Smart Email Digest

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name: email-digest

description: "Smart email digest — categorize unread emails by priority, draft replies for urgent ones. On-demand or scheduled."

version: 1.0.0

tags: [email, productivity, inbox, automation]

metadata:

clawdbot:

emoji: "📧"

source:

author: DoctorClaw

url: https://www.doctorclaw.ceo

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# Smart Email Digest

Stop drowning in your inbox. This skill scans your unread emails, sorts them into priority categories, and drafts suggested replies for the urgent ones — so you spend 5 minutes reviewing instead of 45 minutes reading.

Run it on a schedule (morning + afternoon) or trigger on-demand whenever your inbox feels overwhelming.

What You Get

Setup

Required

Optional

Configuration

Tell your agent:

1. **Email account** — which inbox to scan

2. **VIP list** — email addresses or domains that are always high priority (your boss, top clients, family)

3. **Mute list** — senders to always categorize as low priority (newsletters you don't read, automated notifications)

4. **Digest schedule** — when to run (default: 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM local)

5. **Delivery** — where to send the digest

6. **Reply style** — how you write emails (professional, casual, direct, friendly) so drafted replies match your voice

7. **Max emails to process** — limit per run (default: 50)

How It Works

Step 1: Scan Inbox

Step 2: Categorize

Sort every email into one of 4 categories:

**🔴 URGENT — Action required today**

**🟡 ACTION NEEDED — Requires a response but not immediately**

**🔵 FYI — Read when you have time**

**⚪ NOISE — Skip or bulk-handle**

Step 3: Extract Action Items

For URGENT and ACTION NEEDED emails, pull out specific action items:

Step 4: Draft Replies (Urgent Only)

For each URGENT email, draft a suggested reply:

Step 5: Compile Digest

Format the digest:

📧 Email Digest — [Time]

📊 INBOX STATUS
Total unread: [X] | Urgent: [X] | Action needed: [X]
Oldest unread: [X days ago] from [sender]

🔴 URGENT ([X] emails)
1. [Sender] — [Subject]
   → [Action item / question]
   📝 Draft reply ready

2. [Sender] — [Subject]
   → [Action item / question]
   📝 Draft reply ready

🟡 ACTION NEEDED ([X] emails)
3. [Sender] — [Subject]
   → [What they need from you]

4. [Sender] — [Subject]
   → [What they need from you]

🔵 FYI ([X] emails)
5. [Sender] — [Subject] (status update)
6. [Sender] — [Subject] (shared doc)

⚪ NOISE ([X] emails)
[X] newsletters | [X] notifications | [X] marketing
💡 Consider unsubscribing from: [top 3 noisy senders]

Step 6: Deliver

Send digest via configured channel. If draft replies were generated, include them below the digest for review.

When the user approves a draft reply ("send reply 1" or "approve all replies"), send the emails.

Examples

**User:** "Check my email"

**Agent runs the digest and responds:**

> 📧 Email Digest — 2:30 PM

>

> 📊 INBOX STATUS

> Total unread: 23 | Urgent: 2 | Action needed: 4

> Oldest unread: 3 days ago from LinkedIn

>

> 🔴 URGENT (2 emails)

> 1. **Sarah Chen** — Q1 Budget needs approval by 5 PM

> → She needs your sign-off on the revised numbers

> 📝 Draft reply: "Hi Sarah, reviewed the Q1 numbers — approved. Go ahead and submit. Thanks!"

>

> 2. **Client: Acme Corp** — Contract expiring Friday

> → They're asking if you want to renew at the same rate

> 📝 Draft reply: "Hi Tom, yes we'd like to renew. Same terms work for us. Can you send the updated agreement?"

>

> 🟡 ACTION NEEDED (4 emails)

> 3. Mike Torres — Updated proposal draft (review requested)

> 4. HR — Benefits enrollment reminder (due March 15)

> 5. Dave Kim — Meeting reschedule request (Thursday → Friday?)

> 6. Accounting — Missing receipt for Feb expense report

>

> 🔵 FYI (8 emails)

> Status updates, shared docs, CC'd threads

>

> ⚪ NOISE (9 emails)

> 5 newsletters | 3 LinkedIn notifications | 1 promo

> 💡 Consider unsubscribing from: LinkedIn Digest, TechCrunch, Product Hunt

**User:** "Send reply 1, edit reply 2 to say we want to negotiate the rate down 10%"

**Agent:** Sends reply 1 as-is. Updates reply 2 with the negotiation language, shows the updated draft for approval.

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**User:** "Set up email digest twice daily"

**Agent:** Configures cron for 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM, confirms:

> "Email digest scheduled for 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM daily. I'll categorize your inbox and draft replies for anything urgent."

Customization Ideas

Want More?

This skill handles inbox triage and reply drafting. But if you want:

**DoctorClaw** sets up complete OpenClaw systems for businesses:

→ [doctorclaw.ceo](https://www.doctorclaw.ceo)