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Triage by data-wise — Agent Skill

Name: Triage
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Data-Wise

Triage

This skill should be used when the user asks to "triage email", "classify email", "sort email", "go through my inbox", "what needs attention", "prioritize my email", "sort my messages", "which emails are important", "what should I respond to", or wants to prioritize their inbox. Classifies emails as actionable, informational, or skip using MCP prompts.

Data-Wise 4e0321d 1.7 KB Updated Sep 10, 2026

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/himalaya:triage - AI Email Triage

Classify inbox emails using Claude's reasoning via MCP prompts.

Usage

/himalaya:triage             # Triage last 10 emails
/himalaya:triage 20          # Triage last 20
/himalaya:triage --folder Sent  # Triage specific folder

When Invoked

Call list_emails MCP tool to get recent envelopes
For each email, call read_email to get body
Use triage_inbox MCP prompt to classify:
- Actionable - requires response or action
- Informational - read but no action needed
- Skip - spam, newsletters, can ignore
Display classified results
Offer batch actions:
- flag_email — mark as Flagged, Seen, etc.
- move_email — move to Archive, Trash, or custom folder
- draft_reply — draft a reply to actionable emails
- create_action_item — extract todos from actionable emails

Output Format

📋 Triage Results (10 emails)

🔴 Actionable (3):
  1. alice@... — Meeting tomorrow (needs RSVP)
  2. boss@... — Q1 report due Friday
  3. student@... — Question about assignment

🟡 Informational (4):
  4. github@... — PR merged: feature/auth
  5. newsletter@... — Weekly digest
  ...

⚪ Skip (3):
  8. spam@... — ChatGPT for Excel
  ...

→ "Flag 8 as junk" to mark spam
→ "Read #2" for full email

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