How do I install the Himalaya skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add foxl-ai/himalaya in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Himalaya skill do?

CLI email client via IMAP/SMTP - list, read, write, reply, search It is listed under Productivity on SkillMD.

Is Himalaya safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Himalaya?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Himalaya free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Himalaya?

foxl-ai (@foxl-ai) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Himalaya by foxl-ai — Agent Skill

Name: Himalaya
Author: foxl-ai

File contents

Himalaya Email CLI

Manage emails from the terminal using IMAP/SMTP.

Setup

brew install himalaya
himalaya account configure  # Interactive wizard

Or create ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml:

[accounts.personal]
email = "you@example.com"
display-name = "Your Name"
default = true

backend.type = "imap"
backend.host = "imap.example.com"
backend.port = 993
backend.encryption.type = "tls"
backend.login = "you@example.com"
backend.auth.type = "password"
backend.auth.cmd = "pass show email/imap"

message.send.backend.type = "smtp"
message.send.backend.host = "smtp.example.com"
message.send.backend.port = 587
message.send.backend.encryption.type = "start-tls"
message.send.backend.login = "you@example.com"
message.send.backend.auth.type = "password"
message.send.backend.auth.cmd = "pass show email/smtp"

List Emails

himalaya envelope list                    # INBOX
himalaya envelope list --folder "Sent"    # Specific folder
himalaya envelope list --page 1 --page-size 20

Search

himalaya envelope list from john@example.com subject meeting

Read Email

himalaya message read 42
himalaya message export 42 --full  # Raw MIME

Reply/Forward

himalaya message reply 42
himalaya message reply 42 --all
himalaya message forward 42

Write New Email

himalaya message write  # Opens $EDITOR

# Or send directly
cat << 'EOF' | himalaya template send
From: you@example.com
To: recipient@example.com
Subject: Test

Hello from Himalaya!
EOF

Move/Copy/Delete

himalaya message move 42 "Archive"
himalaya message copy 42 "Important"
himalaya message delete 42

Flags

himalaya flag add 42 --flag seen
himalaya flag remove 42 --flag seen

Attachments

himalaya attachment download 42
himalaya attachment download 42 --dir ~/Downloads

Multiple Accounts

himalaya account list
himalaya --account work envelope list

---name: himalayadescription: CLI email client via IMAP/SMTP - list, read, write, reply, search---# Himalaya Email CLIManage emails from the terminal using IMAP/SMTP.## Setup```bashbrew install himalayahimalaya account configure # Interactive wizard```Or create `~/.config/himalaya/config.toml`:```toml[accounts.personal]email = "you@example.com"display-name = "Your Name"default = truebackend.type = "imap"backend.host = "imap.example.com"backend.port = 993backend.encryption.type = "tls"backend.login = "you@example.com"backend.auth.type = "password"backend.auth.cmd = "pass show email/imap"message.send.backend.type = "smtp"message.send.backend.host = "smtp.example.com"message.send.backend.port = 587message.send.backend.encryption.type = "start-tls"message.send.backend.login = "you@example.com"message.send.backend.auth.type = "password"message.send.backend.auth.cmd = "pass show email/smtp"```## List Emails```bashhimalaya envelope list # INBOXhimalaya envelope list --folder "Sent" # Specific folderhimalaya envelope list --page 1 --page-size 20```## Search```bashhimalaya envelope list from john@example.com subject meeting```## Read Email```bashhimalaya message read 42himalaya message export 42 --full # Raw MIME```## Reply/Forward```bashhimalaya message reply 42himalaya message reply 42 --allhimalaya message forward 42```## Write New Email```bashhimalaya message write # Opens $EDITOR# Or send directlycat << 'EOF' | himalaya template sendFrom: you@example.comTo: recipient@example.comSubject: TestHello from Himalaya!EOF```## Move/Copy/Delete```bashhimalaya message move 42 "Archive"himalaya message copy 42 "Important"himalaya message delete 42```## Flags```bashhimalaya flag add 42 --flag seenhimalaya flag remove 42 --flag seen```## Attachments```bashhimalaya attachment download 42himalaya attachment download 42 --dir ~/Downloads```## Multiple Accounts```bashhimalaya account listhimalaya --account work envelope list```

Frequently asked questions

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