Mailpilot
Configuration

Folder Configuration

Configure which IMAP folders Mailpilot watches and processes.

Basic Configuration

accounts:
  - name: personal
    imap:
      # ... IMAP settings

    folders:
      - name: INBOX
        llm_provider: openai
        prompt: |
          Classify this email...

Folder Options

OptionTypeRequiredDescription
namestringYesIMAP folder name to watch
llm_providerstringYesLLM provider to use for classification
promptstringNoClassification prompt (uses default if not set)
modelstringNoOverride default model

Multiple Folders

Watch and process multiple folders:

accounts:
  - name: personal
    folders:
      - name: INBOX
        llm_provider: openai
        prompt: |
          Classify inbox emails...

      - name: Important
        llm_provider: openai
        prompt: |
          Re-classify important emails...

      - name: Archive
        llm_provider: ollama  # Use local model for archive
        prompt: |
          Organize archived emails...

Folder Names

Use exact IMAP folder names from your email provider:

Gmail:

folders:
  - name: INBOX
  - name: "[Gmail]/All Mail"
  - name: "[Gmail]/Sent Mail"

Outlook:

folders:
  - name: INBOX
  - name: "Sent Items"
  - name: "Deleted Items"

See Email Providers for provider-specific folder names.

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