diff --git a/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh b/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh
index bd779fcc..c19e2fb2 100755
--- a/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh
+++ b/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+PIPE="/tmp/email_refresh_pipe"
+
+# Create pipe if doesn't exist
+[ -p "$PIPE" ] || mkfifo "$PIPE"
+
 MBSYNC=$(pgrep mbsync)
 NOTMUCH=$(pgrep notmuch)
 
@@ -11,7 +16,13 @@ fi
 echo "Deleting messages tagged as *deleted*"
 notmuch search --format=text0 --output=files tag:deleted | xargs -0 --no-run-if-empty rm -v
 
+# sync mailbox with external servers
 mbsync -Va
+# apply tag:new to new mail
 notmuch new
+# new mail tagging pipeline
 afew --tag --new
+# signal waybar indicator update
+echo "refresh" > "$PIPE"
+# generate new ranked addressbook
 maildir-rank-addr
diff --git a/.config/waybar/config b/.config/waybar/config
index 1a72cd84..f74af9fd 100644
--- a/.config/waybar/config
+++ b/.config/waybar/config
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       "niri/window"
     ],
     "modules-right": [
-      // "custom/mail",
+      "custom/mail",
       "cpu",
       "custom/delim",
       "memory",
diff --git a/.config/yazi/plugins/custom-shell.yazi/yazi_cmd_history b/.config/yazi/plugins/custom-shell.yazi/yazi_cmd_history
index 7b85b18b..a07c0e7f 100644
--- a/.config/yazi/plugins/custom-shell.yazi/yazi_cmd_history
+++ b/.config/yazi/plugins/custom-shell.yazi/yazi_cmd_history
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ zsh -ic 'ya pack -a yazi-rs/plugins:git;exit'
 zsh -ic 'ya pack -a Rolv-Apneseth/starship;exit'
 zsh -ic 'mksh newmail;exit'
 zsh -ic 'mksh mail-indicator;exit'
+zsh -ic 'mksh async;exit'