What this skill does
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.
Apple Mail Search is part of the Research & Knowledge category — research and knowledge skills that gather, search, and summarize information. You can install it on its own or alongside other research & knowledge skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Apple Mail Search
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
apple-mail-searchand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Apple Mail Search with a single command:
openclaw skills add apple-mail-search
This pulls apple-mail-search from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/apple-mail-search/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Apple Mail Search
Once installed, Apple Mail Search activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
apple-mail-search-1.0.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/apple-mail-search/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Apple Mail Search?
Install Apple Mail Search in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for apple-mail-search, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add apple-mail-search. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/apple-mail-search/.
Is Apple Mail Search free?
Yes. Apple Mail Search is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Apple Mail Search do?
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.
Related: more research & knowledge skills
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models