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Email Triage

Classify emails into urgent, action, fyi, noise, or calendar categories.

Updated Aug 23, 2026
Search Tags:#automation#email#classification#drafting#triage#inbox management
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/mshuffett/dotfiles --skill email-triage-mshuffett
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: Email Triage
Source: https://github.com/mshuffett/dotfiles/tree/main/agents/knowledge/atoms/claude-skill-archive/email-triage
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/mshuffett/dotfiles --skill email-triage-mshuffett

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the process of classifying emails into predefined categories, suggesting appropriate actions, and drafting responses, thereby significantly reducing the time and mental effort required for inbox management.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Classification: Categorizes emails into 'urgent', 'action', 'fyi', 'noise', and 'calendar' based on content and sender.
  • Actionable Insights: Provides suggested actions like drafting responses, applying labels, or auto-archiving.
  • Draft Response Generation: Creates concise, context-aware draft responses adhering to user preferences for tone and style.
  • Use Case: An investor receives dozens of emails daily. This Skill automatically flags time-sensitive investor updates as 'urgent', categorizes meeting requests as 'action', filters out newsletters as 'noise', and archives automated calendar invites, allowing the investor to focus only on critical communications.

Quick Start

Use the email triage skill to classify and draft responses for your inbox.

Frequently Asked Questions about Email Triage

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I automate email classification for urgent messages and inbox management?▼

Automated email classification sorts messages into urgent, action, fyi, noise, or calendar categories based on sender importance and content signals. This reduces manual inbox management effort by filtering newsletters as noise and flagging time-sensitive updates as urgent.

Can I automatically draft email responses based on my personal writing style?▼

You can automatically draft email responses by using CLI commands that learn your preferred tone and style. The system generates concise, context-aware draft replies adhering to your user-defined preferences for classified messages.

Does this email triage approach work without requiring additional software dependencies?▼

Email triage operates with no external dependencies, but requires integration with your existing email client. It functions entirely through CLI commands to classify messages and apply actions without needing supplementary software libraries.

What is the best way to categorize automated calendar invites and newsletters in my inbox?▼

The best way to categorize automated calendar invites and newsletters is by using predefined classification rules that filter them into calendar and noise categories respectively, allowing you to auto-archive or ignore non-critical communications automatically.

How do I backtest email classification rules before applying them to my live inbox?▼

You can backtest email classification rules by using the provided CLI backtesting command before executing actions on a live inbox. This allows you to evaluate how well the triage signals and sender importance rules categorize historical messages.

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