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Intent-based stack

CLI stack for draft replies safely.

gws is a strong fit for email & calendar. Official and script-friendly. Use this page as a permalink for humans, agents, and runbooks.

Primary recommendation
Google Workspace CLI

Curated by OpenCLI · Agent readiness: Great for agents (90/100)

Agent pack
gws fits email & calendar well, especially for Searching Google Workspace mail, files, and calendars from the terminal or an agent.
It is the official CLI from Google.
Good for scripts and agents.
Install
brew install googleworkspace-cli
Verify
gws --help

Recommended stack

1. Sync email locally
mbsync / isync

Verify: mbsync --help

Pack
2. Search email
notmuch

Verify: notmuch count

Pack
3. Read calendar
khal

Verify: khal list today 7d

Pack
4. Look up contacts
khard

Verify: khard --version

Pack

Alternatives

gcalcli

Choose this if you care more about google calendar, agenda review, and schedule search from the terminal.

Himalaya

Choose this if you care more about email cli, mail search, and draft replies from the terminal.

notmuch

Choose this if keeping more of the workflow local matters.

mbsync / isync

Choose this if keeping more of the workflow local matters.

aerc

Choose this if keeping more of the workflow local matters.

NeoMutt

Choose this if keeping more of the workflow local matters.