An intelligent email management skill that identifies priority messages, summarizes threads, and drafts action-oriented responses.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install email-inbox
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install email-inbox using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Email Inbox Triage?
The Email Inbox Triage skill is a powerful tool designed for AI agents to streamline communication workflows. By connecting to mail sources like Gmail or processing manual exports, this skill allows users to maintain focus by filtering through the noise of a crowded inbox. It identifies high-value emails—such as invoices, approvals, and customer requests—while organizing less critical information into manageable summaries.
Built to enhance efficiency within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, this tool ensures that no deadline or urgent request goes unnoticed. It bridges the gap between raw data and actionable intelligence, providing users with a clear roadmap of their most important communication tasks while maintaining a high standard of professional response management.
Email Inbox Triage Use Cases
- Clearing a backlogged inbox after time away from work to find critical items.
- Identifying and summarizing urgent customer escalations or legal notices.
- Preparing draft replies for routine inquiries to significantly save drafting time.
- Grouping related email threads to understand the full context of a project or conversation.
- Monitoring for specific financial triggers like payment requests or pending invoices.
How Email Inbox Triage Works
- Identify the mailbox source via connected tools like Gmail or user-provided text and screenshots.
- Filter messages based on user criteria such as recent unread items, specific senders, or date ranges.
- Classify each message into priority buckets including urgent, needs reply, needs review, or informational.
- Detect critical metadata such as deadlines, meeting times, and explicit action items.
- Generate a structured inbox summary including priority items and recommended next steps.
- Draft concise, professional replies based on the context of the identified messages when requested.
Email Inbox Triage Setup
To integrate this skill into your environment, ensure your AI agent has access to your preferred mail connector or the relevant email data.
# Example command to initialize the email triage component for Openclaw Skills
openclaw-agent install email-inbox-triage
If a direct connector is unavailable, the skill can process data via:
- Copy-pasted email body text
- Exported email files
- Screenshots of your inbox or individual message views
Email Inbox Triage Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes email data using a structured taxonomy to ensure clarity during the triage process.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Priority Bucket | Classification such as Urgent, Needs Reply, Needs Review, or Informational |
| Action Items | Specific tasks or follow-ups extracted from the message body |
| Metadata | Sender details, subject lines, timestamps, and thread identifiers |
| Urgency Signals | Deadlines, monetary amounts, and compliance-related keywords |
Email Inbox Triage Advanced Features
- Intelligent thread collapsing to prevent redundancy in busy conversations and high-volume mail.
- Risk surfacing for legal, financial, or high-priority customer requests to ensure immediate visibility.
- Context-aware reply drafting that maintains professional tone and provides placeholders for missing information.
- Multi-source support allowing the skill to process mail from direct API connectors or manual user inputs.
- Deep inspection of attachment metadata to provide context on shared documents and invoices.
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