diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 88da4fe..37d571e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1762,12 +1762,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "axum-test",
  "chrono",
  "figment",
+ "hex",
+ "hmac",
  "picloud-executor-core",
  "picloud-manager-core",
  "picloud-orchestrator-core",
  "picloud-shared",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "sha2",
  "sqlx",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tokio",
@@ -1859,6 +1862,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono-tz",
  "cron",
  "data-encoding",
+ "hex",
+ "hmac",
  "lettre",
  "picloud-executor-core",
  "picloud-orchestrator-core",
diff --git a/crates/executor-core/src/engine.rs b/crates/executor-core/src/engine.rs
index c9cb7e4..6a3b448 100644
--- a/crates/executor-core/src/engine.rs
+++ b/crates/executor-core/src/engine.rs
@@ -448,6 +448,40 @@ fn trigger_event_to_dynamic(event: &TriggerEvent) -> Dynamic {
             ps.insert("published_at".into(), published_at.to_rfc3339().into());
             m.insert("pubsub".into(), ps.into());
         }
+        TriggerEvent::Email {
+            from,
+            to,
+            cc,
+            subject,
+            text,
+            html,
+            received_at,
+            message_id,
+        } => {
+            // `ctx.event.op` is always "receive" for inbound email.
+            m.insert("op".into(), "receive".into());
+            let mut em = Map::new();
+            em.insert("from".into(), from.clone().into());
+            let to_arr: rhai::Array = to.iter().map(|a| Dynamic::from(a.clone())).collect();
+            em.insert("to".into(), to_arr.into());
+            let cc_arr: rhai::Array = cc.iter().map(|a| Dynamic::from(a.clone())).collect();
+            em.insert("cc".into(), cc_arr.into());
+            em.insert("subject".into(), subject.clone().into());
+            em.insert(
+                "text".into(),
+                text.clone().map_or(Dynamic::UNIT, Dynamic::from),
+            );
+            em.insert(
+                "html".into(),
+                html.clone().map_or(Dynamic::UNIT, Dynamic::from),
+            );
+            em.insert("received_at".into(), received_at.to_rfc3339().into());
+            em.insert(
+                "message_id".into(),
+                message_id.clone().map_or(Dynamic::UNIT, Dynamic::from),
+            );
+            m.insert("email".into(), em.into());
+        }
         TriggerEvent::DeadLetter {
             dead_letter_id,
             original,
diff --git a/crates/executor-core/tests/sdk_email.rs b/crates/executor-core/tests/sdk_email.rs
index f80e4e3..8f2b64c 100644
--- a/crates/executor-core/tests/sdk_email.rs
+++ b/crates/executor-core/tests/sdk_email.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ use picloud_executor_core::{Engine, ExecRequest, InvocationType, Limits};
 use picloud_shared::{
     AppId, EmailError, EmailService, ExecutionId, NoopDeadLetterService, NoopDocsService,
     NoopEventEmitter, NoopHttpService, NoopKvService, NoopModuleSource, OutboundEmail, RequestId,
-    ScriptId, ScriptSandbox, SdkCallCx, Services,
+    ScriptId, ScriptSandbox, SdkCallCx, Services, TriggerEvent,
 };
-use serde_json::Value;
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct RecordingEmail {
@@ -142,6 +142,56 @@ async fn send_html_carries_both_parts_and_lists() {
     assert_eq!(e.html.as_deref(), Some("<p>rich</p>"));
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn inbound_email_event_visible_to_handler() {
+    // A handler invoked by an email:receive trigger sees the normalized
+    // message at ctx.event.email (built by the engine's ctx renderer).
+    let rec = Arc::new(RecordingEmail::default());
+    let engine = engine_with(rec);
+    let mut req = baseline_request(AppId::new());
+    req.event = Some(TriggerEvent::Email {
+        from: "sender@external.com".into(),
+        to: vec!["alice@myapp.com".into()],
+        cc: vec!["bob@myapp.com".into()],
+        subject: "Re: question".into(),
+        text: Some("hello".into()),
+        html: None,
+        received_at: chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2026-08-15T12:00:00Z")
+            .unwrap()
+            .with_timezone(&chrono::Utc),
+        message_id: Some("<abc@external.com>".into()),
+    });
+    let src = r#"
+        let e = ctx.event;
+        #{
+            source: e.source,
+            op: e.op,
+            from: e.email.from,
+            to0: e.email.to[0],
+            cc0: e.email.cc[0],
+            subject: e.email.subject,
+            text: e.email.text,
+            html_is_unit: type_of(e.email.html) == "()",
+            message_id: e.email.message_id
+        }
+    "#;
+    let src = src.to_string();
+    let body = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || engine.execute(&src, req))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap()
+        .body;
+    assert_eq!(body["source"], json!("email"));
+    assert_eq!(body["op"], json!("receive"));
+    assert_eq!(body["from"], json!("sender@external.com"));
+    assert_eq!(body["to0"], json!("alice@myapp.com"));
+    assert_eq!(body["cc0"], json!("bob@myapp.com"));
+    assert_eq!(body["subject"], json!("Re: question"));
+    assert_eq!(body["text"], json!("hello"));
+    assert_eq!(body["html_is_unit"], json!(true));
+    assert_eq!(body["message_id"], json!("<abc@external.com>"));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn send_html_without_html_throws() {
     let rec = Arc::new(RecordingEmail::default());
diff --git a/crates/manager-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/manager-core/Cargo.toml
index 73f7b21..8de9825 100644
--- a/crates/manager-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/manager-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ reqwest.workspace = true
 
 argon2.workspace = true
 sha2.workspace = true
+# HMAC-SHA256 verification of inbound-email provider signatures (v1.1.7).
+hmac.workspace = true
+hex.workspace = true
 base64.workspace = true
 data-encoding.workspace = true
 # Outbound SMTP email (v1.1.7 email::send / send_html).
diff --git a/crates/manager-core/migrations/0024_email_triggers.sql b/crates/manager-core/migrations/0024_email_triggers.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b73f6e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/manager-core/migrations/0024_email_triggers.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+-- v1.1.7: inbound email triggers (email:receive).
+--
+-- A configured provider (Mailgun / Postmark / SendGrid / SES) POSTs
+-- inbound email to POST /api/v1/email-inbound/{app_id}/{trigger_id};
+-- the receiver normalizes it into a TriggerEvent::Email and enqueues an
+-- outbox row for the trigger's handler. v1.1.7 ships the webhook path;
+-- a native SMTP listener is v1.3+.
+
+-- Widen the trigger-kind + outbox-source CHECK constraints to admit
+-- 'email'.
+ALTER TABLE triggers DROP CONSTRAINT triggers_kind_check;
+ALTER TABLE triggers ADD CONSTRAINT triggers_kind_check
+    CHECK (kind IN ('kv', 'dead_letter', 'docs', 'cron',
+                    'files', 'pubsub', 'email'));
+
+ALTER TABLE outbox DROP CONSTRAINT outbox_source_kind_check;
+ALTER TABLE outbox ADD CONSTRAINT outbox_source_kind_check
+    CHECK (source_kind IN ('http', 'kv', 'dead_letter', 'docs',
+                           'cron', 'files', 'pubsub', 'email'));
+
+-- Per-trigger inbound config. The HMAC secret used to verify provider
+-- signatures is stored ENCRYPTED at rest (AES-256-GCM under the process
+-- master key) — a deviation from the original brief's plaintext column,
+-- chosen to keep all operationally-secret material encrypted. The
+-- receiver decrypts it per inbound request. NULL columns mean the
+-- trigger has no signature verification (accepts any POST to its URL —
+-- relies on URL secrecy).
+CREATE TABLE email_trigger_details (
+    trigger_id               UUID PRIMARY KEY REFERENCES triggers(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    inbound_secret_encrypted BYTEA,   -- ciphertext incl. GCM auth tag (NULL = unsigned)
+    inbound_secret_nonce     BYTEA    -- 12 bytes (NULL = unsigned)
+);
diff --git a/crates/manager-core/src/dispatcher.rs b/crates/manager-core/src/dispatcher.rs
index a377160..78bdfe1 100644
--- a/crates/manager-core/src/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/crates/manager-core/src/dispatcher.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ impl Dispatcher {
             | OutboxSourceKind::DeadLetter
             | OutboxSourceKind::Cron
             | OutboxSourceKind::Files
-            | OutboxSourceKind::Pubsub => {
+            | OutboxSourceKind::Pubsub
+            | OutboxSourceKind::Email => {
                 let resolved = self.resolve_trigger(&row).await?;
                 let req = match self.build_exec_request(&row, &resolved).await {
                     Ok(req) => req,
diff --git a/crates/manager-core/src/email_inbound_api.rs b/crates/manager-core/src/email_inbound_api.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ad1ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/manager-core/src/email_inbound_api.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+//! `POST /api/v1/email-inbound/{app_id}/{trigger_id}` — the inbound-email
+//! webhook receiver (v1.1.7).
+//!
+//! A configured provider (Mailgun / Postmark / SendGrid / SES) POSTs a
+//! normalized JSON message here; the receiver verifies the optional HMAC
+//! signature, builds a `TriggerEvent::Email`, and enqueues an outbox row
+//! the dispatcher picks up like any other async trigger.
+//!
+//! This is a PUBLIC endpoint (no admin auth) — the trigger URL itself,
+//! plus the per-trigger HMAC secret, are the security boundary. It is
+//! mounted OUTSIDE the `require_authenticated` layer.
+//!
+//! Status codes:
+//!   * 202 — accepted + enqueued
+//!   * 401 — HMAC required but missing/invalid
+//!   * 404 — trigger missing, disabled, not `kind=email`, or app mismatch
+//!   * 422 — body is not the expected JSON shape
+//!
+//! Only the generic provider-agnostic JSON shape is accepted in v1.1.7
+//! (see [`InboundPayload`]); provider-specific unmarshallers are v1.2.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use axum::body::Bytes;
+use axum::extract::{Path, State};
+use axum::http::{HeaderMap, StatusCode};
+use axum::response::{IntoResponse, Json, Response};
+use axum::routing::post;
+use axum::Router;
+use hmac::{Hmac, Mac};
+use picloud_shared::{AppId, MasterKey, TriggerEvent, TriggerId};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde_json::json;
+use sha2::Sha256;
+
+use crate::outbox_repo::{NewOutboxRow, OutboxRepo, OutboxSourceKind};
+use crate::secrets_repo::StoredSecret;
+use crate::secrets_service::open;
+use crate::trigger_repo::TriggerRepo;
+
+type HmacSha256 = Hmac<Sha256>;
+
+/// Header the provider's HMAC signature is read from. The signature is
+/// the lowercase hex of `HMAC-SHA256(inbound_secret, raw_body)`.
+const SIGNATURE_HEADER: &str = "x-picloud-signature";
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct EmailInboundState {
+    pub triggers: Arc<dyn TriggerRepo>,
+    pub outbox: Arc<dyn OutboxRepo>,
+    pub master_key: MasterKey,
+}
+
+pub fn email_inbound_router(state: EmailInboundState) -> Router {
+    Router::new()
+        .route(
+            "/email-inbound/{app_id}/{trigger_id}",
+            post(receive_inbound_email),
+        )
+        .with_state(state)
+}
+
+/// The generic provider-agnostic inbound shape. Users configure their
+/// provider's webhook templating to POST this. `from` is required;
+/// everything else defaults.
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct InboundPayload {
+    from: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    to: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    cc: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    subject: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    text: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    html: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    message_id: Option<String>,
+}
+
+async fn receive_inbound_email(
+    State(s): State<EmailInboundState>,
+    Path((app_id, trigger_id)): Path<(AppId, TriggerId)>,
+    headers: HeaderMap,
+    body: Bytes,
+) -> Result<StatusCode, EmailInboundError> {
+    // Resolve the trigger. 404 covers missing / wrong-kind / cross-app /
+    // disabled — all "this URL doesn't address a live email trigger".
+    let target = s
+        .triggers
+        .email_inbound_target(trigger_id)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| EmailInboundError::Backend(e.to_string()))?
+        .ok_or(EmailInboundError::NotFound)?;
+    if target.app_id != app_id || !target.enabled {
+        return Err(EmailInboundError::NotFound);
+    }
+
+    // HMAC verification (only when the trigger has a secret configured).
+    if let (Some(ct), Some(nonce)) = (
+        target.inbound_secret_encrypted.as_ref(),
+        target.inbound_secret_nonce.as_ref(),
+    ) {
+        let secret = decrypt_secret(&s.master_key, ct, nonce)?;
+        verify_signature(&headers, &body, secret.as_bytes())?;
+    }
+
+    // Parse the generic JSON shape. Malformed → 422.
+    let payload: InboundPayload =
+        serde_json::from_slice(&body).map_err(|e| EmailInboundError::Malformed(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    let event = TriggerEvent::Email {
+        from: payload.from,
+        to: payload.to,
+        cc: payload.cc,
+        subject: payload.subject,
+        text: payload.text,
+        html: payload.html,
+        received_at: chrono::Utc::now(),
+        message_id: payload.message_id,
+    };
+    let payload_json = serde_json::to_value(&event)
+        .map_err(|e| EmailInboundError::Backend(format!("serialize event: {e}")))?;
+
+    s.outbox
+        .insert(NewOutboxRow {
+            app_id,
+            source_kind: OutboxSourceKind::Email,
+            trigger_id: Some(trigger_id),
+            script_id: Some(target.script_id),
+            reply_to: None,
+            payload: payload_json,
+            origin_principal: Some(target.registered_by_principal),
+            // Inbound email is the root of a trigger chain (depth 1).
+            trigger_depth: 1,
+            root_execution_id: None,
+        })
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| EmailInboundError::Backend(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    Ok(StatusCode::ACCEPTED)
+}
+
+/// Decrypt the stored inbound secret back to its raw string. It was
+/// sealed as a JSON string by the admin layer, so `open` yields a
+/// `Value::String`.
+fn decrypt_secret(
+    master_key: &MasterKey,
+    ciphertext: &[u8],
+    nonce: &[u8],
+) -> Result<String, EmailInboundError> {
+    let stored = StoredSecret {
+        encrypted_value: ciphertext.to_vec(),
+        nonce: nonce.to_vec(),
+    };
+    let value = open(master_key, &stored).map_err(|_| {
+        // Corrupted secret means we can't verify — fail closed (401).
+        EmailInboundError::Unauthorized
+    })?;
+    value
+        .as_str()
+        .map(str::to_string)
+        .ok_or(EmailInboundError::Unauthorized)
+}
+
+/// Constant-time HMAC-SHA256 verification of the body against the
+/// `X-Picloud-Signature` header (lowercase hex).
+fn verify_signature(
+    headers: &HeaderMap,
+    body: &[u8],
+    secret: &[u8],
+) -> Result<(), EmailInboundError> {
+    let provided_hex = headers
+        .get(SIGNATURE_HEADER)
+        .and_then(|h| h.to_str().ok())
+        .ok_or(EmailInboundError::Unauthorized)?;
+    let provided = hex::decode(provided_hex.trim()).map_err(|_| EmailInboundError::Unauthorized)?;
+    let mut mac =
+        HmacSha256::new_from_slice(secret).map_err(|_| EmailInboundError::Unauthorized)?;
+    mac.update(body);
+    mac.verify_slice(&provided)
+        .map_err(|_| EmailInboundError::Unauthorized)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum EmailInboundError {
+    #[error("trigger not found")]
+    NotFound,
+    #[error("invalid signature")]
+    Unauthorized,
+    #[error("malformed body: {0}")]
+    Malformed(String),
+    #[error("backend: {0}")]
+    Backend(String),
+}
+
+impl IntoResponse for EmailInboundError {
+    fn into_response(self) -> Response {
+        let (status, body) = match &self {
+            Self::NotFound => (
+                StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+                json!({ "error": "trigger not found" }),
+            ),
+            Self::Unauthorized => (
+                StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
+                json!({ "error": "invalid or missing signature" }),
+            ),
+            Self::Malformed(m) => (
+                StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+                json!({ "error": format!("malformed inbound email body: {m}") }),
+            ),
+            Self::Backend(e) => {
+                tracing::error!(error = %e, "inbound email receiver backend error");
+                (
+                    StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    json!({ "error": "internal error" }),
+                )
+            }
+        };
+        (status, Json(body)).into_response()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    //! Unit tests for the security-critical helpers (HMAC verify, secret
+    //! round-trip, payload parsing). The full request flow — 202 / 401 /
+    //! 404 / 422 / cross-app — is exercised end-to-end against a real
+    //! Postgres in `crates/picloud/tests/email_inbound.rs`.
+
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::secrets_service::seal;
+    use crate::secrets_service::DEFAULT_SECRET_MAX_VALUE_BYTES;
+
+    fn sign(secret: &[u8], body: &[u8]) -> String {
+        let mut mac = HmacSha256::new_from_slice(secret).unwrap();
+        mac.update(body);
+        hex::encode(mac.finalize().into_bytes())
+    }
+
+    fn headers_with_sig(sig: &str) -> HeaderMap {
+        let mut h = HeaderMap::new();
+        h.insert(SIGNATURE_HEADER, sig.parse().unwrap());
+        h
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn valid_signature_verifies() {
+        let secret = b"shhh";
+        let body = br#"{"from":"a@b.com"}"#;
+        let sig = sign(secret, body);
+        assert!(verify_signature(&headers_with_sig(&sig), body, secret).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn wrong_signature_rejected() {
+        let body = br#"{"from":"a@b.com"}"#;
+        let sig = sign(b"shhh", body);
+        let err = verify_signature(&headers_with_sig(&sig), body, b"different").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, EmailInboundError::Unauthorized));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_signature_header_rejected() {
+        let err = verify_signature(&HeaderMap::new(), b"body", b"secret").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, EmailInboundError::Unauthorized));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tampered_body_fails_verification() {
+        let secret = b"shhh";
+        let sig = sign(secret, b"original");
+        let err = verify_signature(&headers_with_sig(&sig), b"tampered", secret).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, EmailInboundError::Unauthorized));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn secret_round_trips_through_seal_open() {
+        let key = MasterKey::from_bytes([3u8; 32]);
+        let (ct, nonce) = seal(
+            &key,
+            &serde_json::Value::String("provider-secret".into()),
+            DEFAULT_SECRET_MAX_VALUE_BYTES,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let recovered = decrypt_secret(&key, &ct, &nonce).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(recovered, "provider-secret");
+        // And a signature made with the recovered secret verifies.
+        let body = br#"{"from":"x@y.com"}"#;
+        let sig = sign(recovered.as_bytes(), body);
+        assert!(verify_signature(&headers_with_sig(&sig), body, recovered.as_bytes()).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn payload_requires_from_but_defaults_rest() {
+        let ok: Result<InboundPayload, _> = serde_json::from_slice(br#"{"from":"a@b.com"}"#);
+        let p = ok.expect("from-only payload parses");
+        assert_eq!(p.from, "a@b.com");
+        assert!(p.to.is_empty() && p.cc.is_empty() && p.text.is_none());
+
+        // Missing `from` → malformed.
+        let bad: Result<InboundPayload, _> = serde_json::from_slice(br#"{"subject":"hi"}"#);
+        assert!(bad.is_err());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/manager-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/manager-core/src/lib.rs
index f246177..7e83ece 100644
--- a/crates/manager-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/manager-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub mod dispatcher;
 pub mod docs_filter;
 pub mod docs_repo;
 pub mod docs_service;
+pub mod email_inbound_api;
 pub mod email_service;
 pub mod files_api;
 pub mod files_repo;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ pub use dead_letters_api::{dead_letters_router, DeadLettersApiError, DeadLetters
 pub use dispatcher::{compute_backoff, Dispatcher, DispatcherError};
 pub use docs_repo::{DocsRepo, DocsRepoError, PostgresDocsRepo};
 pub use docs_service::DocsServiceImpl;
+pub use email_inbound_api::{email_inbound_router, EmailInboundError, EmailInboundState};
 pub use email_service::{
     EmailConfig, EmailServiceImpl, EmailTransport, LettreEmailTransport, SmtpConfig, SmtpTls,
     DEFAULT_EMAIL_MAX_MESSAGE_BYTES,
@@ -155,9 +157,9 @@ pub use topic_repo::{PostgresTopicRepo, Topic, TopicAuthMode, TopicRepo, TopicRe
 pub use topics_api::{topics_router, TopicsApiError, TopicsState};
 pub use trigger_config::{BackoffShape, TriggerConfig};
 pub use trigger_repo::{
-    collection_matches, CreateDeadLetterTrigger, CreateDocsTrigger, CreateFilesTrigger,
-    CreateKvTrigger, CreatePubsubTrigger, DeadLetterTriggerMatch, DocsTriggerMatch,
-    FilesTriggerMatch, KvTriggerMatch, PostgresTriggerRepo, Trigger, TriggerDetails,
-    TriggerDispatchMode, TriggerKind, TriggerRepo, TriggerRepoError,
+    collection_matches, CreateDeadLetterTrigger, CreateDocsTrigger, CreateEmailTrigger,
+    CreateFilesTrigger, CreateKvTrigger, CreatePubsubTrigger, DeadLetterTriggerMatch,
+    DocsTriggerMatch, EmailInboundTarget, FilesTriggerMatch, KvTriggerMatch, PostgresTriggerRepo,
+    Trigger, TriggerDetails, TriggerDispatchMode, TriggerKind, TriggerRepo, TriggerRepoError,
 };
 pub use triggers_api::{triggers_router, TriggersApiError, TriggersState};
diff --git a/crates/manager-core/src/outbox_repo.rs b/crates/manager-core/src/outbox_repo.rs
index 0ad88be..30e06a2 100644
--- a/crates/manager-core/src/outbox_repo.rs
+++ b/crates/manager-core/src/outbox_repo.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ pub enum OutboxSourceKind {
     Files,
     /// v1.1.5.
     Pubsub,
+    /// v1.1.7. Inbound email POSTed to the webhook receiver.
+    Email,
 }
 
 impl OutboxSourceKind {
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ impl OutboxSourceKind {
             Self::Cron => "cron",
             Self::Files => "files",
             Self::Pubsub => "pubsub",
+            Self::Email => "email",
         }
     }
 
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ impl OutboxSourceKind {
             "cron" => Some(Self::Cron),
             "files" => Some(Self::Files),
             "pubsub" => Some(Self::Pubsub),
+            "email" => Some(Self::Email),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/manager-core/src/trigger_repo.rs b/crates/manager-core/src/trigger_repo.rs
index 0b601ae..8c75304 100644
--- a/crates/manager-core/src/trigger_repo.rs
+++ b/crates/manager-core/src/trigger_repo.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ pub enum TriggerKind {
     Files,
     /// v1.1.5.
     Pubsub,
+    /// v1.1.7. Inbound email via the webhook receiver.
+    Email,
 }
 
 impl TriggerKind {
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ impl TriggerKind {
             Self::Cron => "cron",
             Self::Files => "files",
             Self::Pubsub => "pubsub",
+            Self::Email => "email",
         }
     }
 
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ impl TriggerKind {
             "cron" => Some(Self::Cron),
             "files" => Some(Self::Files),
             "pubsub" => Some(Self::Pubsub),
+            "email" => Some(Self::Email),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
@@ -137,6 +141,10 @@ pub enum TriggerDetails {
     },
     /// v1.1.5. A topic pattern: exact, `<prefix>.*`, or `*`.
     Pubsub { topic_pattern: String },
+    /// v1.1.7. Inbound email. The HMAC `inbound_secret` is never
+    /// surfaced (it's encrypted at rest); we expose only whether one is
+    /// configured so the admin UI can show "signed" vs "unsigned".
+    Email { has_inbound_secret: bool },
 }
 
 /// Create payload for a KV trigger. Defaults applied at the admin
@@ -232,6 +240,33 @@ pub struct CreatePubsubTrigger {
     pub registered_by_principal: AdminUserId,
 }
 
+/// Create payload for an email trigger (v1.1.7). `inbound_secret_*` is
+/// the already-encrypted HMAC secret (sealed by the admin layer with the
+/// process master key) or `None` for an unsigned trigger.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct CreateEmailTrigger {
+    pub script_id: ScriptId,
+    pub inbound_secret_encrypted: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub inbound_secret_nonce: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub registered_by_principal: AdminUserId,
+}
+
+/// What the inbound-email webhook receiver needs to verify + dispatch a
+/// POST. Returned by `email_inbound_target`; `None` when the trigger
+/// doesn't exist or isn't `kind = 'email'`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct EmailInboundTarget {
+    pub app_id: AppId,
+    pub script_id: ScriptId,
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    pub dispatch_mode: TriggerDispatchMode,
+    pub registered_by_principal: AdminUserId,
+    /// Encrypted HMAC secret + nonce; both `None` for an unsigned
+    /// trigger (accepts any POST).
+    pub inbound_secret_encrypted: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub inbound_secret_nonce: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+}
+
 /// One match for the dispatcher's "which KV triggers fire on this
 /// event" lookup. Carries everything the dispatcher needs to construct
 /// the outbox row.
@@ -313,6 +348,23 @@ pub trait TriggerRepo: Send + Sync {
         req: CreatePubsubTrigger,
     ) -> Result<Trigger, TriggerRepoError>;
 
+    /// v1.1.7. Inbound email trigger. The `inbound_secret` is stored
+    /// already-encrypted (the admin layer seals it).
+    async fn create_email_trigger(
+        &self,
+        app_id: AppId,
+        req: CreateEmailTrigger,
+    ) -> Result<Trigger, TriggerRepoError>;
+
+    /// v1.1.7. The webhook receiver's hot-path lookup: resolve a
+    /// `kind = 'email'` trigger to its app, handler script, dispatch
+    /// mode, and (encrypted) HMAC secret. Returns `None` when the
+    /// trigger doesn't exist or isn't an email trigger.
+    async fn email_inbound_target(
+        &self,
+        trigger_id: TriggerId,
+    ) -> Result<Option<EmailInboundTarget>, TriggerRepoError>;
+
     async fn list_for_app(&self, app_id: AppId) -> Result<Vec<Trigger>, TriggerRepoError>;
 
     async fn get(&self, id: TriggerId) -> Result<Option<Trigger>, TriggerRepoError>;
@@ -761,6 +813,89 @@ impl TriggerRepo for PostgresTriggerRepo {
         })
     }
 
+    async fn create_email_trigger(
+        &self,
+        app_id: AppId,
+        req: CreateEmailTrigger,
+    ) -> Result<Trigger, TriggerRepoError> {
+        let has_inbound_secret = req.inbound_secret_encrypted.is_some();
+        let mut tx = self.pool.begin().await?;
+        // Inbound email is delivered async like every other fan-out
+        // event; the receiver enqueues an outbox row the dispatcher
+        // picks up. Retry settings use the standard defaults.
+        let parent: TriggerRow = sqlx::query_as(
+            "INSERT INTO triggers ( \
+                app_id, script_id, kind, enabled, dispatch_mode, \
+                retry_max_attempts, retry_backoff, retry_base_ms, \
+                registered_by_principal \
+             ) VALUES ($1, $2, 'email', TRUE, 'async', 3, 'exponential', 1000, $3) \
+             RETURNING id, app_id, script_id, kind, enabled, dispatch_mode, \
+                       retry_max_attempts, retry_backoff, retry_base_ms, \
+                       registered_by_principal, created_at, updated_at",
+        )
+        .bind(app_id.into_inner())
+        .bind(req.script_id.into_inner())
+        .bind(req.registered_by_principal.into_inner())
+        .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
+        sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT INTO email_trigger_details \
+                (trigger_id, inbound_secret_encrypted, inbound_secret_nonce) \
+             VALUES ($1, $2, $3)",
+        )
+        .bind(parent.id)
+        .bind(req.inbound_secret_encrypted.as_deref())
+        .bind(req.inbound_secret_nonce.as_deref())
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
+        tx.commit().await?;
+
+        Ok(Trigger {
+            id: parent.id.into(),
+            app_id: parent.app_id.into(),
+            script_id: parent.script_id.into(),
+            kind: TriggerKind::Email,
+            enabled: parent.enabled,
+            dispatch_mode: dispatch_from_str(&parent.dispatch_mode),
+            retry_max_attempts: u32::try_from(parent.retry_max_attempts).unwrap_or(3),
+            retry_backoff: BackoffShape::from_wire(&parent.retry_backoff)
+                .unwrap_or(BackoffShape::Exponential),
+            retry_base_ms: u32::try_from(parent.retry_base_ms).unwrap_or(1000),
+            registered_by_principal: parent.registered_by_principal.into(),
+            created_at: parent.created_at,
+            updated_at: parent.updated_at,
+            details: TriggerDetails::Email { has_inbound_secret },
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn email_inbound_target(
+        &self,
+        trigger_id: TriggerId,
+    ) -> Result<Option<EmailInboundTarget>, TriggerRepoError> {
+        let row: Option<EmailInboundRow> = sqlx::query_as(
+            "SELECT t.app_id, t.script_id, t.enabled, t.dispatch_mode, \
+                    t.registered_by_principal, \
+                    d.inbound_secret_encrypted, d.inbound_secret_nonce \
+             FROM triggers t \
+             JOIN email_trigger_details d ON d.trigger_id = t.id \
+             WHERE t.id = $1 AND t.kind = 'email'",
+        )
+        .bind(trigger_id.into_inner())
+        .fetch_optional(&self.pool)
+        .await?;
+        Ok(row.map(|r| EmailInboundTarget {
+            app_id: r.app_id.into(),
+            script_id: r.script_id.into(),
+            enabled: r.enabled,
+            dispatch_mode: dispatch_from_str(&r.dispatch_mode),
+            registered_by_principal: r.registered_by_principal.into(),
+            inbound_secret_encrypted: r.inbound_secret_encrypted,
+            inbound_secret_nonce: r.inbound_secret_nonce,
+        }))
+    }
+
     async fn list_for_app(&self, app_id: AppId) -> Result<Vec<Trigger>, TriggerRepoError> {
         let parents: Vec<TriggerRow> = sqlx::query_as(
             "SELECT id, app_id, script_id, kind, enabled, dispatch_mode, \
@@ -1077,6 +1212,17 @@ async fn hydrate_one(pool: &PgPool, parent: TriggerRow) -> Result<Trigger, Trigg
                 topic_pattern: row.topic_pattern,
             }
         }
+        TriggerKind::Email => {
+            let row: EmailDetailRow = sqlx::query_as(
+                "SELECT inbound_secret_encrypted FROM email_trigger_details WHERE trigger_id = $1",
+            )
+            .bind(parent.id)
+            .fetch_one(pool)
+            .await?;
+            TriggerDetails::Email {
+                has_inbound_secret: row.inbound_secret_encrypted.is_some(),
+            }
+        }
     };
 
     Ok(Trigger {
@@ -1154,6 +1300,22 @@ struct PubsubDetailRow {
     topic_pattern: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
+struct EmailDetailRow {
+    inbound_secret_encrypted: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
+struct EmailInboundRow {
+    app_id: Uuid,
+    script_id: Uuid,
+    enabled: bool,
+    dispatch_mode: String,
+    registered_by_principal: Uuid,
+    inbound_secret_encrypted: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    inbound_secret_nonce: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+}
+
 #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
 #[allow(clippy::struct_field_names)]
 struct DlDetailRow {
diff --git a/crates/manager-core/src/triggers_api.rs b/crates/manager-core/src/triggers_api.rs
index aac77e2..f580316 100644
--- a/crates/manager-core/src/triggers_api.rs
+++ b/crates/manager-core/src/triggers_api.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ use axum::response::{IntoResponse, Json, Response};
 use axum::routing::{delete, get, post};
 use axum::{Extension, Router};
 use picloud_shared::{
-    AppId, DocsEventOp, FilesEventOp, KvEventOp, Principal, ScriptId, ScriptKind, TriggerId,
+    AppId, DocsEventOp, FilesEventOp, KvEventOp, MasterKey, Principal, ScriptId, ScriptKind,
+    TriggerId,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
@@ -25,11 +26,12 @@ use serde_json::json;
 use crate::app_repo::AppRepository;
 use crate::authz::{require, AuthzDenied, AuthzError, AuthzRepo, Capability};
 use crate::repo::{ScriptRepository, ScriptRepositoryError};
+use crate::secrets_service::seal;
 use crate::trigger_config::{BackoffShape, TriggerConfig};
 use crate::trigger_repo::{
-    CreateCronTrigger, CreateDeadLetterTrigger, CreateDocsTrigger, CreateFilesTrigger,
-    CreateKvTrigger, CreatePubsubTrigger, Trigger, TriggerDispatchMode, TriggerRepo,
-    TriggerRepoError,
+    CreateCronTrigger, CreateDeadLetterTrigger, CreateDocsTrigger, CreateEmailTrigger,
+    CreateFilesTrigger, CreateKvTrigger, CreatePubsubTrigger, Trigger, TriggerDispatchMode,
+    TriggerRepo, TriggerRepoError,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ pub struct TriggersState {
     /// retry settings. Kept on the state struct so tests can swap
     /// in a stricter / looser config without env tinkering.
     pub config: TriggerConfig,
+    /// v1.1.7: master key used to encrypt an email trigger's inbound HMAC
+    /// secret before it's stored.
+    pub master_key: MasterKey,
 }
 
 pub fn triggers_router(state: TriggersState) -> Router {
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ pub fn triggers_router(state: TriggersState) -> Router {
             "/apps/{app_id}/triggers/dead_letter",
             post(create_dl_trigger),
         )
+        .route("/apps/{app_id}/triggers/email", post(create_email_trigger))
         .route(
             "/apps/{app_id}/triggers/{trigger_id}",
             delete(delete_trigger),
@@ -467,6 +473,60 @@ async fn create_dl_trigger(
     Ok((StatusCode::CREATED, Json(created)))
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct CreateEmailTriggerRequest {
+    script_id: ScriptId,
+    /// Shared HMAC secret the provider signs inbound POSTs with. `null`
+    /// (or absent) means the trigger accepts unsigned POSTs.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    inbound_secret: Option<String>,
+}
+
+async fn create_email_trigger(
+    State(s): State<TriggersState>,
+    Extension(principal): Extension<Principal>,
+    Path(app_id): Path<AppId>,
+    Json(input): Json<CreateEmailTriggerRequest>,
+) -> Result<(StatusCode, Json<Trigger>), TriggersApiError> {
+    ensure_app_exists(&*s.apps, app_id).await?;
+    require(
+        s.authz.as_ref(),
+        &principal,
+        Capability::AppManageTriggers(app_id),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    validate_trigger_target(&*s.scripts, app_id, input.script_id).await?;
+
+    // Encrypt the inbound HMAC secret at rest (user-approved deviation
+    // from the brief's plaintext column). An empty/whitespace secret is
+    // treated as "no secret" (unsigned trigger).
+    let (inbound_secret_encrypted, inbound_secret_nonce) = match input.inbound_secret {
+        Some(secret) if !secret.trim().is_empty() => {
+            // 64 KB cap is irrelevant for a signing secret, but `seal`
+            // takes one; reuse the secrets default.
+            let (ct, nonce) = seal(
+                &s.master_key,
+                &serde_json::Value::String(secret),
+                crate::secrets_service::DEFAULT_SECRET_MAX_VALUE_BYTES,
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                TriggersApiError::Invalid(format!("could not seal inbound_secret: {e}"))
+            })?;
+            (Some(ct), Some(nonce.to_vec()))
+        }
+        _ => (None, None),
+    };
+
+    let req = CreateEmailTrigger {
+        script_id: input.script_id,
+        inbound_secret_encrypted,
+        inbound_secret_nonce,
+        registered_by_principal: principal.user_id,
+    };
+    let created = s.triggers.create_email_trigger(app_id, req).await?;
+    Ok((StatusCode::CREATED, Json(created)))
+}
+
 async fn delete_trigger(
     State(s): State<TriggersState>,
     Extension(principal): Extension<Principal>,
@@ -598,9 +658,9 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::app_repo::{AppLookup, AppRepository};
     use crate::trigger_repo::{
-        CreateCronTrigger, CreateFilesTrigger, CreatePubsubTrigger, DeadLetterTriggerMatch,
-        DocsTriggerMatch, FilesTriggerMatch, KvTriggerMatch, Trigger, TriggerDetails, TriggerRepo,
-        TriggerRepoError,
+        CreateCronTrigger, CreateEmailTrigger, CreateFilesTrigger, CreatePubsubTrigger,
+        DeadLetterTriggerMatch, DocsTriggerMatch, EmailInboundTarget, FilesTriggerMatch,
+        KvTriggerMatch, Trigger, TriggerDetails, TriggerKind, TriggerRepo, TriggerRepoError,
     };
     use async_trait::async_trait;
     use chrono::Utc;
@@ -703,6 +763,50 @@ mod tests {
             self.inner.lock().await.insert(id, trigger.clone());
             Ok(trigger)
         }
+        async fn create_email_trigger(
+            &self,
+            app_id: AppId,
+            req: CreateEmailTrigger,
+        ) -> Result<Trigger, TriggerRepoError> {
+            let now = Utc::now();
+            let id = TriggerId::new();
+            let trigger = Trigger {
+                id,
+                app_id,
+                script_id: req.script_id,
+                kind: TriggerKind::Email,
+                enabled: true,
+                dispatch_mode: TriggerDispatchMode::Async,
+                retry_max_attempts: 3,
+                retry_backoff: BackoffShape::Exponential,
+                retry_base_ms: 1000,
+                registered_by_principal: req.registered_by_principal,
+                created_at: now,
+                updated_at: now,
+                details: TriggerDetails::Email {
+                    has_inbound_secret: req.inbound_secret_encrypted.is_some(),
+                },
+            };
+            self.inner.lock().await.insert(id, trigger.clone());
+            Ok(trigger)
+        }
+        async fn email_inbound_target(
+            &self,
+            trigger_id: TriggerId,
+        ) -> Result<Option<EmailInboundTarget>, TriggerRepoError> {
+            let g = self.inner.lock().await;
+            Ok(g.get(&trigger_id)
+                .filter(|t| t.kind == TriggerKind::Email)
+                .map(|t| EmailInboundTarget {
+                    app_id: t.app_id,
+                    script_id: t.script_id,
+                    enabled: t.enabled,
+                    dispatch_mode: t.dispatch_mode,
+                    registered_by_principal: t.registered_by_principal,
+                    inbound_secret_encrypted: None,
+                    inbound_secret_nonce: None,
+                }))
+        }
         async fn create_cron_trigger(
             &self,
             app_id: AppId,
@@ -1101,6 +1205,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz,
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::empty(),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         }
     }
 
@@ -1118,6 +1223,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz,
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_endpoint(app_id, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         }
     }
 
@@ -1390,6 +1496,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_module(app_id, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_kv_trigger(
             State(state),
@@ -1427,6 +1534,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_module(app_id, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_docs_trigger(
             State(state),
@@ -1461,6 +1569,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_module(app_id, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_dl_trigger(
             State(state),
@@ -1526,6 +1635,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts,
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_kv_trigger(
             State(state),
@@ -1656,6 +1766,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_module(app_id, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_cron_trigger(
             State(state),
@@ -1685,6 +1796,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_endpoint(app_b, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_cron_trigger(
             State(state),
@@ -1813,6 +1925,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_module(app_id, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_files_trigger(
             State(state),
@@ -1839,6 +1952,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_endpoint(app_b, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_files_trigger(
             State(state),
@@ -1936,6 +2050,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_module(app_id, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_pubsub_trigger(
             State(state),
@@ -1962,6 +2077,7 @@ mod tests {
             authz: Arc::new(AlwaysAllowAuthzRepo),
             scripts: InMemoryScriptRepo::with_endpoint(app_b, script_id),
             config: TriggerConfig::conservative(),
+            master_key: picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0u8; 32]),
         };
         let res = create_pubsub_trigger(
             State(state),
diff --git a/crates/picloud/Cargo.toml b/crates/picloud/Cargo.toml
index c29598c..a9297ca 100644
--- a/crates/picloud/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/picloud/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 uuid.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
+# Compute inbound-email HMAC signatures in the e2e receiver tests.
+hmac.workspace = true
+sha2.workspace = true
+hex.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/picloud/src/lib.rs b/crates/picloud/src/lib.rs
index 541439f..bb717db 100644
--- a/crates/picloud/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,22 +12,23 @@ use picloud_executor_core::{Engine, Limits};
 use picloud_manager_core::{
     admin_router, admins_router, api_keys_router, app_members_router, apps_api, apps_router,
     attach_principal_if_present, auth_router, compile_routes, dead_letters_router,
-    files_admin_router, migrations, require_authenticated, route_admin_router, secrets_router,
-    topics_router, triggers_router, AbandonedRepo, AdminPrincipalResolver, AdminSessionRepository,
-    AdminState, AdminUserRepository, AdminsState, ApiKeyRepository, ApiKeysState,
-    AppDomainRepository, AppMembersRepository, AppMembersState, AppRepository, AppsState,
-    AuthState, AuthzRepo, DeadLetterRepo, DeadLettersState, Dispatcher, DocsServiceImpl,
-    EmailServiceImpl, FilesAdminState, FilesConfig, FilesServiceImpl, FsFilesRepo, HttpConfig,
-    HttpServiceImpl, KvServiceImpl, OutboxEventEmitter, OutboxRepo, PostgresAbandonedRepo,
-    PostgresAdminSessionRepository, PostgresAdminUserRepository, PostgresApiKeyRepository,
-    PostgresAppDomainRepository, PostgresAppMembersRepository, PostgresAppRepository,
-    PostgresAppSecretsRepo, PostgresDeadLetterRepo, PostgresDeadLetterService, PostgresDocsRepo,
-    PostgresExecutionLogRepository, PostgresExecutionLogSink, PostgresKvRepo, PostgresOutboxRepo,
-    PostgresPubsubRepo, PostgresRouteRepository, PostgresScriptRepository, PostgresSecretsRepo,
-    PostgresTopicRepo, PostgresTriggerRepo, PrincipalResolver, PubsubServiceImpl,
-    RealtimeAuthorityImpl, RepoResolver, RouteAdminState, RouteRepository, SandboxCeiling,
-    ScriptRepository, SecretsConfig, SecretsServiceImpl, SecretsState, SubscriberTokenConfig,
-    TopicRepo, TopicsState, TriggerConfig, TriggerRepo, TriggersState,
+    email_inbound_router, files_admin_router, migrations, require_authenticated,
+    route_admin_router, secrets_router, topics_router, triggers_router, AbandonedRepo,
+    AdminPrincipalResolver, AdminSessionRepository, AdminState, AdminUserRepository, AdminsState,
+    ApiKeyRepository, ApiKeysState, AppDomainRepository, AppMembersRepository, AppMembersState,
+    AppRepository, AppsState, AuthState, AuthzRepo, DeadLetterRepo, DeadLettersState, Dispatcher,
+    DocsServiceImpl, EmailInboundState, EmailServiceImpl, FilesAdminState, FilesConfig,
+    FilesServiceImpl, FsFilesRepo, HttpConfig, HttpServiceImpl, KvServiceImpl, OutboxEventEmitter,
+    OutboxRepo, PostgresAbandonedRepo, PostgresAdminSessionRepository, PostgresAdminUserRepository,
+    PostgresApiKeyRepository, PostgresAppDomainRepository, PostgresAppMembersRepository,
+    PostgresAppRepository, PostgresAppSecretsRepo, PostgresDeadLetterRepo,
+    PostgresDeadLetterService, PostgresDocsRepo, PostgresExecutionLogRepository,
+    PostgresExecutionLogSink, PostgresKvRepo, PostgresOutboxRepo, PostgresPubsubRepo,
+    PostgresRouteRepository, PostgresScriptRepository, PostgresSecretsRepo, PostgresTopicRepo,
+    PostgresTriggerRepo, PrincipalResolver, PubsubServiceImpl, RealtimeAuthorityImpl, RepoResolver,
+    RouteAdminState, RouteRepository, SandboxCeiling, ScriptRepository, SecretsConfig,
+    SecretsServiceImpl, SecretsState, SubscriberTokenConfig, TopicRepo, TopicsState, TriggerConfig,
+    TriggerRepo, TriggersState,
 };
 use picloud_orchestrator_core::realtime::DEFAULT_GC_INTERVAL_SECS;
 use picloud_orchestrator_core::routing::{AppDomainTable, RouteTable};
@@ -341,11 +342,19 @@ pub async fn build_app(
     spawn_realtime_gc(broadcaster_concrete, DEFAULT_GC_INTERVAL_SECS);
     picloud_manager_core::spawn_files_orphan_sweep(files_root);
     let triggers_state = TriggersState {
-        triggers: trigger_repo,
+        triggers: trigger_repo.clone(),
         apps: apps_repo.clone(),
         authz: authz.clone(),
         scripts: Arc::new(PostgresScriptRepoHandle(script_repo.clone())),
         config: trigger_config,
+        master_key: master_key.clone(),
+    };
+    // v1.1.7 public inbound-email receiver. Outside the admin auth layer
+    // (the URL + per-trigger HMAC secret are the security boundary).
+    let email_inbound_state = EmailInboundState {
+        triggers: trigger_repo,
+        outbox: outbox_repo.clone(),
+        master_key: master_key.clone(),
     };
     let dead_letters_state = DeadLettersState {
         repo: dl_repo,
@@ -444,6 +453,7 @@ pub async fn build_app(
     let api_v1 = Router::new()
         .nest("/admin", auth_router(auth_state))
         .nest("/admin", guarded_admin)
+        .merge(email_inbound_router(email_inbound_state))
         .merge(data_plane_routed);
 
     // v1.1.6 SSE realtime surface, merged at the root (deliberately NOT
diff --git a/crates/picloud/tests/email_inbound.rs b/crates/picloud/tests/email_inbound.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5135c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/picloud/tests/email_inbound.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+//! End-to-end tests for the inbound-email webhook receiver (v1.1.7).
+//!
+//! Gated on `DATABASE_URL` like `dispatcher_e2e.rs`: when unset the test
+//! prints a notice and returns early so plain `cargo test` stays green.
+//!
+//! Covers the receiver's status-code matrix (202 / 401 / 404 / 422),
+//! cross-app path isolation, HMAC verification (signed + unsigned
+//! triggers), the dispatcher routing the `email` outbox row, and the
+//! handler actually firing with `ctx.event.email` populated. The
+//! "handler fired" observation uses the same KV-marker pattern as
+//! `dispatcher_e2e.rs`.
+
+#![allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
+
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use axum_test::TestServer;
+use hmac::{Hmac, Mac};
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use sha2::Sha256;
+use sqlx::postgres::PgPoolOptions;
+use sqlx::PgPool;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+/// Fixed master key so the receiver decrypts the inbound_secret the
+/// admin endpoint encrypted (same key feeds build_app + the admin path).
+fn master_key() -> picloud_shared::MasterKey {
+    picloud_shared::MasterKey::from_bytes([0x42u8; 32])
+}
+
+async fn pool_or_skip() -> Option<PgPool> {
+    let Ok(url) = std::env::var("DATABASE_URL") else {
+        eprintln!("email_inbound: DATABASE_URL unset — skipping");
+        return None;
+    };
+    let pool = PgPoolOptions::new()
+        .max_connections(5)
+        .connect(&url)
+        .await
+        .expect("connect to DATABASE_URL");
+    sqlx::migrate!("../manager-core/migrations")
+        .run(&pool)
+        .await
+        .expect("apply migrations");
+    Some(pool)
+}
+
+async fn server_for(pool: PgPool, suffix: &str) -> (TestServer, String) {
+    use picloud_manager_core::auth::hash_password;
+    use picloud_shared::InstanceRole;
+
+    let unique = format!("{suffix}-{}", Uuid::new_v4().simple());
+    let auth = picloud::AuthDeps::from_pool(pool.clone());
+    let username = format!("eml-{unique}");
+    let hash = hash_password("pw").expect("hash");
+    auth.users
+        .create(&username, &hash, InstanceRole::Owner, None)
+        .await
+        .expect("seed admin");
+
+    let app = picloud::build_app(pool, auth, master_key())
+        .await
+        .expect("build_app");
+    let mut server = TestServer::new(app).expect("TestServer");
+    let resp = server
+        .post("/api/v1/admin/auth/login")
+        .json(&json!({ "username": username, "password": "pw" }))
+        .await;
+    resp.assert_status_ok();
+    let token = resp.json::<Value>()["token"]
+        .as_str()
+        .expect("login token")
+        .to_string();
+    server.add_header("authorization", format!("Bearer {token}"));
+
+    let slug = format!("eml-{unique}");
+    let created: Value = server
+        .post("/api/v1/admin/apps")
+        .json(&json!({ "slug": slug, "name": slug }))
+        .await
+        .json();
+    let app_id = created["id"].as_str().expect("app id").to_string();
+    (server, app_id)
+}
+
+async fn create_script(server: &TestServer, app_id: &str, name: &str, source: &str) -> String {
+    let created: Value = server
+        .post("/api/v1/admin/scripts")
+        .json(&json!({ "app_id": app_id, "name": name, "source": source }))
+        .await
+        .json();
+    created["id"].as_str().expect("script id").to_string()
+}
+
+const MARKER_HANDLER: &str = r#"
+    let e = ctx.event;
+    kv::collection("e2e_markers").set("marker", e);
+    #{ ok: true }
+"#;
+
+async fn create_email_trigger(
+    server: &TestServer,
+    app_id: &str,
+    script_id: &str,
+    secret: Option<&str>,
+) -> String {
+    let created: Value = server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/admin/apps/{app_id}/triggers/email"))
+        .json(&json!({ "script_id": script_id, "inbound_secret": secret }))
+        .await
+        .json();
+    created["id"].as_str().expect("trigger id").to_string()
+}
+
+fn sign(secret: &str, body: &str) -> String {
+    let mut mac = Hmac::<Sha256>::new_from_slice(secret.as_bytes()).expect("hmac key");
+    mac.update(body.as_bytes());
+    hex::encode(mac.finalize().into_bytes())
+}
+
+async fn poll_marker(pool: &PgPool, app_id: &str) -> Option<Value> {
+    let app_uuid = Uuid::parse_str(app_id).expect("app uuid");
+    for _ in 0..100 {
+        let row: Option<(Value,)> = sqlx::query_as(
+            "SELECT value FROM kv_entries \
+             WHERE app_id = $1 AND collection = 'e2e_markers' AND key = 'marker'",
+        )
+        .bind(app_uuid)
+        .fetch_optional(pool)
+        .await
+        .expect("query marker");
+        if let Some((value,)) = row {
+            return Some(value);
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+const BODY: &str = r#"{"from":"sender@external.com","to":["alice@myapp.com"],"cc":["bob@myapp.com"],"subject":"Re: question","text":"hello there","message_id":"<abc@external.com>"}"#;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn signed_post_accepts_and_fires_handler() {
+    let Some(pool) = pool_or_skip().await else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let (server, app_id) = server_for(pool.clone(), "signed").await;
+    let handler = create_script(&server, &app_id, "eml-handler", MARKER_HANDLER).await;
+    let trigger = create_email_trigger(&server, &app_id, &handler, Some("topsecret")).await;
+
+    let sig = sign("topsecret", BODY);
+    server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/email-inbound/{app_id}/{trigger}"))
+        .add_header("x-picloud-signature", sig)
+        .text(BODY)
+        .await
+        .assert_status(axum::http::StatusCode::ACCEPTED);
+
+    // Outbox row landed with source_kind = 'email'.
+    let app_uuid = Uuid::parse_str(&app_id).unwrap();
+    // The dispatcher deletes the row after delivery; instead assert the
+    // handler fired (which proves the email row was dispatched).
+    let event = poll_marker(&pool, &app_id).await.expect("handler fired");
+    assert_eq!(event["source"], "email");
+    assert_eq!(event["op"], "receive");
+    assert_eq!(event["email"]["from"], "sender@external.com");
+    assert_eq!(event["email"]["to"][0], "alice@myapp.com");
+    assert_eq!(event["email"]["cc"][0], "bob@myapp.com");
+    assert_eq!(event["email"]["subject"], "Re: question");
+    assert_eq!(event["email"]["text"], "hello there");
+    assert_eq!(event["email"]["message_id"], "<abc@external.com>");
+    let _ = app_uuid;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn missing_signature_is_401_when_secret_configured() {
+    let Some(pool) = pool_or_skip().await else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let (server, app_id) = server_for(pool, "nosig").await;
+    let handler = create_script(&server, &app_id, "h", MARKER_HANDLER).await;
+    let trigger = create_email_trigger(&server, &app_id, &handler, Some("topsecret")).await;
+
+    server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/email-inbound/{app_id}/{trigger}"))
+        .text(BODY)
+        .await
+        .assert_status(axum::http::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn wrong_signature_is_401() {
+    let Some(pool) = pool_or_skip().await else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let (server, app_id) = server_for(pool, "wrongsig").await;
+    let handler = create_script(&server, &app_id, "h", MARKER_HANDLER).await;
+    let trigger = create_email_trigger(&server, &app_id, &handler, Some("topsecret")).await;
+
+    server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/email-inbound/{app_id}/{trigger}"))
+        .add_header("x-picloud-signature", sign("WRONG", BODY))
+        .text(BODY)
+        .await
+        .assert_status(axum::http::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn unsigned_trigger_accepts_without_signature() {
+    let Some(pool) = pool_or_skip().await else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let (server, app_id) = server_for(pool, "unsigned").await;
+    let handler = create_script(&server, &app_id, "h", MARKER_HANDLER).await;
+    let trigger = create_email_trigger(&server, &app_id, &handler, None).await;
+
+    server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/email-inbound/{app_id}/{trigger}"))
+        .text(BODY)
+        .await
+        .assert_status(axum::http::StatusCode::ACCEPTED);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn unknown_trigger_is_404() {
+    let Some(pool) = pool_or_skip().await else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let (server, app_id) = server_for(pool, "missing").await;
+    let missing = Uuid::new_v4();
+    server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/email-inbound/{app_id}/{missing}"))
+        .text(BODY)
+        .await
+        .assert_status(axum::http::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn wrong_kind_trigger_is_404() {
+    let Some(pool) = pool_or_skip().await else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let (server, app_id) = server_for(pool, "wrongkind").await;
+    let handler = create_script(&server, &app_id, "h", MARKER_HANDLER).await;
+    // A KV trigger — not an email trigger.
+    let kv_trigger: Value = server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/admin/apps/{app_id}/triggers/kv"))
+        .json(&json!({ "script_id": handler, "collection_glob": "*" }))
+        .await
+        .json();
+    let kv_id = kv_trigger["id"].as_str().unwrap();
+    server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/email-inbound/{app_id}/{kv_id}"))
+        .text(BODY)
+        .await
+        .assert_status(axum::http::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn malformed_body_is_422() {
+    let Some(pool) = pool_or_skip().await else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let (server, app_id) = server_for(pool, "malformed").await;
+    let handler = create_script(&server, &app_id, "h", MARKER_HANDLER).await;
+    // Unsigned so we reach the parse step.
+    let trigger = create_email_trigger(&server, &app_id, &handler, None).await;
+    server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/email-inbound/{app_id}/{trigger}"))
+        .text("not json at all")
+        .await
+        .assert_status(axum::http::StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn cross_app_path_is_404() {
+    let Some(pool) = pool_or_skip().await else {
+        return;
+    };
+    // Two apps under the same server. A trigger created in app B must
+    // not be reachable via app A's path segment.
+    let (server, app_a) = server_for(pool.clone(), "xa").await;
+    let app_b: Value = server
+        .post("/api/v1/admin/apps")
+        .json(&json!({ "slug": format!("xb-{}", Uuid::new_v4().simple()), "name": "xb" }))
+        .await
+        .json();
+    let app_b_id = app_b["id"].as_str().unwrap().to_string();
+    let handler_b = create_script(&server, &app_b_id, "hb", MARKER_HANDLER).await;
+    let trigger_b = create_email_trigger(&server, &app_b_id, &handler_b, None).await;
+
+    // POST to app A's path with app B's trigger id → 404 (path-bound).
+    server
+        .post(&format!("/api/v1/email-inbound/{app_a}/{trigger_b}"))
+        .text(BODY)
+        .await
+        .assert_status(axum::http::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+}
diff --git a/crates/shared/src/trigger_event.rs b/crates/shared/src/trigger_event.rs
index ac79813..4f0d24e 100644
--- a/crates/shared/src/trigger_event.rs
+++ b/crates/shared/src/trigger_event.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,27 @@ pub enum TriggerEvent {
         published_at: DateTime<Utc>,
     },
 
+    /// An inbound email (POSTed to the webhook receiver by a configured
+    /// provider) fired this handler. v1.1.7. Carries the normalized
+    /// message; `text`/`html` are absent when the provider sent only the
+    /// other. Surfaced to scripts as `ctx.event.email`. Attachments are
+    /// deferred to v1.2.
+    Email {
+        from: String,
+        to: Vec<String>,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        cc: Vec<String>,
+        subject: String,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        text: Option<String>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        html: Option<String>,
+        received_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+        /// RFC 5322 Message-ID, when the provider supplied one.
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        message_id: Option<String>,
+    },
+
     /// A dead-letter row fired this handler. The original event is
     /// nested verbatim plus the dead-letter metadata the design notes
     /// §4 require.
@@ -213,6 +234,7 @@ impl TriggerEvent {
             Self::Cron { .. } => "cron",
             Self::Files { .. } => "files",
             Self::Pubsub { .. } => "pubsub",
+            Self::Email { .. } => "email",
             Self::DeadLetter { .. } => "dead_letter",
         }
     }
diff --git a/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts b/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
index 2897a93..7e0a8cd 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,14 @@ export interface DeadLetterRow {
 	resolution: 'replayed' | 'ignored' | 'handled_by_script' | 'handler_failed' | null;
 }
 
-export type TriggerKind = 'kv' | 'docs' | 'dead_letter' | 'cron' | 'files' | 'pubsub';
+export type TriggerKind =
+	| 'kv'
+	| 'docs'
+	| 'dead_letter'
+	| 'cron'
+	| 'files'
+	| 'pubsub'
+	| 'email';
 export type TriggerDispatchMode = 'sync' | 'async';
 
 /// Per-kind detail, tagged by `kind` to match the Rust serde shape.
@@ -221,7 +228,15 @@ export type TriggerDetails =
 	| { kind: 'dead_letter'; source_filter?: string; trigger_id_filter?: string; script_id_filter?: string }
 	| { kind: 'cron'; schedule: string; timezone: string; last_fired_at?: string | null }
 	| { kind: 'files'; collection_glob: string; ops: string[] }
-	| { kind: 'pubsub'; topic_pattern: string };
+	| { kind: 'pubsub'; topic_pattern: string }
+	| { kind: 'email'; has_inbound_secret: boolean };
+
+export interface CreateEmailTriggerInput {
+	script_id: string;
+	/// Shared HMAC secret; null/omitted means the receiver accepts
+	/// unsigned POSTs (URL secrecy is then the only guard).
+	inbound_secret?: string | null;
+}
 
 /// v1.1.5 file metadata as the admin files endpoint returns it.
 export interface FileMeta {
@@ -673,6 +688,11 @@ export const api = {
 				`/api/v1/admin/apps/${encodeURIComponent(idOrSlug)}/triggers/pubsub`,
 				{ method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(input) }
 			),
+		createEmail: (idOrSlug: string, input: CreateEmailTriggerInput) =>
+			adminRequest<Trigger>(
+				`/api/v1/admin/apps/${encodeURIComponent(idOrSlug)}/triggers/email`,
+				{ method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(input) }
+			),
 		remove: (idOrSlug: string, triggerId: string) =>
 			adminRequest<null>(
 				`/api/v1/admin/apps/${encodeURIComponent(idOrSlug)}/triggers/${triggerId}`,
diff --git a/dashboard/src/routes/apps/[slug]/+page.svelte b/dashboard/src/routes/apps/[slug]/+page.svelte
index b237473..8b49491 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/routes/apps/[slug]/+page.svelte
+++ b/dashboard/src/routes/apps/[slug]/+page.svelte
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@
 	let createPubsubTopic = $state('');
 	let creatingPubsub = $state(false);
 	let createPubsubError = $state<string | null>(null);
+	// Email triggers (v1.1.7).
+	let createEmailScriptId = $state('');
+	let createEmailSecret = $state('');
+	let creatingEmail = $state(false);
+	let createEmailError = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let triggerToRemove = $state<Trigger | null>(null);
 	let removingTrigger = $state(false);
 	// Endpoint scripts only — modules can't be trigger targets.
@@ -182,6 +187,34 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	async function submitCreateEmail(e: SubmitEvent) {
+		e.preventDefault();
+		if (!app) return;
+		creatingEmail = true;
+		createEmailError = null;
+		try {
+			await api.triggers.createEmail(app.id, {
+				script_id: createEmailScriptId,
+				inbound_secret: createEmailSecret.trim() === '' ? null : createEmailSecret
+			});
+			createEmailScriptId = '';
+			createEmailSecret = '';
+			await loadTriggers(app.id);
+		} catch (err) {
+			createEmailError =
+				err instanceof ApiError ? err.message : err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+		} finally {
+			creatingEmail = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// The inbound-email webhook URL for a given email trigger (shown so
+	// the operator can configure their provider).
+	function emailInboundUrl(triggerId: string): string {
+		if (!app) return '';
+		return `${window.location.origin}/api/v1/email-inbound/${app.id}/${triggerId}`;
+	}
+
 	async function confirmRemoveTrigger() {
 		if (!app || !triggerToRemove) return;
 		removingTrigger = true;
@@ -1099,6 +1132,59 @@
 				</div>
 			</form>
 
+
+			<h2>Email triggers</h2>
+			<p class="muted">
+				Fire an endpoint script when your email provider POSTs an inbound
+				message to PiCloud. Configure your provider (Mailgun / Postmark /
+				SendGrid / SES) to POST the generic JSON shape below to the trigger's
+				webhook URL. Set a shared secret to require an
+				<code>X-Picloud-Signature</code> HMAC-SHA256 (hex of the request body);
+				leave it blank to accept unsigned POSTs (URL secrecy only).
+			</p>
+			<details class="muted small">
+				<summary>Expected inbound JSON shape</summary>
+				<pre>{`{
+  "from": "sender@external.com",
+  "to": ["alice@myapp.com"],
+  "cc": [],
+  "subject": "...",
+  "text": "...",
+  "html": "...",
+  "message_id": "<abc@external.com>"
+}`}</pre>
+			</details>
+
+			<form class="create-form" onsubmit={submitCreateEmail}>
+				<div class="row">
+					<label>
+						<span>Target script</span>
+						<select bind:value={createEmailScriptId} required>
+							<option value="" disabled>Select an endpoint script…</option>
+							{#each endpointScripts as s (s.id)}
+								<option value={s.id}>{s.name}</option>
+							{/each}
+						</select>
+					</label>
+					<label class="grow">
+						<span>Inbound HMAC secret (optional)</span>
+						<input
+							type="password"
+							bind:value={createEmailSecret}
+							placeholder="leave blank to accept unsigned POSTs"
+						/>
+					</label>
+				</div>
+				{#if createEmailError}
+					<div class="error">{createEmailError}</div>
+				{/if}
+				<div class="actions">
+					<button type="submit" disabled={creatingEmail || !createEmailScriptId}>
+						{creatingEmail ? 'Creating…' : 'Create email trigger'}
+					</button>
+				</div>
+			</form>
+
 			{#if triggers.length === 0}
 				<p class="muted">No triggers in this app yet.</p>
 			{:else}
@@ -1118,6 +1204,11 @@
 									<span class="muted">— {t.details.ops.join(', ') || 'any op'}</span>
 								{:else if t.details.kind === 'pubsub'}
 									<code>{t.details.topic_pattern}</code>
+									{:else if t.details.kind === 'email'}
+										<span class="muted">
+											{t.details.has_inbound_secret ? 'signed (HMAC)' : 'unsigned'}
+										</span>
+										<code class="webhook-url">{emailInboundUrl(t.id)}</code>
 								{/if}
 								<span class="muted small">→ {t.script_id}</span>
 							</div>