Apple Mail.app CLI — agent-friendly Typer tool (imsg family), no IMAP/himalaya
Project description
imail — Apple Mail CLI (+ MCP)
imsg-style local Mail tool. Name family: imsg · imail · inotes · wa.
Install
pip install -e ".[dev]" # from repo root
# or (future) brew install imail
After install, the imail command is on your PATH (via pip entry point). The old bash script is preserved as imail.bash.bak for reference.
CLI-first vs MCP
| Surface | Binary | When |
|---|---|---|
| CLI (prefer) | imail |
accounts / list / send / organize — saves tokens |
| MCP | mcp-apple-mail (apple-mail) |
full search/compose/organize in agents |
No himalaya. Mail.app only. Permissions: Automation → Mail.
Account walls
Work (Polaris/Exchange) and personal (Google, metropol, lupfr) must never mix. Auto-send must pass --from on the correct wall.
imail walls
Configuration lives in accounts.json at repo root.
Commands
imail -h
imail doctor
imail accounts
imail list --limit 20
imail list --account Exchange --mailbox INBOX --json
imail organize --account polaris --limit 100
imail send --from mlubich@polariswireless.com --to a@b.com \
--subject "Hi" --body "Hello"
imail version
Legacy wrapper (same as imail organize):
python3 organize-all.py --account google --limit 200
Agent introspection
Agents can discover the full command catalog as JSON:
imail agent schema
imail agent guide
imail agent -h
Example schema excerpt:
{
"version": "0.1.0",
"tool": "imail",
"walls": { "work": { ... }, "personal": { ... } },
"commands": [ { "name": "list", "help": "...", "params": [...] } ]
}
MCP stopgap: patrickfreyer/apple-mail-mcp (~179★).
This repo is the CLI we own and grow.
Development
cd ~/dev/imail
python3 -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest -q
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