# use-spark

Lets the agent read your Spark mail, calendar, contacts and meetings through the CLI. Handy when you want a thread or a free slot without leaving the editor.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 508 installs · ★ 153
- Author: readdle
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/use-spark/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/use-spark

## What it does

The skill teaches the agent to drive `spark`, a thin client that talks over IPC to a running Spark Desktop app. It ships no mailbox, network stack or credentials of its own — everything comes from the live app on your machine. That is why it fails inside a sandbox, container or CI runner: there is nothing to connect to. If Spark Desktop is not running, ask the user to launch it; retrying will not help.

There are around twenty commands: `accounts`, `folders`, `emails`, `search`, `thread`, `attachment`, `draft`, `templates`, `events`, `availability`, `contacts`, `team`, `meetings`, `action` and more. Start with `spark accounts` — it lists accounts, calendars, teams and shared inboxes along with their access level. Three levels exist: read-only covers reading, triage adds drafts, comments and email actions, send adds sending and the whole `event` command. Levels are set per account and per shared inbox in Settings -> AI Agents, and a shared inbox can differ from its parent account. A command above the level returns an error telling you how to raise it.

Add `--json` to any command for machine-readable output: full values, snake_case keys, ISO 8601 dates. Failures print `{"error": {"message": "…"}}` on stdout and exit non-zero. Read the plain text when you just want the result; reach for JSON when you need to process it, as in `spark emails --json | jq '.emails[].id'`. Fields are only ever added, never renamed or removed.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill use-spark -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/use-spark/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/use-spark/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill use-spark -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/use-spark/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill use-spark -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/use-spark/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install readdle/spark-cli-skills use-spark
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/use-spark/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill use-spark -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills --path skills/use-spark
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/use-spark/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill use-spark -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/use-spark/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find an email by topic without opening a mail client
- read a full thread including attachments
- check whether a slot works for all attendees
- prepare a reply or forward as a draft
- see team members and shared inboxes

## Example prompts
- show me unread emails from the last week
- find a free slot tomorrow with the meeting attendees
- read the thread with the latest email from the client

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: use-spark
description: >-
  Use the spark CLI to access the user's Spark email data - list emails,
  search by topic, read threads, check calendar events, find availability,
  look up contacts, and view team info. Use when the user asks about their
  emails, calendar, contacts, meetings, or scheduling.
metadata:
  version: 1.4.1
  requires:
    bins:
      - spark
---

# Using spark

`spark` is a CLI for the Spark email client. Use it to query the user's mailbox, calendar, contacts, meetings, and team data.

## Running spark

```bash
spark <command> [options]
```

**Environment:** `spark` is a thin client that talks over IPC to the user's running Spark Desktop app - it does not ship its own mailbox, network stack, or credentials. Run it directly on the user's computer against the live Spark Desktop process. Do not try to execute it inside a sandbox, container, CI runner, or any environment isolated from the user's desktop session - it will fail to connect. If Spark Desktop is not running, ask the user to launch it instead of retrying.

**JSON output:** add `--json` to any command to get its result as JSON instead of text - the same data, with full (untruncated) values, snake_case keys, and ISO 8601 dates. A failure prints `{"error": {"message": "…"}}` on stdout and exits non-zero. Prefer the default text when you only need to read the result; use `--json` when you need to process it (e.g. `spark emails --json | jq '.emails[].id'`). Fields are only ever added, never renamed or removed.

## Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `accounts` | List accounts, calendars, teams, shared inboxes, and access levels |
| `folders` | List folders/labels with message counts |
| `emails` | List emails with filters and pagination |
| `search` | Hybrid keyword + semantic search with full bodies |
| `thread` | Read full thread - headers, bodies, attachments |
| `attachment` | Read a single email attachment by its ID (auto-downloads) |
| `draft` | Create, edit, or delete an email draft (new, reply, forward, from template), or list account signatures |
| `templates` | List saved message templates (personal and team) |
| `template` | Show a single template by ID or name with its placeholders |
| `comment` | Post a team comment on a thread |
| `events` | List calendar events for a time range |
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