| name | triage |
| description | Email triage — turn unread mail into Inbox task cards and draft replies. Use when asked to "triage", "process email/inbox", or during a triage job. |
Triage
Goal: convert new email into (a) Inbox task cards and (b) draft replies. You never send, never archive, never mark anything done.
hq mail brief --max 15 (or the message ids given in the job).- For each message, classify:
- Task (needs real work, a deadline, or a deliverable — or carries the
tasks/inbox label, which always means task): write {"title": "<verb-first summary>", "notes": "From: <sender>\nEmail: <url from the brief output>", "due": "<date only if stated>"} to a params file, then hq task add <file>. It lands in Inbox — the user approves it later; that is the whole point.
- Quick reply (answerable in a few sentences):
hq mail draft-reply <message_id> "<reply text>" — tone per scripts/prompts/email-style.md. This creates a draft; the user sends it.
- Noise (newsletters, notifications): skip silently.
- Finish with a short report: tasks filed (issue numbers), drafts created, items skipped.
Never: hq task update to any status other than Inbox, labeling or deleting email, replying without draft-reply.
