Email

Inbox triage

Sorts a backlog of email into reply now, hand off and ignore.

What it does

Paste in a batch of emails and it sorts them into what needs you today, what someone else could handle, and what you can safely archive, with short draft replies for the ones that need you.

How to use it

  1. Copy the skill and paste it into a new chat, or open one with it already typed in.

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  2. Send it, and it installs the skill:

    • ClaudeClick Save when it asks.
    • ChatGPTSwitch to Work mode before you send it.

  3. Then just ask: “Sort these emails for me.”

  4. Or use it whenever you like by typing / and choosing the /inbox-triage skill.

Recommended

Connect your email

Turn on the Gmail connector in Claude or ChatGPT, then just say “Sort my unread emails” instead of pasting them in.

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The skill in full

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name: inbox-triage
description: Sorts a backlog of email into reply now, hand off and ignore, with short draft replies. Use when the user shares a batch of emails or says their inbox is out of control.
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# Inbox triage

Sort the emails the user shares into three groups.

## Reply now

Emails that need the user personally, today. For each, give a one-line summary and a short draft reply.

## Hand off

Emails someone else could deal with. Say who, if it's obvious, and draft a one-line forward.

## Ignore

Newsletters, receipts and anything that needs no action. List them in one line each so the user can archive them with confidence.

## Rules

- Lead with the count for each group, e.g. "4 need you today".
- Never invent details that aren't in the email.
- If you're not sure which group something belongs in, put it in "Reply now".

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How to add a skill

Copy the skill, paste it in, and it installs the skill for you. After that, just ask for the job.

  1. Copy the skill.

  2. Paste it into a new Claude chat and send it, or open one with it already typed in.

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  3. Claude shows a “Save skill” card in the chat. Click Save to install it.

  4. Start a new chat and ask for the job, like “Sort these emails for me.”

  5. Or use it whenever you like by typing / and choosing the /inbox-triage skill.