# 2026-04-28 Evening — IMAP Proxy Live, Dashboard Updated

## IMAP Proxy — Phase 6.2 Foundation (20:05 UTC)

**Status:** ✅ Infrastructure wired and dashboard live  
**Credentials:** Pending Matt's iCloud app-specific password

### What was built
- `imap_proxy/` module in hoffdesk-api:
  - `proxy.py` — IMAPProxy class with IDLE support, provider presets (iCloud/Gmail/Outlook/Yahoo), app-specific password auth
  - `dashboard_router.py` — `/imap/status`, `/imap/metrics`, `/imap/dashboard` endpoints
  - Auto-start on server startup if `IMAP_USER` + `IMAP_PASSWORD` env vars set
- Dashboard updated:
  - IMAP Proxy card added to main dashboard (auto-refreshes every 10s)
  - System health card now includes IMAP proxy status
  - CSS for IMAP-specific styling
- Auth bypass for `/imap/` prefix (health/metrics, no sensitive data)

### Endpoints
- `GET /imap/status` — JSON proxy status (provider, connection, emails processed)
- `GET /imap/metrics` — Recent email processing metrics
- `GET /imap/dashboard` — HTMX fragment for dashboard embed
- Dashboard at `family.hoffdesk.com` now includes IMAP card

### To activate iCloud Mail
1. Generate app-specific password at appleid.apple.com
2. Add to hoffdesk-api `.env`:
   ```
   IMAP_PROVIDER=icloud
   IMAP_USER=your_email@icloud.com
   IMAP_PASSWORD=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
   ```
3. Restart server → proxy auto-connects via IMAP IDLE

### Architecture
- Outbound-only (appliance-initiated, no inbound tunnels)
- IMAP IDLE for real-time push notification
- Fallback poll every 30s if IDLE unsupported
- Auth circuit breaker: 3 consecutive failures → alert Matt, silence
- Zero-config ingress: iCloud App Password → IMAP IDLE → Document Pipeline

### Files Modified/Created
- NEW: `hoffdesk-api/imap_proxy/__init__.py`
- NEW: `hoffdesk-api/imap_proxy/proxy.py`
- NEW: `hoffdesk-api/imap_proxy/dashboard_router.py`
- MODIFIED: `hoffdesk-api/main_v2.py` (added IMAP router + startup/shutdown hooks)
- MODIFIED: `hoffdesk-api/dashboard/router.py` (IMAP health check)
- MODIFIED: `hoffdesk-api/shared/session_auth.py` (IMAP auth bypass)
- MODIFIED: `shared/project-docs/dashboard/templates/index.html` (IMAP card)
- MODIFIED: `shared/project-docs/dashboard/static/style.css` (IMAP styles)