Mailstrel CLI

Slick terminal client for Mailstrel. Discover, send, triage replies — all from your shell.

npm install -g mailstrel
mailstrel login           # opens your browser, you click Approve, you're in
mailstrel discover "AI VC funds 2026" --launch
mailstrel inbox

Commands

| | | |---|---| | mailstrel login | Device-flow auth — opens browser, mints an API key, saves it locally. | | mailstrel whoami | Show account + plan + this-month usage. | | mailstrel logout | Clear local credential. | | mailstrel status | Fleet snapshot — senders, warmup tier, plan usage. | | mailstrel discover <niche> [--launch] | Niche → discovered leads. --launch queues a 3-step campaign. | | mailstrel inbox [--sentiment positive] | Recent classified replies. | | mailstrel assets | Your pitch decks, catalogs, demo links + view counts. |

Auth

Credential resolution order:

1. process.env.MAILSTREL_TOKEN (or MAILSTREL) — pin to your shell rc:

   export MAILSTREL_TOKEN=mst_live_...

2. ~/.mailstrel/config.json (saved by mailstrel login)

API base override:

• MAILSTREL_API_URL — defaults to https://mailstrel.vylth.com

Programmatic use

API keys created by the CLI are full Mailstrel keys — usable from any script:

curl https://mailstrel.com/api/auth/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MAILSTREL_TOKEN"

Manage keys at Settings → API & CLI in the dashboard.

Develop

cd cli
npm install
npm run dev      # tsx watch mode against ./src
npm run build    # compile to ./dist