How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/communications-suite:comm-inbox-triageThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
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This skill processes a batch of emails, categorizes every item into one of four urgency tiers, drafts responses for critical items, and surfaces action items — so the user starts every day knowing exactly what requires attention and what can be ignored.
Designed to run on a daily schedule as part of the Executive Inbox Agent workflow. When automated, it triages the inbox before the user opens their laptop and delivers a structured digest.
No regulated disclaimer required for this skill.
search_notes with query "comm preferences"brain/preferences/comm-preferences.mdAsk at the start of each run (if not automated):
Do not save these answers to Cloud Brain.
Process every email in the batch and assign one of four tiers:
Criteria: Requires a response or decision today. Includes:
Criteria: Needs attention but not today. Includes:
Criteria: Informational, no reply needed. Includes:
Criteria: No value, no action, recurring noise. Includes:
📬 INBOX TRIAGE — [Date]
Account: [email] | [N] items processed
🚨 [N] Urgent ⚡ [N] Important 📋 [N] Low 🗑️ [N] Ignore
For each urgent item:
FROM: [sender]
SUBJECT: [subject]
SUMMARY: [1-2 sentence summary of what's needed]
ACTION: [what needs to happen]
DRAFT RESPONSE:
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[draft email ready to send or edit]
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List with: sender / subject / one-line summary / suggested action
Condensed list: sender / subject only, no summaries needed
Count only: "12 promotional / notification emails — no action needed" Flag any that appear frequently: "⚠️ [Sender] has appeared 5x this week — unsubscribe candidate"
Pull and list any tasks or commitments mentioned across all tiers:
ACTION ITEMS FROM THIS TRIAGE:
- [ ] [action] — due [date if mentioned] — from [sender]
After every run, save a triage log to Cloud Brain:
Path: brain/communications/triage/triage-[YYYY-MM-DD].md
Contents:
This log feeds the Executive Inbox Agent's weekly pattern analysis (which senders consistently generate urgent items, which are consistent noise).
When this skill is activated as a scheduled agent task, it runs automatically each morning. Setup notes for system-04:
comm-email-drafter (for drafts), bizops-follow-up (action items added to open loops), bizops-daily-brief (urgent items surface in morning briefing)Guides creation, editing, and verification of skills for AI coding agents using test-driven development with subagent scenarios. Use when authoring or debugging skills.
npx claudepluginhub owenmecham/mbg --plugin communications-suite