# inbox-triage

Sorts your GitHub notifications and pulls out the ones that need action: vuln PR replies, security alerts, review requests and mentions.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 783
- Author: aeonfun
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon/tree/HEAD/skills/inbox-triage/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/aeonfun-inbox-triage

## What it does

The skill pulls the notification feed with `gh api /notifications --paginate` and assigns every entry to one bucket: `SECURITY`, `VULN_REPLY`, `REVIEW_NEEDED`, `MENTION` or `GENERAL`. Only unread items from the last 14 days survive the filter. Each vuln PR reply then gets an age in days and a label of `CRITICAL`, `AGING` or `FRESH`.

Output lands in `memory/topics/inbox-triage.md`. Critical vuln replies are appended to the `## Known Follow-ups` section of `memory/MEMORY.md`, and the run is logged in `memory/logs/${today}.md`. A notification goes out only when a security alert shows up, a vuln PR reply is critical, a review was requested, or three or more mentions piled up.

No extra token to configure: `gh` handles auth on its own through `GITHUB_TOKEN`, which GitHub Actions provides. The WebFetch fallback is a dead end for private data because it cannot send an authorization header. This sits next to `vuln-tracker` rather than replacing it — that one follows PR and disclosure state by branch name, this one covers the inbox. Hand-kept notes in `MEMORY.md` still matter.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill inbox-triage -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/inbox-triage/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/inbox-triage/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill inbox-triage -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/inbox-triage/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill inbox-triage -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/inbox-triage/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aeonfun/aeon inbox-triage
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/inbox-triage/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill inbox-triage -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon --path skills/inbox-triage
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/inbox-triage/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill inbox-triage -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon/tree/HEAD/skills/inbox-triage/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- spot a maintainer reply on a vuln PR that has gone quiet
- catch a security advisory on a watched repo
- collect review requests into one list
- separate real mentions from subscription noise
- refresh the follow-up queue in `MEMORY.md` without opening GitHub

## Example prompts
- Triage my GitHub notifications and show what needs action
- Run inbox-triage and update `memory/topics/inbox-triage.md`
- Check for critical vuln PR replies from the last 14 days

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: inbox-triage
description: Daily GitHub notification inbox triage - surfaces aging vuln PR replies, security advisories, review requests, and mentions that need action
metadata:
  title: Inbox Triage
  category: dev
  var: ""
  tags:
    - github
    - security
    - meta
---

Today is ${today}. Read `memory/MEMORY.md` before starting.

## Why this skill exists

Hand-tracked follow-ups live in MEMORY.md. `vuln-tracker` tracks the operator's vuln PRs by scanning branch names and ages the `memory/pending-disclosures/` queue. Neither reads from the actual GitHub notification inbox. When a maintainer replies to a vuln PR — or a security advisory opens on a watched repo — it sits unread until someone manually checks GitHub. This skill reads the inbox and routes what needs action.

`vuln-tracker` covers PR and disclosure lifecycle by branch and draft state. This skill covers the **notification layer** — inbound responses, review requests, security alerts, mentions.

## Steps

### 1. Fetch GitHub notifications

Run:
```bash
gh api /notifications --paginate 2>&1
```

Parse the JSON array. If the command errors or returns an empty array `[]`, log `INBOX_TRIAGE_SKIP: no notifications` and stop.

Limit to the first 100 notifications if `--paginate` returns more (GitHub caps at 50 per page; two pages is enough).

For each notification record:
- `id`
- `reason` — why you're being notified (mention, review_requested, author, state_change, security_alert, assign, etc.)
- `subject.title`
- `subject.type` — PullRequest, Issue, Release, etc.
- `subject.url` — API URL for the subject
- `repository.full_name`
- `updated_at` — ISO timestamp

### 2. Filter

Keep notifications where `unread: true` AND `updated_at` is within the last 14 days. Discard older or read ones.

If zero remain after filtering: log `INBOX_TRIAGE_SKIP: no actionable notifications within 14 days` and stop.

### 3. Categorize

Assign each notification to exactly one category (first match wins):

| Category | Match criteria |
|----------|---------------|
| `SECURITY` | `reason == "security_alert"` OR title contains any of: vulnerability, vuln, CVE, advisory, security |
| `VULN_REPLY` | `subject.type == "PullRequest"` AND `reason` is one of: author, state_change, comment AND `repository.full_name` is NOT under the operator's own account/org (derive the operator's GitHub handle from `soul/SOUL.md` or the workflow's `GITHUB_ACTOR` — these are PRs filed on third-party repos by the vuln-scanner) |
| `REVIEW_NEEDED` | `reason == "review_requested"` |
| `MENTION` | `reason == "mention"` OR `reason == "team_mention"` |
| `GENERAL` | everything else |

### 4. Age vuln PR replies

For each `VULN_REPLY` notification, compute `age_days` = today minus `updated_at` date (integer days).
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