Inbox Zero AI Email Assistant

Inbox Zero is an open-source AI email assistant with over 10,000 GitHub stars that auto-triages your inbox, pre-drafts replies in your tone, bulk unsubscribes from unwanted senders, and blocks cold emails. Includes MCP server integration and Slack/Telegram chat interface.

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• npx @inbox-zero/cli setup # One-time setup wizard
• npx @inbox-zero/cli start # Start containers
• git clone https://github.com/elie222/inbox-zero.git
• docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d # Postgres + Redis

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• Prerequisites: Docker and Node.js v24+
• Prerequisites: Docker, Node.js v24+, and pnpm v10+

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

• We offer a hosted version of Inbox Zero at getinboxzero.com.

• Self-Hosting

• The fastest way to self-host Inbox Zero is with the CLI:

• Source: https://github.com/elie222/inbox-zero

• Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elie222/inbox-zero/HEAD/README.md

Source

• Agent Skill Exchange