Email Inbox Management

Check your email, triage messages, and take action on your inbox.

Step 1: Run Email Triage

~/.claude-mind/system/bin/email-triage

This fetches all unread emails and categorizes them:

• GitHub Invitations: Org/repo invites - accept these promptly
• Actionable: Direct correspondence, support tickets - may need response
• GitHub Notifications: PR comments, mentions - usually handled via API, can archive
• Marketing/Spam: Unsubscribe aggressively, then delete
• Informational: Receipts, shipping - archive after noting relevant info

Step 2: Handle GitHub Invites First

These are high priority - someone is waiting:

# List pending repo invites
gh api user/repository_invitations --jq '.[] | {id: .id, repo: .repository.full_name}'

# Accept a repo invite
gh api -X PATCH user/repository_invitations/INVITE_ID

# List pending org invites
gh api user/memberships/orgs --jq '.[] | select(.state == "pending") | {org: .organization.login}'

# Accept org invite
gh api -X PATCH user/memberships/orgs/ORG_NAME -f state=active

After accepting, mark the invite emails as read.

Step 3: Handle Marketing/Spam

Be aggressive - unsubscribe and delete:

# Unsubscribe (uses browser automation)
~/.claude-mind/system/bin/email-unsubscribe "UNSUBSCRIBE_URL"

# Delete the email
~/.claude-mind/system/bin/email-action delete EMAIL_ID

For bulk marketing, process all of them. Don't leave spam sitting in inbox.

Step 4: Handle Actionable Emails

For emails that need response or attention:

• If it requires a reply, draft and send via

  ~/.claude-mind/system/bin/send-email

• If it's informational but important, note it in today's episode
• If no action needed, archive or mark read

~/.claude-mind/system/bin/email-action archive EMAIL_ID
~/.claude-mind/system/bin/email-action mark-read EMAIL_ID

Step 5: Archive GitHub Notifications

These are already handled via the GitHub API during wake cycles:

~/.claude-mind/system/bin/email-action archive EMAIL_ID

Mindset

• Inbox zero is the goal - process everything, don't let emails pile up
• Unsubscribe liberally - if it's marketing, get off the list
• GitHub invites matter - someone extended trust, respond promptly
• Security emails - read carefully, don't click suspicious links
• When in doubt, archive - better than deleting if you might need it

Quick Check

If just doing a status check, report:

• Unread count by category
• Any urgent items (invites, security alerts)
• Whether inbox needs attention or is clean