# Email for AI agents, on your own domain.

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Give your AI agent an email address on your own domain with Banger, so it can welcome customers, read replies and keep conversations moving. One platform handles its inbox, product email and marketing automation, with people approving consequential changes.

Banger is an AI-native email platform for businesses. It combines real mailboxes, transactional email and marketing automation in one system, and lets AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude operate it through MCP and a REST API.

## How do you give your agent an inbox?

Create a real mailbox on your connected domain, such as support@yourcompany.com. Your agent reads incoming messages, finds the relevant conversation and drafts or sends a reply. Labels and Triage help it organize work while people use the same mailbox in Banger. Agent inboxes are free; contacts, domains and mailboxes are unlimited on every plan.

Example prompt: “Create a support mailbox on our verified domain. Read new replies, label billing questions and prepare replies for review.”

## How can your agent send customer email?

Use Product email for receipts, account messages and notifications. Use Broadcasts for a newsletter or announcement to subscribers. Use Journeys for any automated flow, from a single welcome email to onboarding and win-back sequences. Your agent can work with segments, signup forms with double opt-in and A/B experiments in the same system.

Example prompt: “Prepare a welcome Journey for new subscribers, with one useful next step. Show me the audience, message and trigger before activation.”

## How do you keep a human in the loop?

A person approves a Journey’s first activation and any material change. Sends that workspace policy gates also require review in Approvals. The agent can prepare the work and explain what is pending; it cannot approve on your behalf. Logs let you check what happened after an action.

Example prompt: “Summarize pending Approvals and explain the audience and changes for each. Leave the decisions to me.”

## Which AI agents and integrations work with Banger?

Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Hermes or OpenClaw through Banger’s remote Streamable HTTP MCP server at https://api.bangermail.com/mcp. OAuth and dynamic client registration handle sign-in without a client secret to paste. Software can use the REST API or SMTP sending alongside the agent.

Example prompt: “Check our domain setup and explain any DNS records still needed. Then prepare a test email to an address I control.”

## What does email for AI agents cost?

Free includes 3,000 emails a month, up to 100 a day, with no credit card. Starter includes 15,000 emails for $5/month billed annually or $6 month to month. Every feature is on every plan. Domain setup includes DNS guidance, with DKIM, SPF and DMARC handled.

Example prompt: “Estimate our monthly sends across product email, weekly Broadcasts and welcome Journeys, then compare the total with our plan.”

## What should you connect first?

[Connect with MCP](/banger-mcp/) · [Claude setup](/agents/claude/) · [ChatGPT setup](/agents/chatgpt/) · [Compare AgentMail](/compare/agentmail/) · [Pricing](/pricing/)

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## Frequently asked questions

### What is email for AI agents?

Banger is an AI-native email platform for businesses. It combines real mailboxes, transactional email and marketing automation in one system, and lets AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude operate it through MCP and a REST API.

### Can my AI agent have an email address on my domain?

Yes. Connect your domain in Banger, follow its DNS guidance and create a mailbox. Your agent can read and reply from that address through MCP or the REST API.

### Is an agent inbox different from a send-only email API?

An agent inbox receives messages and supports replies. A sending API delivers outbound messages. Banger includes both, plus Broadcasts and automated Journeys.

### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Banger Free includes 3,000 emails a month, up to 100 a day, with every feature and no credit card. Contacts, domains and mailboxes are unlimited, and inboxes are free.

### Can an AI approve its own sends or automations?

It cannot decide a human Approval. A person approves a Journey’s first activation and material changes; policy-gated sends also wait for a person.