# Email Classifier

Categorizes pasted email messages by urgency, action required, and type. Handy when sifting through a crowded inbox during morning triage.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4600 installs · ★ 540
- Author: claude-office-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/email-classifier/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-31
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/email-classifier

## What it does

The skill evaluates raw email text against six categories: Action Required, FYI, Waiting, Delegated, Archive, and Delete. For single messages or batches, it assigns priorities ranging from Urgent down to Low. The resulting output formats deadlines and suggested response windows into clean Markdown summaries.

It includes pattern checks for spam and phishing, screening sender domains against display names and flagging aggressive urgency triggers. You can also define custom rules, such as treating VIP clients as immediate priorities or auto-delegating IT queries.

This skill cannot access your mailbox directly via IMAP or external APIs. It operates purely on text. You have to feed email content directly into the prompt, meaning thread context remains limited to what you paste.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill email-classifier -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill email-classifier -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill email-classifier -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install claude-office-skills/skills email-classifier
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill email-classifier -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills --path email-classifier
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill email-classifier -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/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/email-classifier/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- categorize raw email text by urgency and required follow-up
- filter out newsletters and promotional spam from critical requests
- generate structured triage summaries with action items and deadlines
- spot phishing indicators like mismatched sender domains and coercive urgency

## Example prompts
- Classify this email: [paste email content]
- Classify these emails and organize by priority: 1. [Email 1] 2. [Email 2]
- Classify my emails. Treat anything from @client.com as high priority

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# CLAUDE OFFICE SKILL - Enhanced Metadata v2.0
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# Basic Information
name: Email Classifier
description: "Automatically categorize emails by type, priority, and required action"
version: "1.0"
author: claude-office-skills
license: MIT

# Categorization
category: productivity
tags:
  - email
  - classification
  - organization
department: All

# AI Model Compatibility
models:
  recommended:
    - claude-sonnet-4
    - claude-opus-4
  compatible:
    - claude-3-5-sonnet
    - gpt-4
    - gpt-4o

# Skill Capabilities
capabilities:
  - email_categorization
  - priority_assignment
  - labeling

# Language Support
languages:
  - en
  - zh
---

# Email Classifier

Automatically categorize and prioritize emails to help manage inbox overload.

## Overview

This skill helps you:
- Classify emails by category and type
- Determine priority and urgency
- Identify required actions
- Filter out low-value emails
- Organize for efficient processing

## Classification Categories

### Primary Categories
| Category | Description | Examples |
|----------|-------------|----------|
| **Action Required** | Needs your response/action | Requests, approvals, questions |
| **FYI** | Informational, no action needed | Updates, announcements, reports |
| **Waiting** | You're waiting for others | Follow-ups, pending responses |
| **Delegated** | Forward to someone else | Wrong recipient, team matters |
| **Archive** | Keep but no action | Confirmations, receipts |
| **Delete** | Low value, can remove | Spam, irrelevant promos |

### Email Types
| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| **Meeting** | Invites, updates, cancellations |
| **Task/Request** | Someone asking you to do something |
| **Question** | Needs your answer |
| **Update/Report** | Status updates, progress reports |
| **Approval** | Needs your sign-off |
| **Newsletter** | Subscribed content |
| **Marketing** | Promotional content |
| **Alert/Notification** | System alerts, notifications |
| **Personal** | Non-work related |
| **Spam/Phishing** | Unwanted or suspicious |

### Priority Levels
| Priority | Response Time | Indicators |
|----------|---------------|------------|
| 🔴 **Urgent** | Within hours | Deadline today, executive request, blocking issue |
| 🟠 **High** | Within 24h | Important client, time-sensitive, direct request |
| 🟡 **Normal** | Within week | Standard requests, routine matters |
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