Nylas CLI Reference

Compiled reference. Official docs source: https://cli.nylas.com/docs/commands

1. Setup & Configuration

brew install nylas/nylas-cli/nylas                 # Homebrew
go install github.com/nylas/cli/cmd/nylas@latest  # Go
nylas init [--api-key K] [--region eu] [--google|--microsoft|--github]
nylas config list|get|set|reset|path          # Config management
nylas completion bash|zsh|fish|powershell     # Shell completion
nylas update                                  # Self-update

Prefer package-managed installs. If you use a hosted installer from cli.nylas.com, download it and inspect it before executing it instead of piping it directly into a shell.

Flags: --config PATH, --format table|json|yaml, --json, --no-color, --quiet, --verbose, --wide Env: NYLAS_API_KEY, NYLAS_CLIENT_ID, NYLAS_GRANT_ID, NYLAS_DISABLE_KEYRING

2. Authentication

nylas auth login [--provider microsoft]
nylas auth add|config|detect|list|show|status|whoami|switch <email>|logout|remove <grant-id>|revoke <grant-id>|token|scopes|providers|migrate

nylas auth remove removes a grant from local CLI config only. Use nylas auth revoke to revoke the grant on the Nylas server.

3. Email

nylas email list|read|send|search|delete|mark
nylas email smart-compose --prompt "..."
nylas email ai analyze [--unread]
nylas email metadata show <id>
nylas email attachments|folders|threads|drafts|templates|scheduled list

Filters: --unread, --starred, --from, --to, --subject, --has-attachment Email workflows: local templates (nylas email templates ...), hosted templates (nylas template ...), stored signatures, scheduled sends, and GPG-related signing/encryption flows (nylas email send --sign/--encrypt, nylas email read --decrypt/--verify) are documented in the dedicated email rules and the CLI command reference.

4. Calendar

nylas calendar list
nylas calendar events list|show|create|update|delete|rsvp
nylas calendar availability check
nylas calendar find-time --participants P --duration D
nylas calendar schedule ai "..."
nylas calendar ai analyze
nylas calendar ai conflicts check --title T --start RFC3339 --duration MIN
nylas calendar ai reschedule ai <event-id>

Calendar workflows: timezone conversion, DST warnings, timezone locking, working-hours validation, and break validation are covered by the dedicated calendar rule, the timezone utilities docs, and the command reference.

5. Contacts

nylas contacts list|show|create|search|sync
nylas contacts groups list

6. Webhooks

nylas webhook list|create|update|delete|triggers
nylas webhook test send <url>
nylas webhook server [--port 8080 --tunnel cloudflared]

7. Inbound Email

nylas inbound list|create|messages|monitor

8. Dashboard

nylas dashboard register|login|logout|status|refresh
nylas dashboard login --google|--microsoft|--github
nylas dashboard sso login|register --provider google|microsoft|github
nylas dashboard apps list|create|use
nylas dashboard apps apikeys list|create
nylas dashboard orgs list|switch

9. MCP & AI

nylas mcp install [--assistant claude-desktop|claude-code|cursor|windsurf|vscode] [--all]
nylas mcp status|uninstall|serve
nylas chat [--agent claude|codex|ollama] [--model M] [--port P] [--no-browser]
nylas ai config

10. Slack Integration

nylas slack auth set --token xoxp-...
nylas slack auth status
nylas slack auth remove
nylas slack channels list
nylas slack channels info C01234567890
nylas slack messages list --channel general
nylas slack send --channel general --text "Hello team!"
nylas slack reply --channel general --thread 1234567890.123456 --text "Reply"
nylas slack users list
nylas slack search --query "project update"

11. Notetaker (AI Meeting Bot)

nylas notetaker list
nylas notetaker create --meeting-link "https://zoom.us/j/123456789"
nylas notetaker show <notetaker-id>
nylas notetaker media <notetaker-id>
nylas notetaker delete <notetaker-id> --force

Aliases: nylas nt, nylas bot

nylas notetaker list --state currently supports scheduled, connecting, attending, complete, cancelled, and failed.

12. Audit Logging

nylas audit init
nylas audit logs enable|disable|status|show|summary|clear
nylas audit export
nylas audit config show|set

13. Tools & Interfaces

14. Advanced Families

nylas admin ...
nylas scheduler ...
nylas timezone ...
nylas agent ...
nylas workflow ...
nylas template ...
nylas email ... --sign/--encrypt/--decrypt/--verify

These command families and related email feature docs are current in the upstream CLI docs and should be checked in the command reference before answering with syntax details.