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errol-mail: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

errol-mail CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from jasondk/errol-mail. It costs 1,036 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Developer instructions for Errol-Mail, a Python service that lets AI assistants read Apple Mail data locally in read-only mode. It uses Mail's database, message files, and AppleScript controls.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for developing and testing message searches, conversation grouping, attachment extraction, and Apple Mail access.
Why use it?
It explains the project's architecture, data sources, commands, and diagnostics so developers can maintain the service safely.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is jasondk/errol-mail's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on errol-mail itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything errol-mail configures →

Needs its repository: it reads a path above its own folder, which exists only inside the repository. The line is cd docs && zip -r ../errol.skill SKILL.md references/ assets/ scripts/.

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Sonnet 5 $0.00207 $0.00207
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Grade A, and why

errol-mail CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 5d ago.

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Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

CLAUDE.md · 87 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 87 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md — Errol-Mail

Project Overview

Errol-Mail is a Python MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI assistants comprehensive read-only access to Apple Mail's local database. It bridges Claude and Mail.app via three data sources: SQLite (metadata), .emlx files (content), and AppleScript (headless operations).

Architecture

server.py                    # MCP server — 26 tools exposed via FastMCP
src/
  database.py                # SQLite read-only access to Envelope Index
  messages.py                # Message queries (recent, search, folder)
  email_reader.py            # .emlx parsing + prompt injection detection
  threads.py                 # Thread/conversation grouping
  attachments.py             # Attachment extraction to temp dir
  applescript_helper.py      # Headless flag/read/download via osascript
mail_cli.py                  # CLI interface for manual testing
check_fda.py                 # Full Disk Access diagnostic tool
docs/
  SKILL.md                   # AI skill documentation (source of truth)
  api_reference.md           # Complete API reference
errol.skill                  # Packaged skill (zip of SKILL.md + api_reference.md)

Key Data Sources

  • SQLite DB: ~/Library/Mail/V10/MailData/Envelope Index — message metadata, opened read-only via URI mode
  • .emlx files: ~/Library/Mail/V10/{account-uuid}/.../{rowid}.emlx — full email content, located via pathlib.rglob
  • AppleScript: headless operations (flag, mark read, download) — runs silently without opening Mail UI

Development Commands

python server.py --test          # Smoke tests (mailboxes, recent, unread)
python server.py --logs          # Show recent log entries
python server.py --tail          # Follow logs in real-time
python mail_cli.py mailboxes     # CLI: list mailboxes
python check_fda.py              # Diagnose Full Disk Access

Logs go to ~/Library/Logs/errol-mail/server.log.

Key Design Decisions

Security Model (Prompt Injection Defense)

Email content is untrusted input that becomes part of the LLM context. Defenses:

  1. Content isolation — bodies wrapped in <email-content source="untrusted"> tags
  2. Security header — constant reminder on all reads
  3. Injection detection — 18 regex patterns in email_reader.py scan for common attacks
  4. Markdown escaping — subjects/senders escaped to prevent table-breaking
  5. Junk/Trash exclusion — discovery tools exclude Junk/Spam/Trash by default to reduce exposure to malicious content

Read the full file on GitHub · 87 lines

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What this file has done since we first saw it

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  1. 5d ago First seen · 87 lines · 1,036 tokens per session scan A 4f7d9f9de196

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errol-mail CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository jasondk/errol-mail (0 stars, last pushed 23d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,036 tokens to every session, about $0.0052 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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