Inbox Zero Ai Email Assistant

---
name: "Inbox Zero AI Email Assistant"
slug: "inbox-zero-ai-email-assistant"
description: "Inbox Zero is an open-source AI email assistant with over 10,000 GitHub stars that auto-triages your inbox, pre-drafts replies in your tone, bulk unsubscribes from unwanted senders, and blocks cold emails. Includes MCP server integration and Slack/Telegram chat interface."
github_stars: 10370
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/elie222/inbox-zero"
category: "Calendar, Email & Productivity"
framework: "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "elie222/inbox-zero"
  github_stars: 10370
---

# Inbox Zero AI Email Assistant

Inbox Zero is an open-source AI email assistant with over 10,000 GitHub stars that auto-triages your inbox, pre-drafts replies in your tone, bulk unsubscribes from unwanted senders, and blocks cold emails. Includes MCP server integration and Slack/Telegram chat interface.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npx @inbox-zero/cli setup # One-time setup wizard
- npx @inbox-zero/cli start # Start containers
- git clone https://github.com/elie222/inbox-zero.git
- docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d # Postgres + Redis

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- **Prerequisites**: [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) and [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v24+
- **Prerequisites**: [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/), [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v24+, and [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) v10+

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- We offer a hosted version of Inbox Zero at [getinboxzero.com](https://www.getinboxzero.com).
- ### Self-Hosting
- The fastest way to self-host Inbox Zero is with the CLI:

- Source: https://github.com/elie222/inbox-zero
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elie222/inbox-zero/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/inbox-zero-ai-email-assistant/)