How do I install the Himalaya skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/himalaya-5 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.

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Is Himalaya free to use?

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Who published Himalaya?

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Himalaya by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Himalaya
Author: tomevault-io

File contents

Himalaya Email CLI

Himalaya is a terminal email client using IMAP/SMTP backends.

Prerequisites

Himalaya installed (himalaya --version)
Config at ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml
IMAP/SMTP credentials configured

Quick Setup

Run the wizard:

himalaya account configure

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"

Common Operations

List & Read

# List folders
himalaya folder list

# List emails in INBOX
himalaya envelope list

# List emails in folder
himalaya envelope list --folder "Sent"

# Search emails
himalaya envelope list from john@example.com subject meeting

# Read email by ID
himalaya message read 42

Write & Reply

# Interactive compose
himalaya message write

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

Hello from Himalaya!
EOF

# Reply to email
himalaya message reply 42

# Reply-all
himalaya message reply 42 --all

# Forward
himalaya message forward 42

Organize

# Move to folder
himalaya message move 42 "Archive"

# Copy to folder
himalaya message copy 42 "Important"

# Delete
himalaya message delete 42

# Mark as read
himalaya flag add 42 --flag seen

# Mark as unread
himalaya flag remove 42 --flag seen

Multiple Accounts

# List accounts
himalaya account list

# Use specific account
himalaya --account work envelope list

Attachments

# Download attachments
himalaya attachment download 42

# Save to directory
himalaya attachment download 42 --dir ~/Downloads

JSON Output

himalaya envelope list --output json

Converted and distributed by TomeVault — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

---name: himalaya-5description: CLI email client via IMAP/SMTP. List, read, write, reply, and organize emails. Use when this capability is needed.---# Himalaya Email CLIHimalaya is a terminal email client using IMAP/SMTP backends.## Prerequisites1. Himalaya installed (`himalaya --version`)2. Config at `~/.config/himalaya/config.toml`3. IMAP/SMTP credentials configured## Quick SetupRun the wizard:```bashhimalaya account configure```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"```## Common Operations### List & Read```bash# List foldershimalaya folder list# List emails in INBOXhimalaya envelope list# List emails in folderhimalaya envelope list --folder "Sent"# Search emailshimalaya envelope list from john@example.com subject meeting# Read email by IDhimalaya message read 42```### Write & Reply```bash# Interactive composehimalaya message write# Send directlycat << 'EOF' | himalaya template sendFrom: you@example.comTo: recipient@example.comSubject: TestHello from Himalaya!EOF# Reply to emailhimalaya message reply 42# Reply-allhimalaya message reply 42 --all# Forwardhimalaya message forward 42```### Organize```bash# Move to folderhimalaya message move 42 "Archive"# Copy to folderhimalaya message copy 42 "Important"# Deletehimalaya message delete 42# Mark as readhimalaya flag add 42 --flag seen# Mark as unreadhimalaya flag remove 42 --flag seen```### Multiple Accounts```bash# List accountshimalaya account list# Use specific accounthimalaya --account work envelope list```### Attachments```bash# Download attachmentshimalaya attachment download 42# Save to directoryhimalaya attachment download 42 --dir ~/Downloads```## JSON Output```bashhimalaya envelope list --output json```---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/aidiss) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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