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Process inbox in priority order by Spark's smart categories: priority first, then people, invites, notifications, newsletters.
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| name | spark-recipe-inbox-by-category |
| description | Process inbox in priority order by Spark's smart categories: priority first, then people, invites, notifications, newsletters. |
| metadata | {"version":"1.0.0","requires":{"skills":["spark"],"accessLevel":"read-only"}} |
Process the inbox in priority order using Spark's smart categories. This ensures the most important messages get attention first.
Prerequisite: Read the spark base skill for tool reference and filter syntax.
Access level required: read-only.
emails { "folder": "Inbox", "filter": "category:priority is:unread" }
Emails Spark auto-prioritized or that the user manually marked as priority. These are the most important items.
emails { "folder": "Inbox", "filter": "category:personal is:unread" }
Direct person-to-person emails. Real conversations that usually need a response.
emails { "folder": "Inbox", "filter": "category:invitation" }
Calendar invitations waiting for a response. Time-sensitive by nature.
emails { "folder": "Inbox", "filter": "category:notification is:unread" }
Service notifications, alerts, and receipts. Scan for anything actionable, then move on.
emails { "folder": "Inbox", "filter": "category:newsletter newer_than:7d" }
Subscriptions and digests from the past week. Skim for interest, skip the rest.
Report to the user:
thread for a specific <id> when the user asks about a specific email.events set to today for a full morning briefing.Use the Spark MCP extension to access and act on the user's Spark email data - list emails, search by topic, read threads, check calendar events, find availability, look up contacts, view team info, draft messages (from scratch or saved templates), send drafts, share drafts with teammates, post team comments, triage threads, create/update/delete calendar events and manage attendees, and manage contacts. Use when the user asks about their emails, calendar, contacts, meetings, scheduling, or wants to send, reply, archive, snooze, assign, comment, categorize, or schedule.
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