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Search by data-wise — Agent Skill

Name: Search
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Data-Wise

This skill should be used when the user asks to "search email", "find email", "look for email", "email from", "email about", "did I get an email about", "find message from", "look for that email from", "any emails about", "search my inbox for", or wants to locate specific messages. Searches by keyword, sender, flags, or date using himalaya filter syntax.

Data-Wise 253ad4a 2.1 KB Updated Sep 10, 2026

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/himalaya:search - Search Emails

Search your email using himalaya's filter syntax with a friendly interface.

Usage

/himalaya:search meeting            # Search by keyword (subject/body)
/himalaya:search from:alice         # Search by sender
/himalaya:search --unread           # Only unread messages
/himalaya:search --flagged          # Only starred/flagged messages
/himalaya:search from:boss meeting  # Combine sender + keyword

When Invoked

Parse the user's query into himalaya filter syntax:
- Plain keyword → subject <keyword> or body <keyword>
- from:<sender> → from <sender>
- to:<recipient> → to <recipient>
- --unread → not flag Seen
- --flagged → flag Flagged
- Date hints ("last week", "yesterday") → after <date>
- Combine with and/or as appropriate
Call search_emails MCP tool with the constructed query
Format results as a table
Offer follow-up actions

Output Format

🔍 Search: "from alice meeting" (5 results)

| # | From | Subject | Date | Flags |
|---|------|---------|------|-------|
| 1 | alice@co | Q2 planning meeting | Feb 24 | ⭐ |
| 2 | alice@co | Meeting notes | Feb 20 | |
| 3 | alice@co | Re: Team meeting | Feb 18 | ✓ |
| 4 | alice@co | Meeting agenda | Feb 15 | |
| 5 | alice@co | Meeting request | Feb 10 | ✓ |

→ "Read #1" to view full email
→ "Refine: after Feb 20" to narrow results
→ "/himalaya:triage" to classify these results

No Results

If no results are found, suggest alternatives:

🔍 No results for "from alice invoice"

Try:
→ Broader search: "invoice" (remove sender filter)
→ Different folder: "search invoice in Sent"
→ Check spelling: did you mean "alice@company.com"?

---name: searchdescription: This skill should be used when the user asks to "search email", "find email", "look for email", "email from", "email about", "did I get an email about", "find message from", "look for that email from", "any emails about", "search my inbox for", or wants to locate specific messages. Searches by keyword, sender, flags, or date using himalaya filter syntax.---# /himalaya:search - Search EmailsSearch your email using himalaya's filter syntax with a friendly interface.## Usage```/himalaya:search meeting # Search by keyword (subject/body)/himalaya:search from:alice # Search by sender/himalaya:search --unread # Only unread messages/himalaya:search --flagged # Only starred/flagged messages/himalaya:search from:boss meeting # Combine sender + keyword```## When Invoked1. Parse the user's query into himalaya filter syntax: - Plain keyword → `subject <keyword> or body <keyword>` - `from:<sender>` → `from <sender>` - `to:<recipient>` → `to <recipient>` - `--unread` → `not flag Seen` - `--flagged` → `flag Flagged` - Date hints ("last week", "yesterday") → `after <date>` - Combine with `and`/`or` as appropriate2. Call `search_emails` MCP tool with the constructed query3. Format results as a table4. Offer follow-up actions## Output Format```🔍 Search: "from alice meeting" (5 results)| # | From | Subject | Date | Flags ||---|------|---------|------|-------|| 1 | alice@co | Q2 planning meeting | Feb 24 | ⭐ || 2 | alice@co | Meeting notes | Feb 20 | || 3 | alice@co | Re: Team meeting | Feb 18 | ✓ || 4 | alice@co | Meeting agenda | Feb 15 | || 5 | alice@co | Meeting request | Feb 10 | ✓ |→ "Read #1" to view full email→ "Refine: after Feb 20" to narrow results→ "/himalaya:triage" to classify these results```## No ResultsIf no results are found, suggest alternatives:```🔍 No results for "from alice invoice"Try:→ Broader search: "invoice" (remove sender filter)→ Different folder: "search invoice in Sent"→ Check spelling: did you mean "alice@company.com"?```

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