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himalaya

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Himalaya CLI for IMAP/SMTP mail: list, read, search, compose, reply, forward, copy, move, delete.

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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

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

himalaya folder list
himalaya envelope list
himalaya message read <id>
himalaya envelope list from alice@example.com subject invoice

Write

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

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.

PilotDeck Migration Note

  • Source: /var/folders/27/xyyzc_n172l3jjmnxgqmhhzh0000gn/T/tmp.AyWDWGKoS4/openclaw/skills/himalaya
  • Review status: candidate for PilotDeck native skills pack.
  • Platform-specific OpenClaw/Hermes metadata was removed or should be ignored during review.