Himalaya Skill Guide

What Is Himalaya?

Himalaya is a fast, open-source CLI email client written in Rust. The OpenClaw Himalaya skill wraps Himalaya's CLI to let you read, search, send, and archive emails through your AI agent.

Prerequisites

• Himalaya CLI installed: Installation Instructions
• Himalaya configured with your email account(s): himalaya account configure

Install the Skill

openclaw skills install himalaya

OpenClaw will auto-detect your Himalaya config location. If it's in a non-standard location, set it manually:

openclaw skills configure himalaya --config-path ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml

Available Commands

• email inbox — show unread messages
• email read <id> — read a specific message
• email send --to user@example.com --subject "Hello" — compose and send
• email search <query> — search your mailbox
• email archive <id> — move message to archive

Natural Language Usage

Through any connected channel, ask:

Do I have any unread emails from my boss today?
Send an email to team@company.com with subject "Weekly Update" and let them know the sprint is on track.