Today's Agent Skill #001: Email Triage & Priority Sort

What It Does

Your inbox isn't a to-do list, but most people treat it like one. This skill turns your AI agent into a first-pass email sorter that flags what actually needs your attention and files the rest.

How It Works

Scans incoming emails and classifies each one into four buckets: urgent action required, response needed today, informational (read later), and auto-archive. Uses sender history, subject line analysis, and body keywords to score priority — no training data needed, just your own rules.

How to Deploy It

Drop the SKILL.md file below into your agent's skills directory. Once loaded, invoke it by asking your agent to "triage my inbox" or wire it to an email webhook for fully autonomous operation. Works with: Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, and any SKILL.md-compatible agent.

SKILL.md — Ready to Deploy

# Email Triage & Priority Sort

## Description
Categorize and prioritize incoming emails by urgency, sender importance, and required action type.

## Categories
1. URGENT — Action within 2 hours (VIP sender, "ASAP", "blocking")
2. TODAY — Response before EOB (questions, approvals, client comms)
3. READ LATER — Informational, no action (FYI, status updates)
4. AUTO-ARCHIVE — No attention (newsletters, notifications, promos)

## Rules
- Default to LOWER urgency when ambiguous
- 3+ replies from sender in past week → bump one category up
- Thread replies inherit original urgency unless overridden
- Never auto-archive CRM/address book contacts

## Output Format
From | Subject | Category | Reason | Suggested Action

Sort: URGENT first, then by timestamp within each category

Copy the full SKILL.md file and drop it into your agent's skills directory to activate this skill.

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