powerskills-outlook

name	powerskills-outlook
description	Outlook email and calendar automation via COM. Read inbox, unread, sent items. Search emails. Send, reply, draft. List calendar events and mail folders. Use when needing to check work email, read/send Outlook messages, search mail, or view calendar. Requires Outlook desktop app on Windows.
license	MIT
metadata	{"author":"aloth","cli":"powerskills","parent":"powerskills"}

PowerSkills — Outlook

Outlook COM automation for email and calendar.

Requirements

• Microsoft Outlook (desktop, COM-enabled)
• Non-admin PowerShell session (admin session cannot access user's Outlook profile)

Actions

.\powerskills.ps1 outlook <action> [--params]

Action	Params	Description
inbox	--limit N	List inbox messages (default: 15)
unread	--limit N	List unread messages (default: 20)
sent	--limit N	List sent items (default: 15)
read	--index N --folder inbox|sent|drafts	Read full email by index
search	--query "text" --folder inbox|sent --limit N	Search by subject/body
calendar	--days N	List upcoming events (default: 7 days)
send	--to addr --subject text --body text [--cc addr] [--draft]	Send or save as draft
reply	--index N --body text [--reply-all] [--draft]	Reply to inbox email
folders		List all mail folders with counts

Examples

# Check unread mail
.\powerskills.ps1 outlook unread --limit 5

# Read a specific email
.\powerskills.ps1 outlook read --index 0 --folder inbox

# Read from sent folder
.\powerskills.ps1 outlook read --index 3 --folder sent

# Search for emails
.\powerskills.ps1 outlook search --query "project update" --limit 10

# Save a reply as draft
.\powerskills.ps1 outlook reply --index 0 --body "Thanks, will review." --draft

# Check calendar for next 3 days
.\powerskills.ps1 outlook calendar --days 3

Output Fields

List actions (inbox, unread, sent)

index, subject, sender, sender_email, received, unread, importance, has_attachments

Read action

subject, sender, sender_email, to, cc, received, body, unread, importance, attachments

Calendar action

subject, start, end, location, organizer, is_recurring, all_day, busy_status