Overview
Dispatch is a hosted inbox control plane for developer workflows. It gives you real inboxes that can be created from the CLI, claimed into a web account, read from scripts, used for code and link extraction, and operated from Mail Desk.
What Dispatch Gives You
Section titled “What Dispatch Gives You”- A workspace that owns inboxes and billing state.
- One or more hosted inbox addresses.
- A workspace key for account-level operations such as listing inboxes, billing, and creating additional inboxes.
- Inbox keys for mail operations such as listing messages, extracting codes and links, and sending replies.
- A web account for ownership, recovery, Mail Desk, Billing, and support.
How the Pieces Fit
Section titled “How the Pieces Fit”CLI install -> dispatch inbox create -> workspace + inbox keys saved locally -> dispatch inbox claim --open -> web account owns the workspace -> Mail Desk, Billing, and support flows are availableThe CLI is the fastest setup and automation surface. The web app is the ownership and operations surface.
The Default Happy Path
Section titled “The Default Happy Path”- Install the CLI.
- Run
dispatch inbox create. - Run
dispatch inbox claim --open. - Finish account signup or sign-in in the browser.
- Send a test email to the new inbox.
- Run
dispatch mail code,dispatch mail link, or open Mail Desk.
If you are starting somewhere else, use Choose Your Path.
What to Read Next
Section titled “What to Read Next”- Quickstart for the full first-inbox flow.
- Create an Inbox for inbox naming, selection, and keys.
- Claim Inbox in Web for linking CLI work to your account.
- Plans and Usage before adding team-scale inbox capacity.