allowFrom

docs/channels/agentmail.md

@@ -83,20 +83,18 @@ Minimal config:
 | `emailAddress` | string   | AgentMail inbox email address to monitor (required)      |
 | `webhookUrl`   | string   | Gateway public base URL (e.g., `https://gw.ngrok.io`)    |
 | `webhookPath`  | string   | Custom webhook path (default: `/webhooks/agentmail`)     |
-| `allowlist`    | string[] | Allowed sender emails/domains                            |
+| `allowFrom`    | string[] | Allowed sender emails/domains (empty = allow all)        |
-| `blocklist`    | string[] | Blocked sender emails/domains                            |
 
 ## Sender Filtering
 
-AgentMail supports allowlist and blocklist filtering for incoming emails. Both lists accept
+AgentMail uses `allowFrom` to filter incoming emails. The list accepts email addresses and domains.
-email addresses and domains.
 
-### Allowlist/Blocklist Logic
+### Filtering Logic
 
-1. If sender is on the blocklist, the message is labeled `blocked` and ignored
+1. If `allowFrom` is empty, all senders are allowed (open mode)
-2. If sender is on the allowlist, the message is labeled `allowed` and triggers Clawdbot
+2. If `allowFrom` is non-empty, only matching senders trigger Clawdbot
-3. If allowlist is empty and sender is not blocked, the message is `allowed` (open mode)
+3. Allowed messages are labeled `allowed` in AgentMail
-4. If allowlist is non-empty and sender is not on it, the message is ignored
+4. Non-matching senders are silently ignored
 
 ### Example Configuration
 
@@ -108,9 +106,7 @@ email addresses and domains.
       token: "am_***",
       emailAddress: "clawd@agentmail.to",
       // Allow specific emails and domains
-      allowlist: ["alice@example.com", "trusted-domain.org"],
+      allowFrom: ["alice@example.com", "trusted-domain.org"],
-      // Block specific emails and domains
-      blocklist: ["spam@bad.com", "bad-domain.net"],
     },
   },
 }
@@ -120,8 +116,7 @@ email addresses and domains.
 
 Domain entries match any email from that domain:
 
-- `example.org` in allowlist allows `alice@example.org`, `bob@example.org`, etc.
+- `example.org` in allowFrom allows `alice@example.org`, `bob@example.org`, etc.
-- `bad.com` in blocklist blocks `spam@bad.com`, `anything@bad.com`, etc.
 
 ## Thread Context
 
@@ -187,6 +182,6 @@ Then register the ngrok URL as your webhook endpoint in the AgentMail dashboard.
 
 ### Sender not allowed
 
-1. Check the `allowlist` and `blocklist` configuration
+1. Check the `allowFrom` configuration
-2. Verify the sender email matches the expected format
+2. Verify the sender email matches an entry in allowFrom
-3. Check if the sender's domain is blocked
+3. Remember: empty allowFrom means all senders are allowed

extensions/agentmail/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 - Email channel integration via AgentMail API
 - Webhook-based inbound message handling
 - Full thread context fetching for conversation history
-- Sender allowlist and blocklist filtering with automatic labeling
+- Sender allowFrom filtering (consistent with other channels)
 - Attachment metadata in thread context
 - Agent tool for fetching attachment download URLs on demand
 - Interactive onboarding flow with inbox creation support

extensions/agentmail/README.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Register a webhook in the AgentMail dashboard:
 
 - Webhook-based inbound email handling
 - Full thread context for conversation history
-- Sender allowlist/blocklist filtering
+- Sender allowFrom filtering
 - Attachment metadata with on-demand download URLs
 - Interactive onboarding with inbox creation
 

extensions/agentmail/src/channel.ts

@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ export const agentmailPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedAgentMailAccount> = {
           "token",
           "emailAddress",
           "webhookPath",
-          "allowlist",
+          "allowFrom",
-          "blocklist",
         ],
       }),
     isConfigured: (account) => account.configured,
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ export const agentmailPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedAgentMailAccount> = {
       emailAddress: account.inboxId,
     }),
     resolveAllowFrom: ({ cfg }) =>
-      ((cfg as CoreConfig).channels?.agentmail?.allowlist ?? []).map((entry) =>
+      ((cfg as CoreConfig).channels?.agentmail?.allowFrom ?? []).map((entry) =>
         String(entry)
       ),
     formatAllowFrom: ({ allowFrom }) =>
@@ -93,21 +92,21 @@ export const agentmailPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedAgentMailAccount> = {
 
   security: {
     resolveDmPolicy: ({ account }) => ({
-      policy: "open", // AgentMail uses allowlist/blocklist instead of pairing
+      policy: "open",
-      allowFrom: account.config.allowlist ?? [],
+      allowFrom: account.config.allowFrom ?? [],
-      policyPath: "channels.agentmail.allowlist",
+      policyPath: "channels.agentmail.allowFrom",
-      allowFromPath: "channels.agentmail.allowlist",
+      allowFromPath: "channels.agentmail.allowFrom",
       approveHint:
-        "Add email addresses or domains to channels.agentmail.allowlist",
+        "Add email addresses or domains to channels.agentmail.allowFrom",
       normalizeEntry: (raw) => raw.toLowerCase().trim(),
     }),
     collectWarnings: ({ account }) => {
       const warnings: string[] = [];
-      const { allowlist = [], blocklist = [] } = account.config;
+      const { allowFrom = [] } = account.config;
 
-      if (allowlist.length === 0 && blocklist.length === 0) {
+      if (allowFrom.length === 0) {
         warnings.push(
-          "- AgentMail: No allowlist or blocklist configured. All senders will be allowed."
+          "- AgentMail: No allowFrom configured. All senders will be allowed."
         );
       }
 

extensions/agentmail/src/config-schema.ts

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ export const AgentMailConfigSchema = z.object({
   webhookUrl: z.string().optional(),
   /** Custom webhook path for receiving emails (default: /webhooks/agentmail). */
   webhookPath: z.string().optional(),
-  /** Allowlist of email addresses and/or domains. */
+  /** Allowed sender emails/domains. Empty = allow all. */
-  allowlist: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+  allowFrom: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
-  /** Blocklist of email addresses and/or domains. */
-  blocklist: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
 });

extensions/agentmail/src/filtering.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { checkSenderFilter, matchesList } from "./filtering.js";
+import { checkSenderAllowed, matchesList } from "./filtering.js";
 
 describe("matchesList", () => {
   it("returns false for empty list", () => {
@@ -32,44 +32,32 @@ describe("matchesList", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("checkSenderFilter", () => {
+describe("checkSenderAllowed", () => {
-  it("blocks sender on blocklist", () => {
+  it("allows sender on allowFrom", () => {
-    const result = checkSenderFilter("spam@bad.com", {
+    const result = checkSenderAllowed("friend@good.com", {
-      blocklist: ["bad.com"],
+      allowFrom: ["good.com"],
-      allowlist: [],
     });
-    expect(result).toEqual({ allowed: false, blocked: true, label: "blocked" });
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("allows sender on allowlist", () => {
+  it("allows all in open mode (empty allowFrom)", () => {
-    const result = checkSenderFilter("friend@good.com", {
+    const result = checkSenderAllowed("anyone@anywhere.com", {
-      blocklist: [],
+      allowFrom: [],
-      allowlist: ["good.com"],
     });
-    expect(result).toEqual({ allowed: true, blocked: false, label: "allowed" });
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("allows all non-blocked in open mode (empty allowlist)", () => {
+  it("rejects sender not on non-empty allowFrom", () => {
-    const result = checkSenderFilter("anyone@anywhere.com", {
+    const result = checkSenderAllowed("stranger@unknown.com", {
-      blocklist: [],
+      allowFrom: ["trusted.com"],
-      allowlist: [],
     });
-    expect(result).toEqual({ allowed: true, blocked: false, label: "allowed" });
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it("rejects sender not on non-empty allowlist", () => {
+  it("matches exact email in allowFrom", () => {
-    const result = checkSenderFilter("stranger@unknown.com", {
+    const result = checkSenderAllowed("user@example.com", {
-      blocklist: [],
+      allowFrom: ["user@example.com"],
-      allowlist: ["trusted.com"],
     });
-    expect(result).toEqual({ allowed: false, blocked: false, label: null });
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("blocklist takes precedence over allowlist", () => {
-    const result = checkSenderFilter("user@both.com", {
-      blocklist: ["both.com"],
-      allowlist: ["both.com"],
-    });
-    expect(result).toEqual({ allowed: false, blocked: true, label: "blocked" });
   });
 });

extensions/agentmail/src/filtering.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { AgentMailClient } from "agentmail";
 
-import type { AgentMailConfig, FilterResult } from "./utils.js";
+import type { AgentMailConfig } from "./utils.js";
 
 /**
  * Checks if a sender email matches any entry in a list.
@@ -23,69 +23,36 @@ export function matchesList(senderEmail: string, list: string[]): boolean {
 }
 
 /**
- * Determines the filter result for a sender based on allowlist/blocklist.
+ * Determines if a sender is allowed based on allowFrom config.
  *
  * Logic:
- * 1. If sender is on blocklist → blocked
+ * 1. If allowFrom is empty → allowed (open mode)
- * 2. If sender is on allowlist → allowed
+ * 2. If sender matches allowFrom → allowed
- * 3. If allowlist is empty and not blocked → allowed (open mode)
+ * 3. Otherwise → not allowed
- * 4. If allowlist is non-empty and sender not on it → not allowed
  */
-export function checkSenderFilter(
+export function checkSenderAllowed(
   senderEmail: string,
-  config: Pick<AgentMailConfig, "allowlist" | "blocklist">,
+  config: Pick<AgentMailConfig, "allowFrom">,
-): FilterResult {
+): boolean {
-  const { allowlist = [], blocklist = [] } = config;
+  const { allowFrom = [] } = config;
 
-  // Check blocklist first
+  // Open mode: all senders allowed when allowFrom is empty
-  if (matchesList(senderEmail, blocklist)) {
+  if (allowFrom.length === 0) {
-    return { allowed: false, blocked: true, label: "blocked" };
+    return true;
   }
 
-  // Check allowlist
+  return matchesList(senderEmail, allowFrom);
-  if (allowlist.length === 0) {
-    // Open mode: all non-blocked senders are allowed
-    return { allowed: true, blocked: false, label: "allowed" };
-  }
-
-  if (matchesList(senderEmail, allowlist)) {
-    return { allowed: true, blocked: false, label: "allowed" };
-  }
-
-  // Not on allowlist and allowlist is non-empty
-  return { allowed: false, blocked: false, label: null };
 }
 
 /**
- * Labels a message via the AgentMail API.
+ * Labels a message as "allowed" via the AgentMail API.
  */
-export async function labelMessage(
+export async function labelMessageAllowed(
   client: AgentMailClient,
   inboxId: string,
   messageId: string,
-  label: "allowed" | "blocked",
 ): Promise<void> {
   await client.inboxes.messages.update(inboxId, messageId, {
-    addLabels: [label],
+    addLabels: ["allowed"],
   });
 }
-
-/**
- * Processes an incoming message and applies filtering.
- * Returns the filter result and labels the message if needed.
- */
-export async function filterAndLabelMessage(
-  client: AgentMailClient,
-  inboxId: string,
-  messageId: string,
-  senderEmail: string,
-  config: Pick<AgentMailConfig, "allowlist" | "blocklist">,
-): Promise<FilterResult> {
-  const result = checkSenderFilter(senderEmail, config);
-
-  if (result.label) {
-    await labelMessage(client, inboxId, messageId, result.label);
-  }
-
-  return result;
-}

extensions/agentmail/src/monitor.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { registerPluginHttpRoute } from "clawdbot/plugin-sdk";
 import { resolveAgentMailAccount, resolveCredentials } from "./accounts.js";
 import { getAgentMailClient } from "./client.js";
 import { getAgentMailRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
-import { filterAndLabelMessage } from "./filtering.js";
+import { checkSenderAllowed, labelMessageAllowed } from "./filtering.js";
 import { extractMessageBody, fetchFormattedThread } from "./thread.js";
 import { parseEmailFromAddress, parseNameFromAddress } from "./utils.js";
 import type { CoreConfig, MessageReceivedEvent } from "./utils.js";
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ export async function monitorAgentMailProvider(
   }
 
   const client = getAgentMailClient(apiKey);
-  const allowlist = agentmailConfig?.allowlist ?? [];
+  const allowFrom = agentmailConfig?.allowFrom ?? [];
-  const blocklist = agentmailConfig?.blocklist ?? [];
 
   recordState(accountId, {
     running: true,
@@ -152,21 +151,16 @@ export async function monitorAgentMailProvider(
       logVerbose(`agentmail: received message from ${senderEmail}`);
 
       // Apply sender filtering
-      const filterResult = await filterAndLabelMessage(
+      const allowed = checkSenderAllowed(senderEmail, { allowFrom });
-        client,
-        inboxId,
-        message.messageId,
-        senderEmail,
-        { allowlist, blocklist }
-      );
 
-      if (!filterResult.allowed) {
+      if (!allowed) {
-        logVerbose(
+        logVerbose(`agentmail: sender ${senderEmail} not in allowFrom`);
-          `agentmail: sender ${senderEmail} not allowed (blocked=${filterResult.blocked})`
-        );
         return sendJson(res, 200, { ok: true, filtered: true });
       }
 
+      // Label message as allowed
+      await labelMessageAllowed(client, inboxId, message.messageId);
+
       recordState(accountId, { lastInboundAt: Date.now() });
 
       // Fetch the full thread from API (handles webhook size limits for large messages)

extensions/agentmail/src/onboarding.test.ts

@@ -77,25 +77,17 @@ describe("updateAgentMailConfig", () => {
     expect(result.channels?.agentmail?.enabled).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("adds allowlist", () => {
+  it("adds allowFrom", () => {
     const cfg = {} as never;
     const result: AnyConfig = updateAgentMailConfig(cfg, {
-      allowlist: ["user@example.com", "example.org"],
+      allowFrom: ["user@example.com", "example.org"],
     });
-    expect(result.channels?.agentmail?.allowlist).toEqual([
+    expect(result.channels?.agentmail?.allowFrom).toEqual([
       "user@example.com",
       "example.org",
     ]);
   });
 
-  it("adds blocklist", () => {
-    const cfg = {} as never;
-    const result: AnyConfig = updateAgentMailConfig(cfg, {
-      blocklist: ["spam@bad.com"],
-    });
-    expect(result.channels?.agentmail?.blocklist).toEqual(["spam@bad.com"]);
-  });
-
   it("sets webhookPath", () => {
     const cfg = {} as never;
     const result: AnyConfig = updateAgentMailConfig(cfg, {

extensions/agentmail/src/onboarding.ts

@@ -263,13 +263,13 @@ export const agentmailOnboardingAdapter: ChannelOnboardingAdapter = {
     // Save webhook config
     next = updateAgentMailConfig(next, { webhookUrl, webhookPath });
 
-    // Ask about allowlist
+    // Ask about allowFrom
-    const addAllowlist = await prompter.confirm({
+    const addAllowFrom = await prompter.confirm({
-      message: "Add senders to allowlist? (Empty = allow all non-blocked)",
+      message: "Add senders to allowFrom? (Empty = allow all)",
       initialValue: false,
     });
 
-    if (addAllowlist) {
+    if (addAllowFrom) {
       const entry = String(
         await prompter.text({
           message:
@@ -279,28 +279,8 @@ export const agentmailOnboardingAdapter: ChannelOnboardingAdapter = {
 
       if (entry) {
         const existing =
-          (next as CoreConfig).channels?.agentmail?.allowlist ?? [];
+          (next as CoreConfig).channels?.agentmail?.allowFrom ?? [];
-        next = updateAgentMailConfig(next, { allowlist: [...existing, entry] });
+        next = updateAgentMailConfig(next, { allowFrom: [...existing, entry] });
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Ask about blocklist
-    const addBlocklist = await prompter.confirm({
-      message: "Add senders to blocklist? (Block spam/unwanted emails)",
-      initialValue: false,
-    });
-
-    if (addBlocklist) {
-      const entry = String(
-        await prompter.text({
-          message: "Email or domain to block (e.g., spam@bad.com or bad.com)",
-        })
-      ).trim();
-
-      if (entry) {
-        const existing =
-          (next as CoreConfig).channels?.agentmail?.blocklist ?? [];
-        next = updateAgentMailConfig(next, { blocklist: [...existing, entry] });
       }
     }
 

extensions/agentmail/src/utils.ts

@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ export type Message = AgentMail.messages.Message;
 /** Re-export SDK webhook event type. */
 export type MessageReceivedEvent = AgentMail.events.MessageReceivedEvent;
 
-/** Result of sender filtering check. */
-export type FilterResult = {
-  allowed: boolean;
-  blocked: boolean;
-  label: "allowed" | "blocked" | null;
-};
-
 /** Formats a date as a UTC string. */
 export function formatUtcDate(date: Date | string | number): string {
   return new Date(date).toUTCString().replace("GMT", "UTC");