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Manage, search, and send IMAP/SMTP email efficiently from the command line.
Overall risk is low. The material describes an open-source skill/documentation around the Himalaya mail CLI; the main concerns are normal email credentials, communication with IMAP/SMTP servers, and routine access to mailbox content, with no clear red flags such as unrelated exfiltration or obvious overreach.
The README explicitly mentions account configuration, authentication, and preferring password managers/keyrings, indicating real use involves email account credentials. These are sensitive and could be misused if stored or logged improperly, but the material does not show active collection or transfer to unrelated parties.
The description states it is for IMAP/SMTP email operations, so it would necessarily send email metadata, message bodies, or outgoing content to the user's configured mail servers. No unrelated third-party endpoints or unusual exfiltration behavior are stated.
The system checks mark it as prompt-only, and the provided material is primarily command and usage documentation. There is no evidence that the skill itself performs arbitrary local code execution, ships install scripts, or requests extra system privileges.
Per the documentation, it accesses mailbox folders, envelopes, message bodies, and attachments, uses a local config file at `~/.config/himalaya/config.toml`, and may read local draft content such as `/tmp/message.txt` for sending. These accesses are consistent with the stated email functionality, with no described overbroad permissions.
The source is an open-source GitHub repository with auditable code and extremely high community adoption (about 377k stars), which are strong risk-reducing signals. Although the license and maintenance status are not clearly stated in the material, there is no sign of closed-source distribution, abandonment, or suspicious packaging.
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
Please install the "himalaya" skill from askskill: 1. Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openclaw/openclaw/main/skills/himalaya/SKILL.md 2. Save it as ~/.claude/skills/himalaya/SKILL.md 3. Reload skills and tell me it's ready
Use himalaya to search my inbox for all unread emails from the last 24 hours with “alert” in the subject, and list sender, subject, and time.
A filtered email list with sender, subject, and timestamp for quick triage.
Use himalaya to open the latest email from [email protected], summarize the key issue, and draft a concise professional reply confirming receipt and promising an update by tomorrow afternoon.
A summary of the original email and a send-ready reply draft.
Use himalaya to list all inbox emails with “Project Atlas” in the subject, move the read ones to the Archive/Project-Atlas folder, and leave unread ones unchanged.
Project emails are filtered and archived, with a summary of actions taken.
Use himalaya for IMAP/SMTP email from shell.
references/configuration.md: account config, auth, backend setup.references/message-composition.md: MML compose syntax.himalaya --version
himalaya account configure
Config path: ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml.
Prefer password managers/keyrings for credentials; do not paste secrets into chat/logs.
himalaya folder list
himalaya envelope list
himalaya message read <id>
himalaya envelope list from [email protected] subject invoice
himalaya message write
himalaya template write
himalaya template send < /tmp/message.txt
himalaya message reply <id>
himalaya message forward <id>
Use MML for attachments and rich messages; read references/message-composition.md first.
himalaya message copy <id> <folder>
himalaya message move <id> <folder>
himalaya message delete <id>
himalaya flag add <id> --flag seen
himalaya flag remove <id> --flag seen
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