processing-email-inbox

processing-email-inbox is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from natea/ExoMind. It costs 0 tokens per session (3,832 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

An email-processing workflow based on Getting Things Done (GTD), a method for turning incoming information into clear next actions, reference material, or archives.

In plain words
What is it for?
Reviewing an inbox, turning messages into tasks, organizing useful information, and archiving items that need no action.
Why use it?
It prevents emails from remaining an unclear, stressful backlog and reduces repeated rereading.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Good fit Reviewing an inbox, turning messages into tasks, organizing useful information, and archiving items that need no action.

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Install with agentmods
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Install

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Any agent
npx skills add natea/ExoMind --skill processing-email-inbox
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/natea/ExoMind

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 0 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 3,832 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00000 $0.03832
Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.01916
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00766
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00383

Measured 5d ago against content hash 58b4212fddf5, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-08, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

processing-email-inbox scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 5d ago.

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Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

skills/processing-email-inbox/SKILL.md · 603 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 603 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Processing Email Inbox

Overview

This skill implements the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology for email processing, helping you achieve and maintain inbox zero. It transforms your inbox from a stress source into a trusted system by systematically converting emails into actionable tasks, reference materials, or archived items.

Purpose

  • Achieve Inbox Zero: Systematically process all emails to empty state
  • Capture Actions: Convert emails to tasks in your task management system
  • Organize Information: Label, file, and archive emails appropriately
  • Reduce Cognitive Load: Make immediate decisions instead of re-reading emails
  • Maintain Focus: Process email in dedicated sessions, not constantly

Prerequisites

  • Google Workspace account connected via MCP
  • Task management system (Google Tasks recommended)
  • Understanding of GTD principles (optional but helpful)

Step-by-Step Workflow

Phase 1: Preparation (5 minutes)

  1. Set Processing Time Block

    • Schedule dedicated time (20-30 minutes minimum)
    • Close other applications
    • Disable notifications
    • Use timer to maintain focus
  2. Review Current State

    Ask: "Show me my inbox summary - how many unread emails by sender"
    
    MCP Tool: mcp__google-workspace__search_gmail_messages
    Parameters:
      query: "in:inbox"
      page_size: 100
      user_google_email: "[email protected]"
    
  3. Set Processing Goal

    • Aim for complete inbox zero
    • Or set realistic target (e.g., "process 50 emails")

Phase 2: Bulk Actions (10 minutes)

Process similar emails in batches for efficiency.

  1. Newsletters & Subscriptions
    Ask: "Find all newsletter emails in my inbox"
    
    Then decide:
    - Unsubscribe if not reading regularly
    - Create filter for auto-archive
    - Add to "Read Later" list if valuable
    
    Action: "Archive all newsletter emails and create filter for future"
    
    MCP Tool: mcp__google-workspace__batch_modify_gmail_message_labels
    Parameters:
      message_ids: [list of newsletter email IDs]
      remove_label_ids: ["INBOX"]
      add_label_ids: ["Archive/Newsletters"]
    

Read the full file on GitHub · 603 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 5d ago First seen · 603 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A 58b4212fddf5

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processing-email-inbox is a skill published in the GitHub repository natea/ExoMind (21 stars, last pushed 10mo ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 3,832 tokens. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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