$npx -y skills add bendrucker/claude --skill mail --agent claude-code
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---
name: mail
description: Reading and managing Apple Mail via JXA. Use when working with email, archiving messages, or processing the inbox.
---
# Mail
Apple Mail automation via JXA (`osascript -l JavaScript`).
## Archiving
Mail.app `delete()` moves messages to Trash, not Archive. There is no `archiveMailbox` property — find the archive mailbox by name per account.
See [archiving.md](archiving.md) for account detection, mailbox lookup, and batch archive patterns.
## Reading
```javascript
var app = Application("Mail");
var inbox = app.inbox();
var messages = inbox.messages();
```
Key properties: `subject()`, `sender()`, `dateReceived()`, `content()`, `mailbox().account()`.
## Notes
- JXA arrays from Mail may lack `.map()/.filter()` — use `Array.from()` or for-loops
- `.whose()` selectors fail on child mailbox arrays — use for-loops
- Launch Mail first if not running: `open -g -a "Mail"`
