OpenAI integrates agent email feature into ChatGPT web app

OpenAI has rolled out a new email capability inside ChatGPT that gives AI agents their own dedicated inboxes. The feature, powered by a connector called Botmail, lets agents read, send, and manage emails independently, without ever touching a user’s personal or work accounts. How Botmail actually works The connector, internally identified as connector_openai_botmail, creates a clean separation between what the agent does and what sits in your Gmail. Agents get their own addresses and their own inboxes, meaning they can process email workflows without requiring access to sensitive personal correspondence. The feature has appeared in both the ChatGPT web app and Codex, OpenAI’s developer-facing tool. Some users have reported gaining access automatically, with no manual installation required. Safety guardrails are baked in: confirmation prompts appear before agents execute sensitive actions like actually sending an email on your behalf. This builds on OpenAI’s existing integrations with external services like Gmail and GitHub, but takes a meaningfully different approach. Rather than plugging directly into a user’s existing email provider, Botmail creates a parallel communication layer...