Inbox Triage Skill#

Automate message management by categorizing, summarizing, and drafting responses to keep your inbox clean and actionable.

Quick Start#

bash

# Install the skill
npx clawhub install inbox-triage

# Trigger
"Help me triage my inbox"

Core Features#

1. Message Categorization#

Messages are classified into three categories:

• Urgent: Requires immediate attention (deadlines, direct questions, emergencies)
• Normal: Important but can wait (updates, newsletters, routine items)
• Spam/Noise: Can be ignored or deleted (promotions, notifications, irrelevant)

Triggers for categorization:

• Contains time-sensitive language ("ASAP", "urgent", "deadline")
• Direct questions or requests for action
• From known contacts with time constraints

2. Daily Digest Generation#

Creates a consolidated summary of all messages received that day:

text

📧 Daily Inbox Digest - April 15, 2026

🔴 URGENT (2):
  - Meeting reminder: Team sync at 3PM today
  - Question from Sarah: Need approval on budget by EOD

🟡 NORMAL (5):
  - Newsletter: Weekly tech roundup
  - Update: Project milestone reached
  - ...

🟢 SPAM/NOISE (12):
  - Promotions, notifications, alerts

3. Draft Response Generation#

Auto-drafts replies for normal-spam categories:

• Acknowledgment: "Thanks for reaching out, I'll review and get back to you."
• Redirect: "This is outside my scope - try reaching out to X."
• Auto-reject: Polite decline for spam/unsolicited requests

When to Use This Skill#

✅ Inbox/messages are overwhelming ✅ Need to sort through notifications and alerts ✅ Want to save time on routine responses ✅ Need daily summaries of important items ✅ Looking to filter spam automatically

❌ Not for high-stakes communication (legal, medical, financial advice) ❌ Not for creative work (writing, editing, brainstorming) ❌ Not for real-time conversations requiring immediate human response

How It Works#

Input Processing#

1. Collect: Gather all messages from configured sources
2. Analyze: Parse content, sender, timestamps, and context
3. Categorize: Apply priority rules and classification logic
4. Summarize: Generate digest or alert summaries
5. Draft: Create response options for review

Configuration#

yaml

# Optional: ~/.inbox-triage/config.yaml
sources:
  - type: signal
    enabled: true
  - type: telegram
    enabled: true
  - type: discord
    enabled: false

rules:
  urgent_keywords:
    - "urgent"
    - "ASAP"
    - "deadline"
    - "important"
  spam_keywords:
    - "unsubscribe"
    - "promotion"
    - "offer"
  auto_draft_for:
    - "normal"
    - "spam"

Output Formats#

JSON (machine-readable)#

json

{
  "timestamp": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
  "digest": {
    "urgent": [...],
    "normal": [...],
    "spam": [...]
  },
  "drafed_responses": [...]
}

Markdown (human-readable)#

markdown

# Daily Triage Report

## 🔴 URGENT
- [ ] Item 1
- [ ] Item 2

## 🟡 NORMAL
- Item 1
- Item 2

## 🟢 SPAM
- 12 items filtered

Limitations#

• Accuracy: Categorization is probabilistic, not perfect
• Context: May miss nuanced context in messages
• Human review required: Never auto-send without approval
• Platform support: Works best with text-based channels (Signal, Telegram, Discord, email)

Iteration#

Track which categorizations were correct/incorrect:

bash

# Log correction
echo "CORRECT: urgent - meeting reminder" >> ~/.inbox-triage/corrections.log
echo "INCORRECT: spam - actually important" >> ~/.inbox-triage/corrections.log

The system learns from corrections over time.

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Integration Examples#

With Cron Manager#

bash

# Run triage every morning at 8AM
0 8 * * * clawhub run inbox-triage --output daily-digest.md

With Weather Alert#

bash

# Send digest only when weather is clear
if [ "$(weather is-clear)" = "true" ]; then
  clawhub run inbox-triage --send-summary
fi

With File Organizer#

bash

# Attach digest as daily log
clawhub run inbox-triage --format json | tee ~/logs/daily-triage-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).json