Nylas CLI Guides

Set up Nylas CLI in under a minute. The nylas init wizard creates your account, picks an application, generates an API key, and syncs your email accounts. Covers install, first-run welcome screen, dashboard management, AI chat, and config reset.

Five-minute quickstart for Manus + Nylas CLI. Install the Skill, authenticate one mailbox, send a test email, list recent mail, and run your first search.

Send email from your Linux, macOS, or Windows terminal without configuring SMTP, Postfix, or sendmail. One command works with Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, and IMAP.

Build an AI agent that reads your inbox, classifies emails by urgency, drafts replies, and archives noise. Python + Nylas CLI + any LLM.

Compare Nylas CLI and Recall.ai for AI agent email access. One handles email and calendar, the other handles meeting recordings. Pick the right tool.

Compare Gmail API, Microsoft Graph, SendGrid, Mailgun, Nylas, and direct IMAP for giving AI agents email access. Feature table included.

Connect Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex CLI, Windsurf, and OpenClaw to a real email account via MCP. Step-by-step setup for each tool using Nylas CLI.

Bridge LiveKit, Vapi, or any voice agent framework to email and calendar using Nylas CLI as a subprocess. Complete Python examples.

How to design email workflows that AI agents can parse reliably. Structured JSON output, machine-readable templates, agent-friendly headers, and MCP server integration.

Gmail API has 250 quota units/sec/user, exponential backoff requirements, OAuth consent screens, and token refresh complexity. How to handle each one.

Use email as persistent memory for AI agents — semantic, episodic, and procedural. Search, retrieve, and reason over conversation history with Nylas CLI.

AI agents use email as their primary identity on the internet. Signups, OTP verification, agent-to-agent messaging, and identity trust chains.

AI agents need email for authentication, two-way communication, and audit trails. See how Nylas CLI gives agents full inbox access in a single command.

Use nylas audit to track Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and MCP commands with source detection, filters, and compliance exports.

Add email and calendar tools to your LLM agent using Nylas CLI subprocess commands. List messages, send email, and create events without writing API clients.

Set up Nylas CLI as an MCP server so Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code can read, send, and schedule email and calendar events in one command.

Register Nylas CLI as a Manus MCP server for email and calendar access. Focused on Nylas setup inside the Manus sandbox.

Install Nylas CLI in the Manus sandbox, authenticate with a Nylas API key, and send email over HTTPS when SMTP is blocked.

Use Manus AI to draft personalized emails at scale with Nylas CLI. Feed a contact list, review AI-generated drafts, then send in one command.

Use Manus AI and Nylas CLI to extract contacts from your inbox, enrich them, and sync to Salesforce, HubSpot, or Pipedrive. No code, no manual data entry.

Analyze email patterns with Manus AI and Nylas CLI — volume by sender, response times, busiest hours, unread trends, and weekly reports.

Use Manus AI to deep-search your inbox, summarize email threads, extract decisions, and compile research — all powered by Nylas CLI email commands.

Schedule meetings with natural language using Manus AI and Nylas CLI. Check availability, find mutual times, and create calendar events.

Side-by-side comparison of Manus AI Skills and Claude Code MCP for email and calendar automation. Same Nylas CLI commands, different agent runtimes.

Build a Manus support agent that polls a support inbox, matches knowledge base articles, drafts replies, and routes risky tickets for human approval.

Reach inbox zero with Manus AI. Triage unread email, categorize by urgency, draft replies, and archive — all via natural language and Nylas CLI.

Compare Mail Manus forwarding with direct inbox access. Learn when to add the Nylas CLI Skill for search, sending, follow-ups, and calendar workflows.

Build a Nylas-focused Manus Skill with SKILL.md and setup scripts so the agent can handle inbox, calendar, and contact workflows in the sandbox.

Troubleshoot openclaw not found, npm EACCES, Windows PATH, and Node.js version errors. Step-by-step fixes for every common OpenClaw CLI issue.

Install OpenClaw so you can run the Nylas plugin. Covers npm install, PATH fixes, Windows setup, and plugin installation.

Install @nylas/openclaw-nylas-plugin to add native email, calendar, and contact tools to OpenClaw. Covers API key setup, grant discovery, and plugin vs exec.

Use OpenClaw's exec tool to run Nylas CLI for inbox access, email sending, calendar scheduling, and contact search. Covers TOOLS.md, exec approvals, and PATH setup.

Read and search Exchange Online and on-prem mailboxes from the command line. No EWS, PowerShell, or Graph API. Ready for the Oct 2026 EWS deprecation.

List, search, and filter emails from any IMAP server from your terminal. Works with Fastmail, ProtonMail Bridge, Zoho, and any IMAP-compatible provider.

Read and search iCloud Mail from the terminal without raw IMAP setup. Covers app-specific password pain, Hide My Email aliases, Notes, and custom domains.

Read, search, and filter Yahoo Mail from the command line. Skip IMAP config and app-specific passwords. OAuth2 authentication handled automatically.

Read, search, and filter your Outlook and Microsoft 365 inbox from the command line. Skip Azure AD app registration. OAuth2 handled automatically.

List, search, and filter Gmail emails from your terminal. One command, no Google API setup. Works with OAuth2 out of the box.

EWS is blocked October 1, 2026. Migrate Exchange Web Services to Microsoft Graph API or skip both with a unified CLI. Timeline, auth changes, and feature gaps.

Migrate from Microsoft Graph PowerShell cmdlets to Nylas CLI. Side-by-side before/after examples for Send-MgUserMessage and New-MgMessage.

Send build notifications, deployment reports, and test failure alerts from GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins using PowerShell and Nylas CLI.

Build inbox monitoring and alerting scripts with PowerShell and Nylas CLI. Poll for new emails, watch for specific senders, trigger Teams webhooks and desktop notifications.

Manage Office 365 email from PowerShell without Azure app registration or Graph setup. Authenticate, list, search, read, and send O365 mail with Nylas CLI.

Build automated email reporting workflows with Nylas CLI and PowerShell. Query emails, aggregate data with Group-Object, generate HTML reports, and schedule with Task Scheduler.

Cross-provider email and calendar automation in PowerShell using Nylas CLI. Read emails, create events, check availability, and schedule meetings from scripts.

Download and process email attachments from any provider using Nylas CLI in PowerShell. Filter by file type, bulk download, and build attachment pipelines.

Read, search, and filter email from PowerShell using Nylas CLI. List unread, search by sender or date, extract bodies, pipe through Where-Object, and export to CSV.

Authenticate with Gmail from PowerShell using Nylas CLI built-in OAuth. No manual token management, no client secrets, no refresh logic. One command to authenticate.

Send-MailMessage is deprecated in PowerShell 7 and stops working when Basic Auth shuts down. Side-by-side migration examples for every common email pattern.

Send email from PowerShell using Nylas CLI. Replaces Send-MailMessage with OAuth2, attachments, HTML body, scheduling, and multi-recipient support. No SMTP config required.

Sync inbox data to Dynamics 365 Contacts, Accounts, and Activities. Map fields, import via CSV or Web API, and schedule syncs from the CLI.

Export email and contact data from Nylas CLI into Zoho CRM. Map to Leads, Contacts, and Accounts. CSV import, REST API v2 upsert, Python and TypeScript.

Generate pre-filled email drafts from templates with conditional logic. Batch-create follow-ups, route drafts for review, and schedule approved sends.

Build a fuzzy email autocomplete for bash, zsh, and fish shells. Use fzf, rapidfuzz, or Fuse.js with contact frequency ranking and keybindings.

Map inter-org communication networks, identify key stakeholders, score relationship strength, and detect single-threaded risk from email data.

Import email sender-recipient relationships into Neo4j or NetworkX. Write Cypher queries for shortest paths, community detection, and bridge connector analysis.

Run mail merge from your terminal. Variable substitution, conditional content blocks, timezone-aware scheduling, send throttling, and deliverability safeguards.

Extract job titles, phone numbers, LinkedIn URLs, and company info from email signatures. Regex patterns, signature block detection, and multi-message cross-referencing.

Infer reporting lines, detect managers from CC behavior, and estimate seniority from email response patterns. Build org charts from inbox data with Nylas CLI.

Organize your inbox by sender domain to identify which companies email you most. Filter freemail providers, map subsidiaries to parent companies, and export to CSV.

Turn your inbox into CRM intelligence. Group emails by company, build contact hierarchies, enrich profiles, and automate outbound — all from the CLI.

Export email and contact data from Nylas CLI into Pipedrive. Map to Persons, Organizations, Deals, and Activities. CSV and REST API with Python and TypeScript.

Export email and contact data from Nylas CLI into HubSpot. Map to Contacts, Companies, and Engagements. CSV import, API v3 sync, Python and TypeScript.

Export email and contact data from Nylas CLI into Salesforce. Map to Leads, Contacts, Accounts, and Tasks. CSV and REST API examples in Python and TypeScript.

Manage Nylas CLI credentials securely. Rotate API keys, configure audit logging, handle data policies, and meet SOC 2 requirements for automated email workflows.

Diagnose invisible Unicode characters that break email filters. UTF-8 BOM removal, zero-width space detection, quoted-printable vs base64 decoding, and MIME charset fixes.

Check SPF records with dig, verify DKIM selectors, test DMARC policies, inspect authentication headers, and diagnose bounce handling from the CLI.

Send and receive GPG/PGP encrypted email from your terminal using Nylas CLI. Auto-fetches keys from keyservers. Sign, encrypt, or both via RFC 3156 PGP/MIME.

Compare Nylas CLI, mailx, mutt, msmtp, and swaks on OAuth, JSON output, scripting, calendar access, and AI agent workflows.

Exact answers for Gmail API ETag, If-Match, If-None-Match, messages.get, 304 Not Modified, and history.list when deleting labels.

Personal accounts lose orphan secondary calendars April 27, 2026. Workspace starts October 5, 2026. New ownership transfer API in June.

Gmail API pagination with nextPageToken and incremental sync with historyId explained. Then skip both with one Nylas CLI command.

Create, list, and update Exchange calendar events from the command line. Book rooms and check availability without EWS, PowerShell, or Graph API.

Create, list, and update iCloud Calendar events from the command line. Skip CalDAV setup and app-specific passwords. Works with shared calendars.

Create, list, and update Yahoo Calendar events from the command line. No CalDAV config or app passwords required. OAuth2 handled automatically.

Create, list, and update Google Calendar events from the command line. Check availability and find mutual times without Google Calendar API setup.

Create, list, and update Outlook calendar events from the command line. Check availability and book rooms without Graph API or Azure AD setup.

Send iCloud Mail from terminal without SMTP config or app-specific passwords. Works with @icloud.com, custom domains, and Hide My Email aliases.

Send Outlook and Microsoft 365 email from the command line. Skip Graph API setup and Azure AD registration. OAuth2 and attachments handled automatically.

Send Yahoo Mail from terminal without SMTP config or app passwords. Nylas CLI handles OAuth2 so you skip smtp.mail.yahoo.com setup entirely.

Create a managed email address and process incoming messages via webhooks — no Postfix, no MX records. nylas inbound works with Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, and IMAP.

Send a notetaker bot to any Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams call. Get the recording and transcript back from the command line. Works with Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, and IMAP.

Pull 2FA verification codes from email without opening your inbox. nylas otp get copies the code to your clipboard. Works with Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, and IMAP.

Create, list, update, and delete calendar events from your terminal with Nylas CLI. DST-aware scheduling, timezone conversion, and AI-powered meeting finder.

Test password reset, invitation, and verification emails end-to-end. Poll with Nylas CLI, verify content in Playwright, and click links. No Gmail config needed.