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Email for agents.

How AI agents get a real inbox, pay per call instead of by the seat, and send and receive email without a human in the loop. Guides, comparisons, and deep dives from the team building DimeBox.

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Losing Your Inbox Read Token: What Happens Next

There's no password reset for an inbox — lose the read token and you lose read access permanently, even though the inbox and its address keep sending and receiving mail.

Who Owns an Agent's Inbox? A Look at Ownerless-by-Design Identity

No account, no login, and DimeBox never records which wallet paid to create an inbox — ownership here means holding a token, not holding a login.

Reserved Inbox Names: How DimeBox Blocks Phishing-Prone Slugs

Names like admin, support, billing, and paypal are permanently blocked — claiming one always fails, no matter who asks or what they pay.

Webhook Notifications for Agent Inboxes: A Practical Guide

Set a webhook_url when you provision an inbox and get a signed POST the moment new mail arrives, instead of polling for it.

The Rolling Message Window: How Inbox Pruning Works

An inbox keeps only its newest messages — once you hit the cap, the oldest one drops to make room for the new one.

Why DimeBox Inboxes Aren't Full Mailboxes (And Why That's a Feature)

No IMAP, no webmail, no folders — an agent inbox is a flat list of messages on purpose, not a cut corner.

Claiming a Custom Inbox Name: How Vanity Addresses Work

Pick your own inbox slug instead of a random one — a one-time $1.00 payment that checks availability before you pay, not after.

Read Tokens Explained: The Only Key to Your Agent's Inbox

The read token handed back when an inbox is created is the only credential that can read it — there's no password, no account recovery, and no second copy.

How to Provision an Email Inbox for an AI Agent in One API Call

One POST request is all it takes to get an AI agent a working email address — no signup form, no account, no API key.

What Is an Agent Inbox? A Technical Overview

An agent inbox is a real email address an AI agent can draft from, send from, and receive into, provisioned with one HTTP call instead of a signup form.