inbox

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name: inbox description: Universal entry point for unstructured content. Classifies, stores in _inbox/, and hands off to the appropriate downstream skill. user-invocable: true argument-hint: [content, file path, or subcommand: status|process [id|all]|triage [refresh|status]|help]

Inbox Skill

Universal capture and classification for unstructured content. Accepts voice memos, quick notes, raw text, forwarded emails -- classifies and routes to the appropriate downstream skill.

Vault Location

vault/_inbox/
  _inbox.yaml           # Derived index (rebuilt from frontmatter)
  YYMMDD-HHMMSS[-slug].md   # Active items (frontmatter is canonical)
  .audio/               # Raw audio captured by Trillian, paired by basename
    YYMMDD-HHMMSS[-slug].m4a
  .files/               # File drops: input files with a vault destiny (CR-024)
    YYMMDD-HHMMSS[-slug].<ext>
  .archive/             # Processed items (moved here after downstream skill runs)
    .audio/             # Audio archived alongside transcript
    .files/             # Source files that don't accompany their output

Schema: see docs/schemas/inbox.md for the canonical <id>.md frontmatter shape, .audio/ convention, and lifecycle states. The schema is the source of truth; this SKILL.md documents skill behaviour. Other tools (Trillian, Deep Thought, Marvin, external skills) write directly to _inbox/ against the schema; /inbox is one of several producers.

Subcommands

/inbox [content] -- Default: Capture + Classify

Accept raw content (pasted text, file path, or inline text), classify it, store in _inbox/, and suggest the downstream skill.

Processing flow:

1. Parse input -- detect content type:

   • Multiple speakers, timestamps, speaker labels -> voice_memo
   • "From:", "Subject:", email headers -> email
   • File path provided -> read the file, detect type from content
   • Binary or non-markdown file path (PDF, CSV/xlsx, image, media, archive) -> file_drop (CR-024): move/copy the file into _inbox/.files/<id>.<ext> and create the paired stub with source.file_path and a type-based classification guess (PDF/document → summarize into a folder; CSV/xlsx → project data; image/media → attachment). Files >~25 MB: flag the size and offer process-in-place + reference-stub archiving instead of moving the blob. Full convention in docs/schemas/inbox.md "File drops".
   • Short text, no structure -> quick_note
   • Everything else -> raw_text

2. Auto-classify -- determine which downstream skill should process this:

   Signal	Classification	Target Skill
   Speaker labels, timestamps, dialogue format	transcript	/transcript
   Org team member names (from ops-config), meeting context	ops	/ops
   "TODO", "remind me", imperative sentences, action items	task	/tasks add
   Short observation, no action context	note	None (already saved)
   Idea, brainstorm, "what if"	idea	None (already saved)

   Assign confidence: high (clear signals), medium (some signals), low (ambiguous).

3. Determine routing -- consult CLAUDE.md MEETING ROUTING for folder suggestions:

   • Match participant names using the name resolution algorithm:
     • Check _contacts/*/_meta.yaml for display_name or aliases match
     • Check org config team[] for internal team members
     • Matching is case-insensitive with Swedish character folding
   • Identify org context from ops-config team lists
   • Suggest target folder (e.g., _contacts/david-ekberg/, acme/meetings/management/)
   • See Contact Metadata Schema for name resolution details

4. Confirm with user -- present classification + routing summary:

   Classification: transcript (high confidence)
   Target skill: /transcript
   Target folder: _contacts/david-ekberg/
   
   OK to proceed? (or override)
   

   Wait for user confirmation or override. Keep it brief -- one question, then go.

5. Store in _inbox/:

   • Write content to _inbox/YYMMDD-HHMMSS[-slug].md with frontmatter per docs/schemas/inbox.md
   • Set id, created, classification, confidence, status: pending, and routing fields in frontmatter
   • Rebuild _inbox.yaml index from the new frontmatter
   • If the input was paired audio, set source.audio_path and ensure the audio is at _inbox/.audio/<id>.m4a

6. Execute the downstream skill automatically:

   • transcript -> Run /transcript with the content, passing the target folder
   • ops -> Run /ops with the content, passing the org config
   • task -> Run /tasks add [extracted description]
   • note/idea -> Already saved, no downstream skill needed
   • Do NOT just print instructions -- actually invoke the skill and let it run
   • The downstream skill handles all its own processing (summary, changelog, task import, insights, history)

7. Archive the inbox item after the downstream skill completes:

   • Set frontmatter status: processed, processed_at to now (ISO 8601), processed_by to the downstream skill name, output_file to its output path
   • Move the .md file to _inbox/.archive/<id>.md and set archived_to
   • If paired audio exists, also move _inbox/.audio/<id>.m4a to _inbox/.archive/.audio/<id>.m4a
   • Rebuild _inbox.yaml to reflect the new state

/inbox status -- Show Inbox State

Display counts by status (per schema):

Inbox Status:
  pending:    3 items
  processing: 1 item
  processed:  5 items (will archive on next process run)
  skipped:    1 item
  archived:   12 items (in .archive/)
  ---
  Active:     4 items (pending + processing + skipped)
  Orphan audio: 1 file (audio in .audio/ with no matching .md yet)

Also show classification breakdown of active items, flag any orphan audio waiting in .audio/ for a matching transcript, and flag orphan file drops in .files/ with no paired stub (offer to register them, CR-024).

/inbox process [id|all] -- Process Stored Items

Process one item by ID, or all unprocessed items (status new or classified) with all.

Single item (/inbox process <id>):

1. Read the item's frontmatter and body from _inbox/<id>.md
2. If classification is missing or confidence: low, run classification (Step 2 from default flow); update frontmatter
3. Show classification and target, ask user to confirm or override
4. Set frontmatter status: processing
5. Execute the downstream skill -- actually run /transcript, /ops, or /tasks add as appropriate
6. After the downstream skill completes, update frontmatter:
   • status: processed, processed_at, processed_by, output_file
7. Move <id>.md to _inbox/.archive/<id>.md (and paired audio to .archive/.audio/<id>.m4a if present); set archived_to
   • File drops (CR-024): the source file in .files/ moves WITH the output -- to the target folder's .attachments/ when it should accompany the content (ask if unclear), else to _inbox/.archive/.files/<id>.<ext>. Record the final path in the stub before archiving it.
8. Rebuild _inbox.yaml from current frontmatter

All items (/inbox process all):

1. Glob _inbox/*.md, read each frontmatter, filter to status: pending or processing. Skip working documents (registered type: working_doc / tag do-not-process per the schema CR-022 section) -- they are surfaces, not captures
2. If no items to process, report "Inbox is empty" and stop
3. Read and classify all items, then present a single confirmation table:

   | ID                       | Title          | Classification | Target      | Folder              |
   |--------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|---------------------|
   | 250428-091803-bob        | samtal med bob | transcript     | /transcript | _contacts/bob/      |
   | 250428-103044-sara       | samtal med sara| transcript     | /transcript | _contacts/sara/     |
   

   Ask: "Process all? (or list IDs to skip/override)"
4. Execute each item sequentially -- for each confirmed item: a. Set frontmatter status: processing b. Run the downstream skill with the body content and target folder c. Let the skill complete its full processing (summary, changelog, tasks, insights) d. Update frontmatter: status: processed, processed_at, processed_by, output_file, archived_to e. Move <id>.md to .archive/; move paired audio (if any) to .archive/.audio/ f. Brief status line: "Item 250428-091803-bob done -- processed as transcript -> _contacts/bob/"
5. Rebuild _inbox.yaml once at the end
6. Print final summary: "Processed N items, M archived, K orphan audio still pending"

Key principle: /inbox process is an automation pipeline, not a suggestion engine. It actually runs the downstream skills. Human-in-the-loop is limited to:

• Confirming the classification table before execution begins
• Any validation questions the downstream skill itself needs (e.g., /transcript may ask about participants, /ops may ask about org config) -- pass these through to the user as they come up

/inbox triage [refresh|status] -- Triage working-surface upkeep (CR-022)

Operates on the vault's registered triage doc (see the schema CR-022 section: an _inbox/ working document with type: working_doc, status: keep, tag do-not-process). If no triage doc is registered, say so and stop -- this subcommand never creates one uninvited (offer to register an existing file if the user asks).

Design principle (blocking): mechanical upkeep only. Never reorder, reword, re-bucket, or classify items. Sorting INKORG is the human's thinking step, not the skill's.

refresh (default):

1. Week anchor: update the Veckoankare: line's date and week number to today. Preserve the standing-context text after them verbatim -- only the date/week tokens change. If bucket headings carry week numbers (e.g. DENNA VECKA (v.26)), update those tokens too.
2. Archive done items: move every [x] bullet (with its sub-bullets) to _inbox/.archive/YYMMDD-triage-klart.md -- create with a # KLART-arkiv header if missing, append under a ## YYMMDD heading, keep the bullet text verbatim plus a (arkiverad YYMMDD) suffix.
3. Report INKORG age: list INKORG items that have sat unsorted >7 days (report only -- sorting is the human's job).
4. Flag plaintext credentials: scan for password/API-key-looking lines (per the schema's no-secrets rule) and report them with the recommendation to replace with a password-manager reference. Never auto-remove. Skip lines ending in <!-- secret-ok --> — that marker is the owner's recorded decision to keep the credential inline; offer to stamp it when the user says a flagged line should stay.
5. Report: one summary line per action class (anchor updated, N items archived, M INKORG items aging, K credential flags). Show the diff of what moved.

status: read-only -- items per section, INKORG count + oldest item age, [x] items awaiting archive, week-anchor date vs today, link to the KLART archive.

/inbox help -- Usage Guide

Print this usage guide:

/inbox [content]        Capture, classify, and route content
/inbox status           Show inbox counts by status
/inbox process [id|all] Process one or all stored items
/inbox triage [refresh|status]  Triage working-surface upkeep (CR-022)
/inbox help             This help text

Content types detected: voice_memo, email, quick_note, raw_text, clipboard
Classifications: transcript, ops, task, note, idea

Items are stored in vault/_inbox/ and tracked in _inbox.yaml.
After processing with the downstream skill, items are archived.

_inbox.yaml -- derived index

_inbox.yaml is a derived index, rebuilt from the frontmatter of every _inbox/*.md. It exists for fast batch listing (Marvin, /inbox status) without parsing every markdown file.

The canonical metadata for any single item lives in that item's frontmatter, not here. If frontmatter and index disagree, frontmatter wins.

/inbox rebuilds the index on every status or process invocation. External tools writing items directly into _inbox/<id>.md MAY also append to the index, but they are not required to -- the next /inbox call picks up new files from frontmatter automatically.

See docs/schemas/inbox.md for the index schema (version: 2, post-CR-012). v1 files are detected and rewritten lazily on first run.

Content File Format

Markdown with YAML frontmatter (canonical metadata) and a body. See docs/schemas/inbox.md for the full frontmatter spec.

Filename: YYMMDD-HHMMSS[-slug].md where:

• YYMMDD-HHMMSS is creation timestamp (vault-local)
• slug is optional, kebab-case, derived from a short title

Minimal valid frontmatter:

---
id: 250428-091803
created: 2026-04-28T09:18:03+02:00
status: pending
---

/inbox populates additional fields (classification, target_skill, target_folder, confidence) when the item is classified.

Integration

• Reads ops-config for team member recognition and org routing
• Reads CLAUDE.md MEETING ROUTING for folder suggestions
• Reads _contacts/ folder structure for participant matching
• Executes downstream skills (/transcript, /ops, /tasks) -- not just suggestions
• Marvin (formerly core-skills-visualisation) provides a web UI for the same data (create, view, classify, archive)
• Trillian (vault-pulse) writes raw audio to _inbox/.audio/ and frontmatter-only stub markdown to _inbox/<id>.md; the matching transcript arrives later from Deep Thought
• Deep Thought writes transcript markdown back to _inbox/<id>.md with source.external_id set to the DT job id

Archive Policy

Follows the core-skills archive pattern: never delete, always archive.

• Processed markdown moves to _inbox/.archive/<id>.md
• Paired audio (if any) moves to _inbox/.archive/.audio/<id>.m4a
• The pairing-by-basename rule is preserved across the move
• _inbox.yaml retains the item entry with status: processed and archived_to set
• Archive is browsable but not shown in active views
• Retention for archived audio is user-configurable (default: keep indefinitely; future /inbox prune --older-than Nd will reclaim space)

Rules

• Confirm classification with user before executing -- one brief confirmation, then go
• Execute downstream skills automatically after confirmation -- do not just print instructions
• Minimize questions -- classify, confirm, execute, archive. No back-and-forth.
• Frontmatter is canonical; _inbox.yaml is a derived index. If they disagree, frontmatter wins.
• Use the YYMMDD-HHMMSS[-slug] identifier format (per schema)
• One content file per inbox item; pair with .audio/<id>.m4a if audio captured
• Items created via Marvin web UI, Trillian, or Deep Thought follow the same schema
• After downstream skill completes, archive the inbox item automatically (and its paired audio)