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.

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

Quick start

bash

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:

bash

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

Google API (alternative)

Requires OAuth credentials:

bash

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

Commands

bash

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

bash

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

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/gruted/inbox-triage-bot
• Landing page: https://gruted.github.io/inbox-triage-bot/