Himalaya Mail CLI

What this skill does

• •Send and receive email via IMAP/SMTP from the terminal
• •Perform advanced searches across folders and message metadata
• •Compose rich messages using MML syntax for attachments
• •Execute folder operations like moving, copying, and deleting emails
• •Manage flag states like seen or unseen status programmatically

When to use it

• ✓When you need to automate email alerts or notifications from a terminal
• ✓When you want to search through your inbox without leaving your IDE
• ✓When you need to script a reply or forward workflow for specific tickets
• ✓When you prefer a lightweight, keyboard-driven alternative to web clients

When not to use it

• ✕When you require a GUI for viewing complex HTML-heavy newsletters
• ✕When you need to manage multiple high-traffic corporate inboxes simultaneously

How to invoke it

Example prompts that trigger this skill:

• “List all messages in my primary inbox using Himalaya.”
• “Search for the latest invoice emails from [email protected].”
• “Reply to message ID 42 with a confirmation notice.”
• “Move the email with ID 105 to the Archive folder.”
• “Read the content of the most recent message in my inbox.”

Example workflow

1. Run 'himalaya account configure' to link your IMAP/SMTP credentials.
2. Execute 'himalaya envelope list' to view the inbox message IDs.
3. Run 'himalaya message read <id>' to inspect a specific email content.
4. Draft a reply using 'himalaya message reply <id>'.
5. Send the drafted message through the configured SMTP provider.

Prerequisites

• –Active IMAP/SMTP email account credentials
• –System keyring or password manager for secure secret storage

Pitfalls & limitations

• !Commands can inadvertently execute shell-level actions, so always verify IDs before mass deletions.
• !MML syntax requires familiarity to correctly format complex attachments.
• !Requires manual configuration of TOML files which can be brittle if credentials change.

FAQ

How it compares

Himalaya replaces manual web-interface clicking with precise, scriptable CLI commands, turning email management into a standard command-line utility workflow.

Source & trust

From the source: “# Himalaya Use `himalaya` for IMAP/SMTP email from shell. ## References - `references/configuration.md`: account config, auth, backend setup. - `references/message-composition.md`: MML compose syntax. ## Setup ```bash himalaya --version himalaya account configure ``` Config path: `~/.config/himalaya…”

# Himalaya

Use `himalaya` for IMAP/SMTP email from shell.

## References

- `references/configuration.md`: account config, auth, backend setup.
- `references/message-composition.md`: MML compose syntax.

## Setup

```bash
himalaya --version
himalaya account configure
```

Config path: `~/.config/himalaya/config.toml`.

Prefer password managers/keyrings for credentials; do not paste secrets into chat/logs.

## Read/search

```bash
himalaya folder list
himalaya envelope list
himalaya message read <id>
himalaya envelope list from [email protected] subject invoice
```

## Write

```bash
himalaya message write
himalaya template write
himalaya template send < /tmp/message.txt
himalaya message reply <id>
himalaya message forward <id>
```

Use MML for attachments and rich messages; read `references/message-composition.md` first.

## Organize

```bash
himalaya message copy <id> <folder>
himalaya message move <id> <folder>
himalaya message delete <id>
himalaya flag add <id> --flag seen
himalaya flag remove <id> --flag seen
```

## Safety

- Confirm before sending, deleting, or moving many messages.
- Use `--account` when multiple accounts exist.
- Quote exact message IDs in summaries.

Quoted from openclaw/openclaw for reference — see the original for the authoritative, latest version.

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