Nylas Email, Calendar & Contacts

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metadata: openclaw: primaryEnv: NYLAS_API_KEY requires: env: - NYLAS_API_KEY envVars: - name: NYLAS_API_KEY description: Nylas API v3 key from dashboard-v3.nylas.com required: true - name: NYLAS_GRANT_ID description: Explicit grant ID (optional, skips auto-discovery) required: false - name: NYLAS_API_URI description: API region endpoint (default https://api.us.nylas.com) required: false - name: NYLAS_TIMEZONE description: Default timezone for date/time operations (default UTC) required: false install: - kind: npm package: "@nylas/openclaw-nylas-plugin" dependencies: - name: "@nylas/openclaw-nylas-plugin" kind: npm description: Nylas API v3 client with email, calendar, and contacts support links: homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@nylas/openclaw-nylas-plugin

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Nylas Email, Calendar & Contacts

Unified access to email, calendar, and contacts across Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, and IMAP — powered by the Nylas API.

Setup

Install the plugin (one command, no restart needed):

openclaw plugins install @nylas/openclaw-nylas-plugin

Configure your API key:

openclaw config set nylas.apiKey "YOUR_NYLAS_API_KEY"

Get your API key from Nylas Dashboard.

Verify setup:

openclaw nylas status
openclaw nylas discover

Tools

Email (7 tools)

nylas_list_messages — List recent messages with optional filters (unread, limit)

nylas_search_messages — Search messages by keyword (e.g., from:sarah Q4 budget)

nylas_read_message — Read a specific message by ID (full content)

nylas_send_message — Send an email (to, subject, body)

nylas_create_draft — Create a draft for review before sending

nylas_list_threads — List email threads grouped by conversation

nylas_list_folders — List mailbox folders and labels

Calendar (5 tools)

nylas_list_events — List calendar events for a date range

nylas_create_event — Create a new event with title, time, and participants

nylas_update_event — Update an existing event (reschedule, add attendees)

nylas_delete_event — Delete a calendar event

nylas_get_availability — Check free/busy availability for scheduling

Contacts (2 tools)

nylas_search_contacts — Search contacts by name or email

nylas_get_contact — Get full contact details by ID

Multi-Account Support

The plugin auto-discovers all connected accounts from your API key. Use named grants to reference accounts:

"Check my work email" — resolves to your work grant

"What's on my personal calendar?" — resolves to your personal grant

Examples

"Show me unread emails from this week"

"Send a reply to Sarah's last message"

"What meetings do I have tomorrow?"

"Schedule a 30-min call with the team on Thursday at 2pm"

"Find Sarah Chen's email address"

"Am I free Friday afternoon?"

"Create a draft response to the budget proposal"

Links

Installation Guide

npm Package

Nylas CLI

"Show me unread emails from this week"

"Send a reply to Sarah's last message"

"What meetings do I have tomorrow?"

"Schedule a 30-min call with the team on Thursday at 2pm"

"Find Sarah Chen's email address"

"Am I free Friday afternoon?"

"Create a draft response to the budget proposal"