| name | help |
| description | This skill should be used when the user asks for "email help", "himalaya help", "email commands", "what can you do with email", "email features", "how do I use email", "what email tools are available", "show email capabilities", or wants to discover available email capabilities. Help hub for browsing all tools, prompts, skills, and workflows. |
| triggers | ["email help","himalaya help","email commands","what can you do with email","email features","how do I use email"] |
/himalaya:help - Email Help Hub
Single entry point for discovering all email commands, tools, prompts, and workflows.
Usage
/himalaya:help # Overview of all capabilities
/himalaya:help tools # All 29 MCP tools with usage
/himalaya:help prompts # All 7 MCP prompts
/himalaya:help resources # All 3 MCP resources
/himalaya:help <command> # Detail for a specific tool (e.g. "search_emails")
/himalaya:help workflows # Common workflow patterns
/himalaya:help quick # One-line reference table
When Invoked (No Args) — Overview
Display the hub overview:
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| EMAIL HELP HUB |
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| Privacy-first email for Claude — 29 tools, 7 prompts, |
| 3 resources, 16 skills, 2 hooks |
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| TOOLS (29) |
| Inbox ....... list_emails, search_emails |
| Read ........ read_email, read_email_html, |
| read_email_raw, render_email |
| Info ........ get_unread_count, list_starred |
| Folders ..... list_folders, create_folder, |
| delete_folder |
| Manage ...... flag_email, move_email |
| Snooze ...... snooze_email, list_snoozed_emails |
| Compose ..... compose_email, draft_reply, send_email |
| Attachments . list_attachments, download_attachment |
| Calendar .... extract_calendar_event, |
| create_calendar_event |
| Threads ..... list_threads, read_thread |
| Actions ..... export_to_markdown, create_action_item |
| Adapters .... copy_to_clipboard, create_reminder |
| Diagnostics . health_check |
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| PROMPTS (7) |
| triage_inbox, summarize_email, daily_email_digest, |
| weekly_email_digest, draft_reply, morning_briefing, |
| inbox_check |
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| RESOURCES (3) |
| email://inbox, email://folders, email://message/{id} |
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| SKILLS (16) |
| /himalaya:inbox, /himalaya:triage, /himalaya:digest, |
| /himalaya:reply, /himalaya:compose, /himalaya:attachments, |
| /himalaya:forward, /himalaya:export, /himalaya:threads, |
| /himalaya:search, /himalaya:manage, /himalaya:stats, |
| /himalaya:config, /himalaya:help, /himalaya:morning, |
| /himalaya:respond |
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| HOOKS (2) |
| session ...... Context injection at conversation start |
| pre-send .... Preview gate before send/compose |
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| /himalaya:help tools Detailed tool reference |
| /himalaya:help prompts Prompt usage guide |
| /himalaya:help workflows Common email patterns |
| /himalaya:help quick One-line cheat sheet |
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When Invoked with "tools"
Display all 29 tools grouped by category:
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| TOOLS REFERENCE |
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| INBOX & SEARCH |
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| list_emails |
| List emails in a folder with envelope data |
| Params: folder?, page_size?, page?, account? |
| Example: "Show my last 10 emails" |
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| search_emails |
| Search using himalaya filter syntax |
| Params: query (required), folder?, account? |
| Example: "Find emails from Alice about invoices" |
| Syntax: subject, from, to, body, date, before, |
| after, flag — combine with and/or/not |
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| get_unread_count |
| Get number of unread emails in a folder |
| Params: folder?, account? |
| Example: "How many unread emails do I have?" |
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| list_starred |
| List flagged/starred emails |
| Params: folder?, account? |
| Example: "Show my starred emails" |
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| READING |
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| read_email |
| Read message body (plain text) |
| Params: id (required), folder?, account? |
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| read_email_html |
| Read message body (HTML) |
| Params: id (required), folder?, account? |
| Use for: newsletters, formatted emails |
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| read_email_raw |
| Read raw MIME source including headers |
| Params: id (required), folder?, account? |
| Use for: forensics, .eml export |
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| render_email |
| Read body as clean markdown |
| Params: id (required), folder?, account? |
| Use for: HTML emails without clutter |
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| FOLDERS |
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| list_folders |
| List all email folders/mailboxes |
| Params: account? |
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| create_folder |
| Create a new folder |
| Params: name (required), account? |
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| delete_folder |
| Delete folder (safety gate: confirm=true) |
| Params: name (required), confirm?, account? |
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| MANAGING |
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| flag_email |
| Add/remove flags: Seen, Flagged, Answered, |
| Deleted, Draft |
| Params: id, flags[], action (add/remove), |
| folder?, account? |
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| move_email |
| Move to folder: Archive, Trash, Spam, etc. |
| Params: id, target_folder (required), |
| folder?, account? |
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| SNOOZE |
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| snooze_email |
| Snooze email until specified time |
| Params: id, snoozeUntil (required), folder?, |
| account?, subject? |
| Shorthand: tomorrow, monday, 2h, 1d |
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| list_snoozed_emails |
| List active and expired snoozes |
| Params: none |
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| COMPOSE |
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| compose_email |
| Compose new email (safety gate: confirm=true) |
| Params: to, subject, body (required), |
| cc?, bcc?, confirm?, account? |
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| draft_reply |
| Generate reply template (does NOT send) |
| Params: id, body?, reply_all?, folder?, account? |
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| send_email |
| Send with two-phase safety gate |
| Params: template, confirm? (must be true to send), |
| account? |
| SAFETY: without confirm=true, shows preview only |
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| ATTACHMENTS |
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| list_attachments |
| List attachments (filename, MIME, size) |
| Params: id (required), folder?, account? |
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| download_attachment |
| Download specific attachment to temp dir |
| Params: id, filename (required), folder?, account? |
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| CALENDAR |
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| extract_calendar_event |
| Parse ICS calendar invite from email |
| Params: id (required), folder?, account? |
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| create_calendar_event |
| Create Apple Calendar event (macOS, confirm=true) |
| Params: summary, dtstart, dtend (required), |
| location?, description?, confirm? |
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| ACTIONS |
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| export_to_markdown |
| Export as markdown with YAML frontmatter |
| Params: id (required), folder?, account? |
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| create_action_item |
| Extract todos, deadlines, commitments |
| Params: id (required), folder?, account? |
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| THREADS |
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| list_threads |
| List email threads grouped by conversation |
| Params: folder?, page_size?, account? |
| Example: "Show my email conversations" |
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| read_thread |
| Read all messages in a thread chronologically |
| Params: thread_id (required), folder?, account? |
| Example: "Show me the full thread about project X" |
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| ADAPTERS |
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| copy_to_clipboard |
| Copy text to system clipboard |
| Params: text (required) |
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| create_reminder |
| Create reminder in Apple Reminders (macOS) |
| Params: title (required), notes?, dueDate?, |
| priority? |
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| DIAGNOSTICS |
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| health_check |
| Check per-account IMAP connectivity |
| Params: account? (defaults to all) |
| Example: "Run a health check on my email accounts" |
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| /himalaya:help <tool_name> Detail for specific tool |
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When Invoked with "prompts"
Display all 7 prompts:
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| PROMPTS REFERENCE |
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| triage_inbox |
| Classify emails as Actionable / FYI / Skip |
| Params: count? (default: "10") |
| Output: Table with classification + suggested actions |
| "Triage my last 20 emails" |
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| summarize_email |
| One-sentence summary + action items + priority |
| Params: id (required), folder? |
| "Summarize email 42" |
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| daily_email_digest |
| Markdown digest grouped by priority |
| Params: (none) |
| "Give me today's email digest" |
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| weekly_email_digest |
| Markdown digest grouped by day and priority |
| Params: (none) |
| "Give me this week's email digest" |
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| draft_reply |
| Guided reply with tone control |
| Params: id (required), tone?, instructions? |
| Tones: professional, casual, brief, detailed |
| "Reply casually to email 42" |
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| morning_briefing |
| Morning email briefing with urgency classification |
| Params: account? |
| Categories: Needs Reply Today, FYI, Newsletter/Promo |
| "Give me my morning email briefing" |
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| inbox_check |
| Quick inbox status with highlights |
| Params: folder?, account? |
| "Quick check on my inbox" |
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When Invoked with "resources"
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| RESOURCES |
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| email://inbox |
| Browse current inbox (read-only) |
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| email://folders |
| List available email folders |
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| email://message/{id} |
| Read specific message by ID |
| Example: email://message/42 |
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When Invoked with "workflows"
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| COMMON WORKFLOWS |
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| MORNING TRIAGE |
| "Triage my last 20 emails" |
| → triage_inbox(count: 20) |
| → Review table, approve flag/move actions |
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| DAILY DIGEST |
| "Give me today's email digest" |
| → daily_email_digest prompt |
| → Get priority-grouped summary |
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| REPLY TO EMAIL |
| "Reply to email 42 professionally" |
| → draft_reply prompt(id: 42, tone: professional) |
| → Review draft → confirm send |
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| EXPORT FOR NOTES |
| "Export email 42 to markdown and copy it" |
| → export_to_markdown(id: 42) |
| → copy_to_clipboard(text: result) |
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| COMPOSE NEW EMAIL |
| "Email Alice about the meeting" |
| → compose_email(to, subject, body) |
| → Review preview → confirm send |
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| DOWNLOAD ATTACHMENTS |
| "What attachments does email 42 have?" |
| → list_attachments(id: 42) |
| → download_attachment(id: 42, filename: "report.pdf") |
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| CALENDAR INVITE |
| "Check the meeting invite in email 42" |
| → extract_calendar_event(id: 42) |
| → Review event → create_calendar_event(confirm: true) |
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| FOLDER MANAGEMENT |
| "Create a Projects folder" |
| → create_folder(name: "Projects") |
| → list_folders() to verify |
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| SEARCH + ACTION |
| "Find invoices from last month and flag them" |
| → search_emails(query: "subject invoice and |
| after 2026-01-01") |
| → flag_email on each result |
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| MULTI-ACCOUNT |
| "Check my work email" |
| → list_emails(account: "work") |
| Every tool accepts account parameter |
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When Invoked with "quick"
One-line cheat sheet:
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| QUICK REFERENCE |
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| Tool | What it does |
|-----------------------+-----------------------------------|
| list_emails | List inbox (paginated) |
| search_emails | Search by subject/from/body/date |
| read_email | Read plain text body |
| read_email_html | Read HTML body |
| read_email_raw | Read raw MIME source |
| render_email | Read as clean markdown |
| get_unread_count | Count unread emails in folder |
| list_starred | List flagged/starred emails |
| list_folders | List all email folders |
| create_folder | Create new folder |
| delete_folder | Delete folder (confirm=true) |
| flag_email | Star, mark read, etc. |
| move_email | Archive, trash, move to folder |
| compose_email | Compose new email (confirm=true) |
| draft_reply | Generate reply template |
| send_email | Send (requires confirm=true) |
| list_attachments | List email attachments |
| download_attachment | Download specific attachment |
| extract_calendar_event| Parse ICS calendar invite |
| create_calendar_event | Add to Apple Calendar (macOS) |
| snooze_email | Snooze email until time |
| list_snoozed_emails | List active/expired snoozes |
| create_reminder | Apple Reminders (macOS) |
| export_to_markdown | Email → markdown + frontmatter |
| list_threads | List conversation threads |
| read_thread | Read all messages in thread |
| create_action_item | Extract todos and deadlines |
| copy_to_clipboard | Copy text to clipboard |
| health_check | Per-account IMAP health |
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| Prompt | What it does |
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| triage_inbox | Classify inbox emails |
| summarize_email | One-line summary + actions |
| daily_email_digest| Priority-grouped digest |
| weekly_email_digest| Week grouped by day and priority |
| draft_reply | Guided reply composition |
| morning_briefing | Morning briefing + urgency |
| inbox_check | Quick inbox status + highlights |
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| Skill | What it does |
|-----------------------+-----------------------------------|
| /himalaya:inbox | Check inbox interactively |
| /himalaya:triage | AI-powered triage |
| /himalaya:digest | Generate daily digest |
| /himalaya:reply | Draft and send replies |
| /himalaya:compose | Compose new email |
| /himalaya:forward | Forward email with context |
| /himalaya:attachments | List/download/calendar |
| /himalaya:export | Export to markdown + clipboard |
| /himalaya:threads | Conversation thread view |
| /himalaya:search | Search by keyword/sender/flags |
| /himalaya:manage | Bulk flag/move/archive |
| /himalaya:stats | Inbox statistics + trends |
| /himalaya:config | Setup wizard + diagnostics |
| /himalaya:morning | Morning briefing + follow-ups |
| /himalaya:respond | Batch draft replies |
| /himalaya:help | This help hub |
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When Invoked with a Specific Tool Name
Show detailed info for that tool including all parameters, examples, and related commands. Pull from the tool registration in source code.
Example for /himalaya:help search_emails:
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| search_emails |
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| Search emails using himalaya filter syntax. |
| |
| PARAMETERS |
| ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── |
| query string REQUIRED Search query |
| folder string optional Folder (default: INBOX) |
| account string optional Account name |
| |
| FILTER SYNTAX |
| ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── |
| subject <text> Subject contains text |
| from <text> Sender contains text |
| to <text> Recipient contains text |
| body <text> Body contains text |
| date <YYYY-MM-DD> Sent on date |
| before <date> Sent before date |
| after <date> Sent after date |
| flag <Flag> Has flag (Seen, Flagged, etc.) |
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| OPERATORS: and, or, not |
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| EXAMPLES |
| ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── |
| "Find invoices" |
| → search_emails(query: "subject invoice") |
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| "Emails from Alice about meetings" |
| → search_emails(query: "from alice and subject meeting")|
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| "Unread from last week" |
| → search_emails(query: "not flag Seen and |
| after 2026-02-06") |
| |
| RELATED: list_emails, read_email |
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When something goes wrong
If an email operation fails, ask:
- "Run a health check on my email accounts."
- "Why is email failing?"
This invokes the health_check MCP tool. For detailed troubleshooting, see docs/troubleshooting.md.
