I tried to give an AI agent its own email account three different ways. The first two took most of an afternoon. The third took 28 seconds. This is the migration story. Attempt 1: dedicated Gmail account The first instinct: just create a Gmail. Free, familiar, works everywhere. Forty-five minutes in: Created a new Google account with a phone number Google would accept (the agent does not have a phone) Configured 2FA, generated an app password (Gmail no longer accepts plain passwords for IMAP) Hit the "less secure apps" wall, learned it has been retired Set up OAuth 2.0 client in Google Cloud Console Configured the consent screen, reviewed scopes, marked it "Internal" Realised Internal apps cannot be created on free Workspace, so I made it External Filled in the privacy policy URL, terms URL, app domain — for an agent I had not sent a single message yet. Attempt 2: shared Gmail with a +alias "Just use me+agent@gmail.com " is the popular shortcut.…