proton_search_emails

Proton Mail · macOS · Windows

Effect: read (strongest supported action). Status: gated.

Gated means the tool requires an installed app, a connected account, permission, or runtime availability. Check those requirements on the listed platform before using it.

macOS

Purpose

Searches one folder of a Proton Mail account for `query` in the messages' headers and text, newest first. `folder` defaults to INBOX; "All Mail" searches every message. `since` and `until` narrow it to a period of days. The search is run by Proton Mail Bridge on this computer. Nothing is marked as read. Read from Proton Mail Bridge on this computer; it requires a Proton plan that includes Bridge, with Bridge running.

Required inputs

query — Text to look for.

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.

Full input schema — macOS

{
  "properties": {
    "account": {
      "description": "The Proton Mail account: its address, as proton_connect lists it. Optional when one account is connected.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "folder": {
      "description": "Folder name (default INBOX).",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Messages per page (default 20, max 100).",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "offset": {
      "description": "Matches to skip (default 0).",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Text to look for.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "since": {
      "description": "Only messages received on or after this day (2026-01-31).",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "until": {
      "description": "Only messages received on or before this day.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "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.

{
  "folder": "All Mail",
  "limit": 20,
  "query": "launch checklist",
  "since": "2026-10-01"
}

Windows