himalaya

id	himalaya
name	himalaya
description	Read, search, compose, reply, and organize email via the Himalaya CLI (IMAP/SMTP). Activate when the user asks about mail, inbox, sending email, or when an email connector is configured.
recommended-tools	["bash"]

Himalaya Email CLI

Use the himalaya binary for IMAP/SMTP mail from the shell via bash (run_command).

Prerequisites

1. himalaya available — install manually via the Kivio Email connector, or install to system PATH yourself (himalaya --version)
2. Kivio email connector saved accounts → ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml
3. Use --account <id> when multiple accounts exist (account id is shown in runtime context)

Read / search

himalaya folder list
himalaya envelope list
himalaya message read <id>
himalaya envelope list from [e-mail] subject invoice
himalaya envelope list --output json

Write

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

For attachments or rich bodies, read references/message-composition.md (MML syntax).

Organize

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

Safety

• Confirm with the user before sending, deleting, or bulk-moving mail.
• Do not echo passwords or paste secrets into chat.
• Quote exact message IDs when summarizing results.

References

• references/configuration.md — account config, providers, folder aliases
• references/message-composition.md — MML compose syntax