Inbox Triage Bot

AI-powered email triage via IMAP (himalaya) or Google API. Fetches inbox, classifies messages by urgency, recommends actions, and generates daily markdown digests.

Audits

Pass

ClawScanReview

Agentic behavior and permission review.

Static analysisPass

Pattern checks against bundled files.

VirusTotalPass

Multi-engine malware detections and file reputation.

Install

openclaw skills install gruted-inbox-triage

inbox-triage-bot

AI email triage — fetch, classify, and report on your inbox.

Quick start

cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/inbox-triage-bot
npm install
EMAIL_BACKEND=himalaya npm run demo

What it does

Fetches recent emails via IMAP (himalaya) or Google API
Classifies by urgency and category (AI or heuristic)
Recommends actions per message
Pulls upcoming calendar events
Generates markdown daily digest reports

Backends

himalaya (recommended — no OAuth)

Requires himalaya CLI configured with a Gmail App Password:

himalaya envelope list -f INBOX -s 5  # test
EMAIL_BACKEND=himalaya npm run demo

Google API (alternative)

Requires OAuth credentials:

cp .env.example .env  # edit with OAuth creds
npm run google:oauth:init
npm run demo

Commands

npm run demo              # full triage report (markdown)
npm run email:fetch       # raw envelopes (JSON)
npm run email:triage      # classified envelopes (JSON)
npm run calendar:upcoming # upcoming events (JSON)

Environment variables

Variable	Default	Description
`EMAIL_BACKEND`	auto	`himalaya` or `google`
`HIMALAYA_ACCOUNT`	`gru_gmail`	himalaya account name
`OPENAI_API_KEY`	—	Optional AI classification

Cron

# Daily at 7 AM
0 7 * * * cd /path/to/inbox-triage-bot && EMAIL_BACKEND=himalaya npm run demo >> ~/inbox-triage.md 2>&1