Skills Library / Email Triage / for Claude

Email Triage — for Claude

This is the Claude version of the Email Triage skill: sort an inbox dump into act / reply / file / ignore with drafted replies for the top items. This is the native form: a SKILL.md file. Claude reads the description to decide when the skill applies, then follows the body.

The file

---
name: email-triage
description: Triage a batch of emails into priorities with drafted replies. Use when given inbox contents, forwarded threads, or a list of messages to sort.
---

# Email Triage
## Inputs
A set of emails (text or summaries). If sender identities are unclear, work with what is given.

## Procedure
1. Classify every message into exactly one bucket: ACT (needs the user's action), REPLY (needs a response), FILE (information to keep), IGNORE (noise, marketing, notifications).
2. Within ACT and REPLY, rank by deadline pressure, then by sender importance as evidenced in the messages themselves.
3. For the top 3 REPLY items, draft the reply: under 80 words, ready to send, matching the thread's tone.

## Deliverable
1. A summary table: # | Sender | Subject | Bucket | Why (one line).
2. The drafted replies, numbered to match the table.
3. A closing line: total counts per bucket.

## Standards
- Never mark something IGNORE if it mentions money owed, a deadline, a legal matter, or a named person waiting.
- Do not draft replies that commit to dates, prices, or promises not present in the source thread.

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Download SKILL.md

Install

Create the folder .claude/skills/email-triage/ in your project (or ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects)
Save the file as SKILL.md inside it
Start a new session and present the task - the skill triggers from its description

Other platforms

ChatGPT version Gemini version Microsoft Copilot version Qwen & Kimi version Local Models version

Canonical version and the skill's full description: Email Triage. The underlying procedure is identical on every platform - only the packaging differs, because each model takes its skills its own way.

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