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Search and read local email with the `notmuch` CLI. Use when the user asks to find messages, inspect threads, or review email tags.
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| name | notmuch |
| description | Search and read local email with the `notmuch` CLI. Use when the user asks to find messages, inspect threads, or review email tags. |
Search local email and inspect message threads with notmuch.
notmuch search --format=json --limit=20 'tag:unread'
Preferred command (machine-readable JSON):
notmuch search --format=json --limit=20 'from:alice subject:"design review" date:2026-02-01..'
Common query terms:
from:<email-or-name>to:<email-or-name>subject:<term>tag:<tag-name>date:YYYY-MM-DD..YYYY-MM-DDthread:<thread-id>Headers-only summary for a thread/query:
notmuch show --format=json --body=false 'thread:0000000000000123'
Full text output:
notmuch show --format=text 'thread:0000000000000123'
Structured output with bodies:
notmuch show --format=json 'thread:0000000000000123'
notmuch search --output=tags '*'
Prefer read-only commands in this skill:
notmuch search ...notmuch show ...Avoid mutating commands unless the user explicitly requests them (for example notmuch new, notmuch tag, notmuch insert).