# spark-recipe-shared-inbox-status

Reports how many emails in shared inboxes are still open, which ones have no owner, and how assignments sit across the team.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 336 installs · ★ 153
- Author: readdle
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/recipe-shared-inbox-status/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/spark-recipe-shared-inbox-status

## What it does

The skill runs a set of `spark` commands and builds a status report per shared inbox: open items, completed work, unassigned emails, and a per-member assignment breakdown. It starts with `spark accounts` to find the inboxes and their teams, then filters with `is:shared_inbox_open`, `assigned_to:unassigned` and `is:shared_inbox_done`. To see one person's load, use `spark team "Team Name"` or filter by their address.

Six steps, no automation behind them. The skill reads mail and adds up the numbers. Access level is read-only. Read the base `use-spark` skill first — that is where the command reference and filter syntax live, and the steps depend on them. With several inboxes, each gets its own report and then a combined summary.

The unassigned count is the line worth reading. A high open count with few unassigned items means work is spread out but not being closed, so check for stale assignments. The author suggests running this daily on active inboxes and weekly on quieter ones.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-shared-inbox-status -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill recipe-shared-inbox-status -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill recipe-shared-inbox-status -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill recipe-shared-inbox-status -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install readdle/spark-cli-skills recipe-shared-inbox-status
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill recipe-shared-inbox-status -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills --path skills/recipe-shared-inbox-status
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill recipe-shared-inbox-status -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/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/recipe-shared-inbox-status/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- see how many emails in a shared inbox still need action
- find emails nobody has picked up
- compare per-member assignment counts across a team
- gauge recent throughput from completed items
- spot stale assignments when open counts stay high

## Example prompts
- check the status of the shared inbox shared@co.com
- show me how many emails in the shared inbox are unassigned
- compare team assignment load in the shared inbox

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: spark-recipe-shared-inbox-status
description: >-
  Review shared inbox health: open vs. done items, unassigned work,
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  requires:
    skills:
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    accessLevel: read-only
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# Recipe: Shared Inbox Status

Review the health of one or more shared inboxes - open items, completed work, unassigned emails, and how assignments are distributed across team members.

**Prerequisite:** Read the `use-spark` base skill for command reference and filter syntax.

**Access level required:** read-only.

## Steps

### Step 1: Discover shared inboxes

```bash
spark accounts
```

Note each shared inbox address and the team it belongs to.

### Step 2: Check open items

For each shared inbox:

```bash
spark emails shared@co.com:Inbox --filter "is:shared_inbox_open"
```

These are active items that still need attention.

### Step 3: Check unassigned items

```bash
spark emails shared@co.com:Inbox --filter "assigned_to:unassigned"
```

Unassigned items are falling through the cracks - no one owns them yet.

### Step 4: Review per-member assignments

```bash
spark team "Team Name"
```

The assignment summary shows how work is distributed. For a deeper look at a specific member's load:

```bash
spark emails shared@co.com:Inbox --filter "assigned_to:alice@co.com"
spark emails shared@co.com:Inbox --filter "assigned_to:bob@co.com"
```

### Step 5: Check completed items

```bash
spark emails shared@co.com:Inbox --filter "is:shared_inbox_done"
```

Review recently completed items for a sense of throughput.

### Step 6: Present the status

Report per shared inbox:
- **Open:** N items awaiting action
- **Unassigned:** M items with no owner
- **Per member:** assignment counts (flag anyone with significantly more or fewer)
- **Done:** K items completed recently

If there are multiple shared inboxes, present each separately, then a combined summary.

## Tips

- Run this daily for active shared inboxes, weekly for quieter ones.
- Unassigned items are the most actionable finding - they represent work that nobody is looking at.
- Combine per-member counts with `recipe-team-workload` for a fuller picture of who has bandwidth.
- If a shared inbox has high open count but low unassigned count, work is distributed but not being closed - look for stale assignments.
- Use `spark thread <id>` to read any item that looks stale or unusual.
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