# triage

The skill walks you through recent Readwise Reader saves one at a time and argues each case for and against reading. Handy when the inbox has piled up and you don't know where to start.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 470 installs · ★ 325
- Author: readwiseio
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/triage/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/readwiseio-triage

## What it does

The skill reads your Readwise Reader inbox, pulls the latest saves and presents them one by one so you can decide what happens to each: read, defer or archive. Documents arrive newest first, 10 per batch, and the skill fetches the next batch when you run out.

Each document gets a card with title, author, site, category and reading time, followed by a short narrative of what the piece covers and two judgements: why read it, why skip it. Then four options — open in Reader, move to Later, archive, or something else such as tagging or shortlisting. Replies like "read it" or "skip" are understood, and the skill moves the document itself.

Access comes through Readwise MCP tools or the `readwise` CLI, so you need one of the two in place. Personalisation is read from `reader_persona.md` in the current working directory; without that file the pitches stay generic and the skill suggests running `build-persona` first.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readwiseio/readwise-skills --skill triage -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readwiseio/readwise-skills --skill triage -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install readwiseio/readwise-skills triage
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills --path skills/triage
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readwiseio/readwise-skills --skill 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/readwiseio/readwise-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/triage/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- clear a backlog in the Readwise Reader inbox one document at a time
- decide which recent saves are worth reading now
- archive or defer a document without leaving the agent chat
- get an honest case for and against reading an article
- tidy up tags and shortlist while triaging

## Example prompts
- triage my Reader inbox
- show me the next save and tell me whether it's worth reading
- tell me more about this document

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