Email Analysis

Email/Newsletter Analysis Skill

Automatically triggered when the user wants to analyze an email newsletter or forwarded email content.

Trigger Phrases

• "analyze this newsletter"
• "summarize this email"
• "what's in this newsletter"
• "extract insights from this email"
• "newsletter analysis"
• "forwarded email"
• "morning brew" or other newsletter names
• "substack email"

Process

1. Identify the Content Source

Determine the input type:

• Text file: inbox/newsletter.txt
• Email file: inbox/email.eml
• HTML content: inbox/newsletter.html
• Pasted text content
• Forwarded email text

2. Parse Email Content

Extract key metadata:

• Sender/Newsletter name
• Subject line
• Date sent
• Clean body text

For HTML emails:

• Strip formatting
• Preserve links
• Extract plain text

3. Load Analysis Prompt

Read prompts/newsletter.md for the comprehensive analysis template.

4. Analyze Content

Follow the 13-section structure:

1. Newsletter Overview
2. Executive Summary
3. Key Insights & Ideas
4. Curated Links & Resources
5. Data & Statistics
6. Notable Quotes
7. Recommendations & Picks
8. Action Items
9. Author's Perspective
10. Relevance Assessment
11. Latent Signals
12. Follow-up Items
13. Summary

5. Generate Report

Create analysis focusing on:

• Key insights and takeaways
• All links and resources extracted
• Actionable items highlighted
• Promotional content filtered
• Honest relevance assessment

6. Save Report

Save to: reports/newsletters/YYYY-MM-DD_newsletter-name.md

Format:

# [Newsletter Name] - [Date/Issue]

**From**: [Sender]
**Date Received**: YYYY-MM-DD
**Type**: Newsletter / Email

---

[Analysis content following the 13-section structure]

---

## My Notes

7. Log Activity

Append to logs/YYYY-MM-DD.md:

## Newsletters Read

- [Newsletter Name](../reports/newsletters/filename.md) - HH:MM

Output Directory

Ensure reports/newsletters/ exists before saving.

Special Handling

For Curated Newsletters (Morning Brew, TLDR, etc.)

• Extract and categorize all links
• Note which stories are most prominent
• Identify sponsored content

For Essay Newsletters (Substack, personal blogs)

• Focus on the author's arguments
• Extract key insights and frameworks
• Note the author's perspective

For Industry Newsletters

• Capture market trends and data
• Extract predictions and forecasts
• Note company/product mentions

For Personal/Update Emails

• Summarize key updates
• Extract action items
• Note deadlines or time-sensitive content

Example Usage

User: "Summarize this Morning Brew newsletter" Assistant: [Extracts top stories, key insights, and notable links]

User: "What's important in this Substack email?" Assistant: [Analyzes essay content, extracts main arguments and takeaways]

User: "Analyze the forwarded email from my colleague" Assistant: [Summarizes content, extracts action items and key points]