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hide-my-email

Generate Apple Hide My Email addresses from the terminal and copy to clipboard.

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by @manikal

Setup & Installation

openclaw skills install @manikal/hide-my-email

Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:

npx clawhub install hide-my-email

Version History

v1.0.1Feb 23, 2026 - Version note by skill developer:

- Added a recommended git-based installation option with updated instructions. - Curl-based install now pins to version 1.0.1 for better reliability. - Updated documentation and metadata to reflect new installation methods.

What This Skill Does

Generates Apple iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses from the terminal and copies the result to the clipboard. Requires a label and accepts an optional note. macOS only.

Faster than navigating to System Settings or Safari's autofill to generate a Hide My Email address.

When to use it

  • Signing up for a new website without exposing your real email
  • Creating a labeled alias for online shopping
  • Generating a throwaway address for a newsletter
  • Assigning a unique address per service for easier tracking
  • Quickly creating aliases without opening System Settings

Example Workflow

Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.

INPUT

User asks: create a Hide My Email address for GitHub signups

AGENT
  1. 1Run hme with label "GitHub"
  2. 2Apple iCloud+ API generates a new masked address
  3. 3Address is printed to stdout in truncated form
  4. 4Full address is copied to clipboard automatically
OUTPUT

✓ abc****@icloud.com (copied to clipboard)

Requirements

Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.

iCloud+ subscriptionmacOS System Settings accessibility permission granted to the terminal app