Claude Code Plugin
Get emailed when Claude needs you.
Email notification provider for the softwaresoftware-plugins ecosystem. Claude Code sends you an email via Gmail SMTP when a long task finishes, something breaks, or it needs your input.
Stop watching the terminal.
Long-running tasks don't need you staring at the screen. notify-email sends a real email to your inbox when Claude Code has something to say. Walk away, do other work, come back when it matters.
Uses Gmail app passwords over TLS. No third-party services, no OAuth flows. One setup command and you're done.
/notify-email:setup
enter your Gmail app password:
> ****
recipient email?
test email sent. check your inbox.
How it works.
Setup
Run the setup skill. It asks for your Gmail app password and recipient address, then sends a test email to confirm everything works.
Notify
Other plugins call send_notification() through the notification capability. notify-email delivers it to your inbox with urgency-based subject prefixes and priority headers.
Prioritize
Low urgency emails arrive quietly. Normal ones get an [ALERT] prefix. Critical messages are marked [CRITICAL] with highest email priority so they cut through filters.
Works with any plugin that uses the notification capability contract. No configuration needed on the sender side.
Gmail SMTP over TLS
Connects to smtp.gmail.com on port 587 with STARTTLS. Uses a Gmail app password, not your main password. Standard, secure, works everywhere.
Urgency-aware
Reads the urgency hint from the notification contract. Maps low/normal/critical to email priority headers and subject line prefixes.
Capability provider
Implements the notification capability from the softwaresoftware-plugins ecosystem. Any plugin that needs to notify the user can route through this provider automatically.
One-command setup
Run /notify-email:setup. Enter your app password and recipient. That's the entire configuration. Credentials are stored locally by the plugin system.
Install
Requires Claude Code and a Gmail account with an app password.
Add the marketplace
claude plugin marketplace add softwaresoftware-dev/softwaresoftware-plugins
Run in your terminal.
Install the installer
claude plugin install softwaresoftware@softwaresoftware-plugins
Run in your terminal.
Launch Claude Code
claude
Start a new session so the installer is available.
Install notify-email + dependencies
/softwaresoftware:install notify-email
Run inside Claude Code. Run /reload-plugins when done.
Configure your email
/notify-email:setup
Run inside Claude Code after reloading plugins.