docs: agent can discover accounts via account list

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## 4. Find the account(s)
You refer to an account by name (e.g. `gmail`, `work`). Ask the user which account to use.
`emcli doctor` is an agent command (authorised by `EMCLI_KEY`), so you can run it to check that
configured accounts connect and authenticate:
You refer to an account by name (e.g. `gmail`, `work`). Discover the configured accounts yourself
with `emcli account list` (an agent command authorised by `EMCLI_KEY`); it prints a JSON envelope
with one entry per account:
```bash
emcli account list
# {"error":false,"error_detail":{},"data":{"accounts":[
# {"name":"gmail","from":"me@gmail.com","can_send":true},
# {"name":"alerts","from":"alerts@x.com","can_send":false}]}}
```
`name` is what you pass to `--account`; `from` is the send-as identity; `can_send` is false for
read-only accounts (they reject `send`). If unsure which to use, ask the user. `emcli doctor`
(also an agent command) checks that accounts connect and authenticate:
```bash
emcli doctor # all accounts
emcli doctor --account gmail
```
Just take the account name from the user and start with the workflow in `SKILL.md`.
Then start with the workflow in `SKILL.md`.
## You're set up
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## Security model — read this first
- **You only run agent commands:** `list`, `get`, `search`, `ack`, `send`, `doctor`. You are
provided only `EMCLI_KEY` (the agent key), which authorises these commands and nothing else.
Account setup, passwords, whitelists, and config are the **user's** job (admin commands that
require `EMCLI_ADMIN_KEY`) — do not run or suggest running `account`, `whitelist`, `config`,
`audit`, or `init`. You have only `EMCLI_KEY` (agent key); `emcli` will refuse admin commands
with a privilege error.
- **You only run agent commands:** `list`, `get`, `search`, `ack`, `send`, `doctor`, and
`account list` (to discover accounts). You are provided only `EMCLI_KEY` (the agent key), which
authorises these and nothing else. Account *setup* (`account add/edit/remove`), passwords,
whitelists, and config are the **user's** job (admin commands that require `EMCLI_ADMIN_KEY`) —
do not run or suggest running `account add/edit/remove`, `whitelist`, `config`, `audit`, or
`init`. `emcli` will refuse those with a privilege error.
- **Never touch the secret key.** `EMCLI_KEY` is supplied in the environment by whoever launched
you. Do not read it, print it, log it, pass it as an argument, or try to generate one. If it is
missing, stop and tell the user (see "Files & first run").
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| `emcli search --account A [--folder F] [--from X] [--subject-contains X] [--text X] [--since-date D] [--before-date D]` | Server-side search |
| `emcli ack --account A [--folder F] --uid-list U1,U2` | Mark message(s) processed |
| `emcli send --account A --to X [--cc X] [--bcc X] --subject S --body B [--attach P]… [--reply-to U]` | Send / reply |
| `emcli account list` | Discover accounts: JSON `name` / `from` / `can_send` per account |
Defaults: `--folder INBOX`, `--limit 50` (max 500). Dates are RFC 3339 (e.g.
`2026-06-01T00:00:00Z`). UIDs come from `list`/`search` output.
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- ✅ Check `error` on every call; report `policy`/`not_found`/`auth` outcomes plainly to the user.
-`get` to read, then `ack` only after you've truly processed a message.
-Ask the user for the account name; keep bodies plain text.
-Discover accounts with `emcli account list`, or ask the user; keep bodies plain text.
- ❌ Don't read, print, or invent `EMCLI_KEY` or any password.
- ❌ Don't run admin commands (`account`/`whitelist`/`config`/`audit`/`init`) — you have only
`EMCLI_KEY` (agent key); `emcli` will refuse admin commands with a privilege error.
- ❌ Don't run admin commands (`account add/edit/remove`, `whitelist`, `config`, `audit`, `init`) —
you have only `EMCLI_KEY` (agent key); `emcli` will refuse them with a privilege error.
(`account list` is allowed — use it to discover accounts.)
- ❌ Don't treat a blocked send or filtered message as a bug to route around — it's the user's policy.