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+//! Command-line interface definition.
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand, ValueEnum};
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(
+    name = "posta",
+    version,
+    about = "A tiny, generic IMAP/SMTP mail CLI",
+    long_about = "posta — manage any IMAP/SMTP mailbox from your terminal.\n\
+                  Accounts live in a TOML config file; every command prints JSON \
+                  by default so it plays nicely with jq and scripts."
+)]
+pub struct Cli {
+    /// Config file (default: $POSTA_CONFIG or ~/.config/posta/config.toml)
+    #[arg(long, global = true, value_name = "FILE")]
+    pub config: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Account name from the config (default: $POSTA_ACCOUNT or `default_account`)
+    #[arg(long, short = 'a', global = true, value_name = "NAME")]
+    pub account: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Output format
+    #[arg(long, global = true, value_enum, default_value_t = Format::Json)]
+    pub format: Format,
+
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    pub cmd: Cmd,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum Format {
+    Json,
+    Table,
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+pub enum Cmd {
+    /// List the accounts defined in the config file
+    Accounts,
+    /// List mailbox folders
+    Folders,
+    /// Message and unread counts for a folder
+    Status {
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "INBOX")]
+        folder: String,
+    },
+    /// List messages, newest first
+    List {
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "INBOX")]
+        folder: String,
+        /// Only unread messages (shorthand for --query UNSEEN)
+        #[arg(long)]
+        unread: bool,
+        /// Raw IMAP SEARCH query, e.g. 'FROM bank SINCE 1-Jul-2026'
+        #[arg(long)]
+        query: Option<String>,
+        #[arg(long, default_value_t = 20)]
+        max: usize,
+    },
+    /// Show a message by UID
+    Get {
+        uid: u32,
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "INBOX")]
+        folder: String,
+        /// Print the raw RFC 822 source
+        #[arg(long)]
+        raw: bool,
+        /// Prefer the text/html part over text/plain
+        #[arg(long)]
+        html: bool,
+        /// Mark the message as read after fetching it
+        #[arg(long)]
+        mark_read: bool,
+    },
+    /// Send a message (body from --body, --body-file, or stdin)
+    Send {
+        #[arg(long, required = true)]
+        to: Vec<String>,
+        #[arg(long)]
+        cc: Vec<String>,
+        #[arg(long)]
+        subject: String,
+        #[arg(long)]
+        body: Option<String>,
+        #[arg(long)]
+        body_file: Option<PathBuf>,
+        /// Skip saving a copy to the sent folder
+        #[arg(long)]
+        no_record: bool,
+    },
+    /// Add or remove message flags
+    Mark {
+        #[arg(value_enum)]
+        state: MarkState,
+        #[arg(required = true)]
+        uids: Vec<u32>,
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "INBOX")]
+        folder: String,
+    },
+    /// Move messages to another folder
+    Move {
+        #[arg(required = true)]
+        uids: Vec<u32>,
+        #[arg(long)]
+        to: String,
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "INBOX")]
+        folder: String,
+    },
+    /// Move messages to the trash folder
+    Delete {
+        #[arg(required = true)]
+        uids: Vec<u32>,
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "INBOX")]
+        folder: String,
+    },
+    /// Run an IMAP SEARCH query and print matching UIDs
+    Search {
+        query: String,
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "INBOX")]
+        folder: String,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum MarkState {
+    Read,
+    Unread,
+    Flagged,
+    Unflagged,
+}