# Himalaya CLI Email Client for IMAP SMTP and Notmuch

> Himalaya is a CLI email client written in Rust that supports IMAP, Maildir, and Notmuch backends for reading mail, and SMTP and Sendmail for sending. It features multi-account configuration, PGP encryption, OAuth 2.0, system keyring integration, and JSON output for scripting and agent automation.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/himalaya-cli-email-client-for-imap-smtp-and-notmuch` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/himalaya-cli-email-client-for-imap-smtp-and-notmuch`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/himalaya-cli-email-client-for-imap-smtp-and-notmuch/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/himalaya-cli-email-client-for-imap-smtp-and-notmuch

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# Himalaya CLI Email Client for IMAP SMTP and Notmuch

Himalaya is a CLI email client written in Rust that supports IMAP, Maildir, and Notmuch backends for reading mail, and SMTP and Sendmail for sending. It features multi-account configuration, PGP encryption, OAuth 2.0, system keyring integration, and JSON output for scripting and agent automation.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- cargo install himalaya --locked
- cargo install himalaya --locked --no-default-features --features imap
- cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya.git
- git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/himalaya-git.git

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- interactive via **wizard** (requires wizard feature)
- **IMAP** backend (requires imap feature)
- **Maildir** backend (requires maildir feature)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### Pre-built binary
- Himalaya CLI can be installed with the install.sh installer:
- *As root:*

- Source: https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pimalaya/himalaya/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/himalaya-cli-email-client-imap-smtp-notmuch/)