hey-cli

hey-cli

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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.

Email

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 agent

Development

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.