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Run a personal Matrix-based assistant agent with email access

The author built a small Claw-like agent loop on Kimi and GLM5 that reads email read-only, messages via a self-hosted Matrix server, keeps memory files, and handles reminders and tasks.

Done withOpenClaw

What they did
The author had Kimi set up a local Matrix server and write a small Claw-like loop. Tools run in bubblewrap sandboxing, with identity, soul and memory files. Email is read-only because the agent has tools for read operations but never sees credentials. New Matrix messages are injected to start turns, and a heartbeat consolidates memory, advances tasks and handles reminders.
How it went
The source gives no metrics. It reports the setup working with a mix of Kimi and GLM5, reachable from a phone, a web app, and Claude, Codex or Kimi CLI through a small MCP wrapper. Code may be released later.
Worth knowing
Bubblewrap isn't enough against untrusted data, and the agents still have web access, so the author plans to move it into a VM and warns to be careful.

Try it yourself with OpenClaw

Set me up as a personal assistant that I can message through [Matrix or my chat app]. Give it read-only access to my email at [email provider], memory files for my preferences and ongoing tasks, and the ability to set reminders. When it's working, send me a test message summarizing my unread email from today, and ask me before taking any action beyond reading and reminding.

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Source: HN · Oct 8, 2026

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