# 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.

- Skill: `data-wise/triage` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add data-wise/triage`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/data-wise/triage/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: Data-Wise (https://skillmd.com/u/data-wise)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/data-wise/triage

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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

1. Call `list_emails` MCP tool to get recent envelopes
2. For each email, call `read_email` to get body
3. Use `triage_inbox` MCP prompt to classify:
   - **Actionable** - requires response or action
   - **Informational** - read but no action needed
   - **Skip** - spam, newsletters, can ignore
4. Display classified results
5. 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
```