# Gmail Summarize

> Fetch recent unread Gmail (yesterday + today) and send a digest to the user.

- Skill: `luokai0/gmail-summarize` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add luokai0/gmail-summarize`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/luokai0/gmail-summarize/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector CAUTION)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: luokai0 (https://skillmd.com/u/luokai0)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/luokai0/gmail-summarize

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# Gmail Recent Digest

## Requirements
- **Python 3** must be available in the container environment (`python` command).
- IMAP credentials must be supplied via **one** of the following methods (env vars take precedence):

### Option A — Environment variables (recommended)

| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `IMAP_HOST` | IMAP server hostname | `imap.gmail.com` |
| `IMAP_PORT` | IMAP server port | `993` |
| `IMAP_USERNAME` | IMAP login username | *(required)* |
| `IMAP_PASSWORD` | IMAP login password / app-password | *(required)* |
| `IMAP_MAX_BODY_CHARS` | Max body characters per email | `2000` |

### Option B — Config file

Set `EMAIL_CONFIG_PATH` to point to a JSON file, or place the file at `~/.config/gmail-summarize/config.json`.
The file must contain **only** the fields below (no other sensitive data should be stored in this file):

```json
{
  "email": {
    "imapHost": "imap.gmail.com",
    "imapPort": 993,
    "imapUsername": "your@gmail.com",
    "imapPassword": "your-app-password",
    "maxBodyChars": 2000
  }
}
```

## Security notes
- **Preferred**: supply credentials via environment variables (`IMAP_HOST`, `IMAP_PORT`, `IMAP_USERNAME`, `IMAP_PASSWORD`) so no file on disk is read at all.
- When a config file is used, it should contain **only** the `email` fields listed above. The script reads only those four fields and nothing else from the file.
- The only external connection made is to the IMAP server declared in `IMAP_HOST` / `email.imapHost`. No other endpoints are contacted.
- Credentials are used solely to authenticate the IMAP session and are not logged or stored elsewhere by this skill.

## When to use
- User asks "check my Gmail", "summarize my emails", "邮件摘要"
- Cron trigger message contains "gmail_digest"

## Workflow
1. Run the fetch script via exec tool:
   `python {workspace}/skills/gmail-summarize/scripts/fetch_unseen.py`
   (replace {workspace} with your actual workspace root)
2. Parse the JSON array. Each item has: sender, subject, date, body
3. For each email compose one line:
   `[date] sender | subject — one-sentence body summary`
4. Send the full digest via MessageTool in this format:

   📬 **邮件摘要** (N封，覆盖 MM/DD–MM/DD)

   • [日期] 发件人 | 主题 — 一句话摘要
   • [日期] 发件人 | 主题 — 一句话摘要
   ...

5. If result is empty, send: 📭 近两日暂无未读邮件

## Output Rules
- Send the digest message ONLY. Do NOT add any extra comments, greetings, explanations, or follow-up questions before or after the digest.
- Do NOT say things like "主人，以下是您的邮件摘要" or "如需了解详情请告知" etc.
- The digest message itself is the complete and final response.
- The one-sentence body summary MUST be translated into Chinese. Sender names and subjects should keep their original text as-is.