Nylas CLI Reference

Email, calendar, contacts, Slack, and Notetaker from your terminal. One CLI for Google, Microsoft, IMAP, Slack, and meeting-bot workflows.

Documentation

Official CLI docs source: https://cli.nylas.com/docs/commands. Use the bundled rule files below and AGENTS.md as the working reference for agent actions.

Rules

Read individual rule files for command references. For the full compiled reference, read AGENTS.md.

Setup & Configuration (CRITICAL)

• rules/setup-install.md — Installation, init (with SSO shortcuts), global flags, config management, env vars, shell completion, self-update

Authentication (CRITICAL)

• rules/auth-commands.md — Login, whoami, list, show, switch, logout, add/remove/revoke grants, token, scopes, providers, detect, migrate

Email (HIGH)

• rules/email-commands.md — Read, send, search, mark, smart-compose, AI analyze, metadata, attachments, folders, threads, drafts, templates, scheduled

Calendar (HIGH)

• rules/calendar-commands.md — Events CRUD, RSVP, availability, find-time, AI scheduling/analyze/conflicts/reschedule

Contacts (MEDIUM)

• rules/contacts-commands.md — CRUD, search, sync, groups

Webhooks (HIGH)

• rules/webhooks-commands.md — CRUD, triggers, test events, local webhook server

Inbound Email (MEDIUM)

• rules/inbound-email.md — Managed inbound addresses without OAuth, real-time monitoring

Dashboard (MEDIUM)

• rules/dashboard-commands.md — Account (register/login/SSO/logout), apps, API keys, organizations

MCP & AI (HIGH)

• rules/mcp-ai-commands.md — MCP install/status/serve for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, or all assistants; AI chat with multiple agents (claude/codex/ollama); AI config

Slack Integration (MEDIUM)

• rules/slack-commands.md — Slack workspace auth, channels, messages, send/reply, users, search

Notetaker (MEDIUM)

• rules/notetaker-commands.md — AI meeting bot list/create/show/media/delete workflows

Audit Logging (MEDIUM)

• rules/audit-commands.md — Init, enable/disable, view logs/summary, export, config

Tools & Interfaces (LOW)

• rules/tools-interfaces.md — TUI, UI, Air web client, demo mode, timezone utilities

Advanced Families (LOW)

• rules/advanced-commands.md — Admin, scheduler, timezone, agent, workflows, hosted templates, and GPG-related email feature docs