# Himalaya

> Himalaya CLI for IMAP/SMTP mail: list, read, search, compose, reply, forward, copy, move, delete.

- Skill: `openbmb/himalaya` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add openbmb/himalaya`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/openbmb/himalaya/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: OpenBMB (https://skillmd.com/u/openbmb)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/openbmb/himalaya

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# Himalaya

Use `himalaya` for IMAP/SMTP email from shell.

## References

- `references/configuration.md`: account config, auth, backend setup.
- `references/message-composition.md`: MML compose syntax.

## Setup

```bash
himalaya --version
himalaya account configure
```

Config path: `~/.config/himalaya/config.toml`.

Prefer password managers/keyrings for credentials; do not paste secrets into chat/logs.

## Read/search

```bash
himalaya folder list
himalaya envelope list
himalaya message read <id>
himalaya envelope list from alice@example.com subject invoice
```

## Write

```bash
himalaya message write
himalaya template write
himalaya template send < /tmp/message.txt
himalaya message reply <id>
himalaya message forward <id>
```

Use MML for attachments and rich messages; read `references/message-composition.md` first.

## Organize

```bash
himalaya message copy <id> <folder>
himalaya message move <id> <folder>
himalaya message delete <id>
himalaya flag add <id> --flag seen
himalaya flag remove <id> --flag seen
```

## Safety

- Confirm before sending, deleting, or moving many messages.
- Use `--account` when multiple accounts exist.
- Quote exact message IDs in summaries.

## PilotDeck Migration Note

- Source: /var/folders/27/xyyzc_n172l3jjmnxgqmhhzh0000gn/T/tmp.AyWDWGKoS4/openclaw/skills/himalaya
- Review status: candidate for PilotDeck native skills pack.
- Platform-specific OpenClaw/Hermes metadata was removed or should be ignored during review.