Himalaya is a CLI email client that lets you manage emails from the terminal using IMAP, SMTP, Notmuch, or Sendmail backends.
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionhimalayaExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
Fetches himalaya from steipete/clawdis and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
Restart Cursor to activate himalaya. Access via /himalaya in your agent's command palette.
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Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example
Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example
Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example
Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
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Himalaya is a CLI email client that lets you manage emails from the terminal using IMAP, SMTP, Notmuch, or Sendmail backends.
references/configuration.md (config file setup + IMAP/SMTP authentication)references/message-composition.md (MML syntax for composing emails)himalaya --version to verify)~/.config/himalaya/config.tomlRun the interactive wizard to set up an account:
himalaya account configure
Or create ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml manually:
[accounts.personal]
email = "[email protected]"
display-name = "Your Name"
default = true
backend.type = "imap"
backend.host = "imap.example.com"
backend.port = 993
backend.encryption.type = "tls"
backend.login = "[email protected]"
backend.auth.type = "password"
backend.auth.cmd = "pass show email/imap" # or use keyring
message.send.backend.type = "smtp"
message.send.backend.host = "smtp.example.com"
message.send.backend.port = 587
message.send.backend.encryption.type = "start-tls"
message.send.backend.login = "[email protected]"
message.send.backend.auth.type = "password"
message.send.backend.auth.cmd = "pass show email/smtp"
himalaya folder list
List emails in INBOX (default):
himalaya envelope list
List emails in a specific folder:
himalaya envelope list --folder "Sent"
List with pagination:
himalaya envelope list --page 1 --page-size 20
himalaya envelope list from [email protected] subject meeting
Read email by ID (shows plain text):
himalaya message read 42
Export raw MIME:
himalaya message export 42 --full
Interactive reply (opens $EDITOR):
himalaya message reply 42
Reply-all:
himalaya message reply 42 --all
himalaya message forward 42
Interactive compose (opens $EDITOR):
himalaya message write
Send directly using template:
cat << 'EOF' | himalaya template send
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Test Message
Hello from Himalaya!
EOF
Or with headers flag:
himalaya message write -H "To:[email protected]" -H "Subject:Test" "Message body here"
Move to folder:
himalaya message move 42 "Archive"
Copy to folder:
himalaya message copy 42 "Important"
himalaya message delete 42
Add flag:
himalaya flag add 42 --flag seen
Remove flag:
himalaya flag remove 42 --flag seen
List accounts:
himalaya account list
Use a specific account:
himalaya --account work envelope list
Save attachments from a message:
himalaya attachment download 42
Save to specific directory:
himalaya attachment download 42 --dir ~/Downloads
Most commands support --output for structured output:
himalaya envelope list --output json
himalaya envelope list --output plain
Enable debug logging:
RUST_LOG=debug himalaya envelope list
Full trace with backtrace:
RUST_LOG=trace RUST_BACKTRACE=1 himalaya envelope list
himalaya --help or himalaya <command> --help for detailed usage.references/message-composition.md).pass, system keyring, or a command that outputs the password.Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
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Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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I recommend himalaya for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
Keeps context tight: himalaya is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
Keeps context tight: himalaya is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
Registry listing for himalaya matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
Registry listing for himalaya matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: himalaya is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
himalaya has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
himalaya reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
himalaya reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
himalaya fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
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