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Nylas CLI by nylas — Agent Skill

Name: Nylas CLI
Author: nylas

Nylas CLI

Use the Nylas CLI to manage email, calendar, contacts, and Notetaker from the terminal. Use when user asks about Nylas CLI commands, nylas init, nylas email, nylas calendar, nylas contacts, nylas auth, nylas agent, agent accounts, nylas mcp, nylas notetaker, nylas otp, nylas tui, nylas air, nylas audit, nylas doctor, or terminal-based email/calendar management. DO NOT use for Nylas API SDK integration.

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Nylas CLI Reference

Email, calendar, contacts, and Notetaker from your terminal. One CLI for Google, Microsoft, IMAP, and meeting-bot workflows.

Documentation

Official CLI docs source: https://cli.nylas.com/docs/commands. Use the bundled rule files below and AGENTS.md as the working reference for agent actions.

Rules

Read individual rule files for command references. For the full compiled reference, read AGENTS.md.

Setup & Configuration (CRITICAL)

rules/setup-install.md — Installation, init (with SSO shortcuts), global flags, config management, env vars, shell completion, self-update, nylas doctor diagnostics

Authentication (CRITICAL)

rules/auth-commands.md — Login, whoami, list, show, switch, logout, add/remove/revoke grants, token, scopes, providers, detect, migrate

Email (HIGH)

rules/email-commands.md — Read, send, search, mark, smart-compose, AI analyze, metadata, attachments, folders, threads, drafts, templates, scheduled

Calendar (HIGH)

rules/calendar-commands.md — Events CRUD, RSVP, availability, find-time, AI scheduling/analyze/conflicts/reschedule

Contacts (MEDIUM)

rules/contacts-commands.md — CRUD, search, sync, groups

Agent Accounts (HIGH)

rules/agent-commands.md — Managed email identities for AI agents: nylas agent account|policy|rule|status and nylas workspace (groups accounts, attaches policies + condition/action rules)

Webhooks (HIGH)

rules/webhooks-commands.md — CRUD, triggers, test events, local webhook server

Dashboard (MEDIUM)

rules/dashboard-commands.md — Account (register/login/SSO/logout), apps, API keys, organizations

MCP & AI (HIGH)

rules/mcp-ai-commands.md — MCP install/status/serve for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, or all assistants; AI config (usage/budget)

Notetaker (MEDIUM)

rules/notetaker-commands.md — AI meeting bot list/create/show/media/delete workflows

OTP Codes (MEDIUM)

rules/otp-commands.md — Retrieve/watch 2FA one-time-password codes from email: nylas otp get|watch|list|messages

Audit Logging (MEDIUM)

rules/audit-commands.md — Init, enable/disable, view logs/summary, export, config

Tools & Interfaces (LOW)

rules/tools-interfaces.md — TUI, UI, Air web client, demo mode, nylas commands metadata, timezone utilities

Advanced Families (LOW)

rules/advanced-commands.md — Admin, scheduler, timezone, workflows, hosted templates, and GPG-related email feature docs

---name: nylas-clidescription: Use the Nylas CLI to manage email, calendar, contacts, and Notetaker from the terminal. Use when user asks about Nylas CLI commands, nylas init, nylas email, nylas calendar, nylas contacts, nylas auth, nylas agent, agent accounts, nylas mcp, nylas notetaker, nylas otp, nylas tui, nylas air, nylas audit, nylas doctor, or terminal-based email/calendar management. DO NOT use for Nylas API SDK integration.license: MIT---# Nylas CLI ReferenceEmail, calendar, contacts, and Notetaker from your terminal. One CLI for Google, Microsoft, IMAP, and meeting-bot workflows.## DocumentationOfficial CLI docs source: **https://cli.nylas.com/docs/commands**.Use the bundled rule files below and `AGENTS.md` as the working reference for agent actions.## RulesRead individual rule files for command references. For the full compiled reference, read `AGENTS.md`.### Setup & Configuration (CRITICAL)- [`rules/setup-install.md`](rules/setup-install.md) — Installation, init (with SSO shortcuts), global flags, config management, env vars, shell completion, self-update, `nylas doctor` diagnostics### Authentication (CRITICAL)- [`rules/auth-commands.md`](rules/auth-commands.md) — Login, whoami, list, show, switch, logout, add/remove/revoke grants, token, scopes, providers, detect, migrate### Email (HIGH)- [`rules/email-commands.md`](rules/email-commands.md) — Read, send, search, mark, smart-compose, AI analyze, metadata, attachments, folders, threads, drafts, templates, scheduled### Calendar (HIGH)- [`rules/calendar-commands.md`](rules/calendar-commands.md) — Events CRUD, RSVP, availability, find-time, AI scheduling/analyze/conflicts/reschedule### Contacts (MEDIUM)- [`rules/contacts-commands.md`](rules/contacts-commands.md) — CRUD, search, sync, groups### Agent Accounts (HIGH)- [`rules/agent-commands.md`](rules/agent-commands.md) — Managed email identities for AI agents: `nylas agent account|policy|rule|status` and `nylas workspace` (groups accounts, attaches policies + condition/action rules)### Webhooks (HIGH)- [`rules/webhooks-commands.md`](rules/webhooks-commands.md) — CRUD, triggers, test events, local webhook server### Dashboard (MEDIUM)- [`rules/dashboard-commands.md`](rules/dashboard-commands.md) — Account (register/login/SSO/logout), apps, API keys, organizations### MCP & AI (HIGH)- [`rules/mcp-ai-commands.md`](rules/mcp-ai-commands.md) — MCP install/status/serve for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, or all assistants; AI config (usage/budget)### Notetaker (MEDIUM)- [`rules/notetaker-commands.md`](rules/notetaker-commands.md) — AI meeting bot list/create/show/media/delete workflows### OTP Codes (MEDIUM)- [`rules/otp-commands.md`](rules/otp-commands.md) — Retrieve/watch 2FA one-time-password codes from email: `nylas otp get|watch|list|messages`### Audit Logging (MEDIUM)- [`rules/audit-commands.md`](rules/audit-commands.md) — Init, enable/disable, view logs/summary, export, config### Tools & Interfaces (LOW)- [`rules/tools-interfaces.md`](rules/tools-interfaces.md) — TUI, UI, Air web client, demo mode, `nylas commands` metadata, timezone utilities### Advanced Families (LOW)- [`rules/advanced-commands.md`](rules/advanced-commands.md) — Admin, scheduler, timezone, workflows, hosted templates, and GPG-related email feature docs

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