thunderbird_read_email

Thunderbird · 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

Reads one Thunderbird message by the id thunderbird_list_emails or thunderbird_search_emails returned: sender, recipients, subject, date, the body as plain text, and the names and sizes of its attachments (not their content).

Required inputs

id — Message id from thunderbird_list_emails or thunderbird_search_emails.

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": {
    "id": {
      "description": "Message id from thunderbird_list_emails or thunderbird_search_emails.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "max_bytes": {
      "description": "Maximum bytes of body text (default 256 KB, max 2 MB). A longer body comes back with truncated=true.",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "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.

{
  "id": "demo-message-001"
}

Windows