Overview
add-deltachat is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by nanocoai. Its author describes it as: “Add DeltaChat channel integration via @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server. Native adapter — no Chat SDK bridge. Email-based messaging with end-to-end encryption.”. The project has 31k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/add-deltachat`.
What add-deltachat does
The adapter drives the `@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server` JSON-RPC subprocess directly — pure Node.js against the DeltaChat core library. Messages are delivered over email with Autocrypt/OpenPGP encryption.
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for add-deltachat is organised into these sections:
- Install
- 1. Copy the adapter and its registration test
- 2. Append the self-registration import
- 3. Install the adapter package (pinned)
- 4. Build and validate
- Account Setup
- Credentials
- Optional settings
- Restart
- Wiring
- DMs
- Groups
Installation
Add add-deltachat to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/add-deltachatReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
License
add-deltachat is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in nanocoai/nanoclaw, an established project with 30,542 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does add-deltachat do?
- Add DeltaChat channel integration via @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server. Native adapter — no Chat SDK bridge. Email-based messaging with end-to-end encryption.
- How do I install add-deltachat?
- Run git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/add-deltachat in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw before installing.
- Is add-deltachat free to use?
- Yes. add-deltachat is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does add-deltachat work with?
- add-deltachat lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does add-deltachat come from?
- add-deltachat ships inside nanocoai/nanoclaw, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 30,542 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.