an address book is really useful

config/alot/config

@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ prefer_plaintext = True
         sent_tags = inbox
         sign_by_default = True
 
+        [[[abook]]]
+            type = shellcommand
+            command = 'notmuch-abook.sh'
+            regexp = '\[?{"name": "(?P<name>.*)", "address": "(?P<email>.+)", "name-addr": ".*"}[,\]]?'
+            shellcommand_external_filtering = True
+
+
     [[ugent]]
         realname = Felix Van der Jeugt
         address = felix.vanderjeugt@ugent.be
@@ -28,6 +35,12 @@ prefer_plaintext = True
         sent_tags = inbox
         sign_by_default = True
 
+        [[[abook]]]
+            type = shellcommand
+            command = 'notmuch-abook.sh'
+            regexp = '\[?{"name": "(?P<name>.*)", "address": "(?P<email>.+)", "name-addr": ".*"}[,\]]?'
+            shellcommand_external_filtering = True
+
 [bindings]
 
     P = shellescape --thread True --refocus True notmuch\ new\ --quiet

local/bin/notmuch-abook.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+notmuch address --format=json --output=recipients --output=sender --deduplicate=address from:"$*" OR to:"$*" | rg -i "$*"