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email-triage

Triages a batch of emails into delete, do-now, delegate, or defer decisions using the 2-minute rule, returning drafted replies, delegation forwards, and dated tasks. Use when someone says "help me get through my inbox", "triage these emails", "I have 200 unread messages, what needs a reply", or "turn this pile of email into a to-do list". Do NOT use for designing the ongoing system that keeps an inbox at zero - filters, folder setup, unsubscribe habits, daily routines - use inbox-zero instead.

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# Email Triage

Process, don't browse. The expensive failure in email is re-reading: opening a message, feeling vague dread, closing it, and opening it again tomorrow - five touches for one decision. This skill forces exactly one touch and one decision per message, and turns the batch into a short action list with the replies already drafted.

## Inputs to collect

Before triaging, confirm - and label guesses as guesses:

1. The batch: which messages (a pasted list, a date range, "everything unread"). Default: everything unread.
2. VIP list: names whose messages surface first (boss, key clients, family). Default: infer from sender frequency and title, flagged as a guess.
3. Delegation targets: who can own what kinds of asks. Default: none - nothing gets delegated without a named owner.
4. Task system: where deferred items land (todo app, calendar, plain list). Default: a plain dated list in the output.
5. Reply register: default tone. Match the sender - brief to brief, formal to formal.