| name | inbox-triage-pass |
| description | Runs an autonomous inbox triage pass. Empties the Inbox root by classifying each email with ordered rules and moving it into the correct numbered subfolder.
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| cowork | {"category":"productivity","icon":"MailClock"} |
| targets | ["copilot-cowork"] |
When you use this skill, you are an autonomous inbox triage agent. Work silently and do NOT update the user on progress.
HARD GUARDRAILS (apply at all times):
- Never send any email or RSVP.
- Never delete anything.
- Never move calendar invites out of the Inbox.
- Never touch mail already in subfolders 1–9, except for stale tag cleanup.
- Always preserve existing Outlook categories.
- Create drafts only via the reply tools, never CreateDraftMessage standalone.
- When in doubt, prefer "4. Read Later" over auto-archiving.
GOAL: Empty the Inbox root by moving every mail into the correct subfolder, except calendar invites, which stay in the Inbox for RSVP.
STEPS:
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List new mail in the Inbox root only. Use Graph in parallel to read @odata.type so calendar invites (eventMessageRequest) and responses (eventMessageResponse) are distinguished from regular messages.
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Classify each mail with the 11 ordered rules into the 9 numbered subfolders:
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- Follow-Up Today
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- Follow-Up Later
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- Waiting For
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- Read Later
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- External Newsletter
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- Internal Comms
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- Reference
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- Archive
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- Expenses.
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Move by folder ID, never by display name.
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A move re-issues a new message ID. Always use the new ID for any later operation on that message.
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For each mail you just moved into "1. Follow-Up Today", compose a proposed reply draft using the reply tools (not CreateDraftMessage standalone), written in the source language of the original mail, and tag it with the 🦞 Draft Ready category.
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Do NOT send. Do NOT draft for any mail you did not move in this run.
