# Himalaya

> CLI to manage emails via IMAP/SMTP. Use `himalaya` to list, read, write, reply, forward, search, and organize emails from the terminal. Supports multiple accounts and message composition with MML (MIME Meta Language).

- Skill: `cowork-os/himalaya` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add cowork-os/himalaya`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/cowork-os/himalaya/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: cowork-os (https://skillmd.com/u/cowork-os)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/cowork-os/himalaya

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# Himalaya

## Purpose

CLI to manage emails via IMAP/SMTP. Use `himalaya` to list, read, write, reply, forward, search, and organize emails from the terminal. Supports multiple accounts and message composition with MML (MIME Meta Language).

## Routing

- Use when: Use when the user asks to cLI to manage emails via IMAP/SMTP. Use himalaya to list, read, write, reply, forward, search, and organize emails from the terminal. Supports multiple accounts and message composition with MML MIME Meta Language.
- Do not use when: Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead. Avoid using in non-interactive environments unless automation can fully satisfy prompts.
- Outputs: Outcome from Himalaya: task-specific result plus concrete action notes.
- Success criteria: Returns concrete actions and decisions matching the requested task, with no fabricated tool-side behavior.

## Trigger Examples

### Positive

- Use the himalaya skill for this request.
- Help me with himalaya.
- Use when the user asks to cLI to manage emails via IMAP/SMTP. Use himalaya to list, read, write, reply, forward, search, and organize emails from the terminal. Supports multiple accounts and message composition with MML MIME Meta Language.
- Himalaya: provide an actionable result.

### Negative

- Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead. Avoid using in non-interactive environments unless automation can fully satisfy prompts.
- Do not use himalaya for unrelated requests.
- This request is outside himalaya scope.
- This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.

## Runtime Prompt

- Current runtime prompt length: 3935 characters.
- Runtime prompt is defined directly in `../himalaya.json`.