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Apple Mail Search
Fast Apple Mail search via SQLite on macOS. Search emails by subject, sender, date, attachments - results in ~50ms vs 8+ minutes with AppleScript. Use when asked to find, search, or list emails.
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Installation
Run this in your terminal or add to your configuration:
# Clone into your skills directory
git clone ...About this Skill
- Initial release of Apple Mail Search: fast email searching for Apple Mail via direct SQLite queries.
- Enables subject, sender, date, unread, attachments, and advanced searches with typical results in ~50ms.
- Includes command-line options for JSON/CSV output and database selection.
- Provides examples for common email queries and export tasks.
- Designed as a significantly faster alternative to AppleScript and Spotlight, which is broken since Big Sur.