fuyuxiang Email Assistant
Two options: Himalaya CLI (modern, Rust-based) or Python imaplib fallback.
Option A: Himalaya (Recommended)
brew install himalaya # or cargo install himalaya
himalaya account configure
Read
himalaya envelope list
himalaya envelope list --folder INBOX --page-size 10
himalaya message read <id>
Search
himalaya envelope list --folder INBOX subject "weekly report"
himalaya envelope list from "boss@company.com"
Send
himalaya message write
# Or via template:
himalaya template write | himalaya message send
Reply/Forward
himalaya message reply <id>
himalaya message forward <id>
Option B: Python Fallback
Environment variables:
export ECHO_EMAIL_HOST=imap.gmail.com
export ECHO_EMAIL_USER=user@gmail.com
export ECHO_EMAIL_PASS=app-password
export ECHO_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
export ECHO_SMTP_PORT=587
python3 scripts/email_client.py list --host imap.example.com --user me@example.com --password xxx --count 10
python3 scripts/email_client.py search --host imap.example.com --user me@example.com --password xxx "urgent"
python3 scripts/email_client.py send --smtp-host smtp.example.com --user me@example.com --password xxx --to "a@b.com" --subject "Hi" --body "Content"
Common Workflows
- Morning email digest: fetch unread, summarize subjects
- Draft reply: compose response based on context
- Search by sender/date/subject
Security
- Store credentials in environment variables, never in chat
- Use app-specific passwords (Gmail requires this)
- Consider OAuth2 for production use