); call read_email(message_id) for the full body. For a Microsoft 365 mailbox NOT added to Mail.app, use m365_list_emails. IMPORTANT: on machines with 2+ accounts, call with account=<name> (from list_email_accounts). Without it, and when the fast index can't answer, list_emails returns the account list instead of scanning all of them — scanning every account in one call has no time limit and can block Mail for other requests too (#2268). Exactly 1 account is unaffected. Supports pagination: use offset to page through results (e.g. offset=20 for page 2 with limit=20). The limit parameter is capped at 50 per call (default 20); to read more, page with offset rather than requesting a larger limit.

Required inputs

No required inputs are declared in this platform's schema. Optional selectors and runtime requirements may still apply.

Permissions and confirmation

No explicit confirmation parameter is exposed in this snapshot. This does not grant permission to act: obtain user authorization before any real action.

• Use only the apps, accounts and resources authorized by the user on this platform. Consult this tool's platform-specific description for its connection and permission requirements; this catalog does not assert additional OAuth scopes or OS entitlements.

{
  "properties": {
    "account": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": "20",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "mailbox": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "offset": {
      "default": "0",
      "minimum": 0,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "unread_only": {
      "default": "false",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

Documentation example

Do not execute this example. These concrete inputs refer to a fictional demonstration dataset. Resolve real handles and obtain user authorization before any real call.

{
  "limit": 5
}