manage-accounts

Use the mailbridge account tools to manage accounts. Passwords are stored in your OS credential store (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager, or Linux Keyring) — never in any file.

Opening the Setup Portal

To connect an account or add a new one, call open_setup. This opens a browser form where the user fills in their email and password. Credentials go straight to the OS credential store on submit — nothing passes through chat.

Use this when the user says:

• "connect my email", "add an account", "open setup", "reconnect my email"
• Or whenever check_connection returns "No email account connected"

Adding via Chat (Fallback)

If the user prefers to add an account directly, use add_account. Warn them first:

"Your password will be passed through this chat to be saved in your credential store. The setup portal (browser form) is more private — would you prefer that instead?"

If they proceed, collect: name, email, password, and provider (icloud/gmail/outlook/yahoo).

For iCloud, remind them:

• Go to appleid.apple.com → Sign-In & Security → App-Specific Passwords → +
• Name it "Mailbridge" — copy the xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx password
• Their main Apple ID password will NOT work

Listing Accounts

Call list_accounts — show results with ✅ marking the active account.

Switching Accounts

Call list_accounts first to show what's available.

If the account they want already exists, call switch_account. Confirm with: "Switched to [label]."

If the account doesn't exist yet, say:

"That account isn't set up yet. Want me to open the setup so you can add it?"

If they say yes, call open_setup.

No Account Connected

If any tool returns "No email account connected", respond:

"Your email isn't connected yet. Want me to open the setup so you can connect it? It only takes a moment."

If they say yes, call open_setup.

Removing Accounts

Always call the tool directly — never tell the user they need to switch accounts first.