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A CLI and TUI for HEY.
Read and send emails, manage boxes, calendars, todos, habits, time tracking, and journal entries — all from your terminal.
Install
Requires Go 1.26+. Use mise to install the correct version:
mise install # install Go 1.26 make install # build and install into /usr/local/bin/hey
Authentication
# Browser-based OAuth via Launchpad (primary method) hey auth login # Or use a pre-generated token hey auth login --token TOKEN # Or use a browser session cookie hey auth login --cookie COOKIE
Tokens refresh automatically on expiry. Credentials are stored in the system keyring (with file fallback at ~/.config/hey-cli/credentials.json).
hey auth status # check auth status hey auth token # print access token for scripting hey auth refresh # force token refresh hey auth logout # clear credentials
TUI
Run hey to launch the interactive terminal UI.
Navigate between mailboxes, postings, and full email threads. Use Enter to drill in, Escape/Backspace to go back, and / to filter lists.
CLI Commands
All commands support --json for raw JSON output and --base-url to override the server URL.
hey boxes # list mailboxes hey box imbox # list postings in a box (by name or ID) hey threads 123 # read a full email thread hey reply 123 -m "Thanks!" # reply to a thread (or omit -m to open $EDITOR) hey compose --to user@example.com --subject "Hello" # compose a new message hey compose --to user@example.com --cc bob@example.com --bcc carol@example.org --subject "Hello" # with CC/BCC hey drafts # list drafts
Calendars
hey calendars # list calendars hey recordings 1 --starts-on 2026-01-01 --ends-on 2026-01-31 # list events in a calendar
Todos
hey todo list # list todos hey todo add "Buy milk" # create a todo hey todo complete 1 # mark done hey todo uncomplete 1 # mark undone hey todo delete 1 # delete
Habits
hey habit complete 1 # mark habit done (today or --date YYYY-MM-DD) hey habit uncomplete 1 # undo habit completion
Time tracking
hey timetrack start # start tracking hey timetrack stop # stop tracking hey timetrack current # show active track hey timetrack list # list all tracks
Journal
hey journal list # list entries hey journal read # read today's entry (or pass YYYY-MM-DD) hey journal write "..." # write today's entry (or omit content for $EDITOR)
Agent Skill
hey-cli ships with an embedded agent skill so your agent can interact with HEY on your behalf.
hey skill install # install the skill globally for your agentDevelopment
make build # build binary make test # run tests make lint # run golangci-lint make clean # remove build artifacts
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.md for details.