Sort a full inbox into reply-now / later / ignore, with drafts for the urgent ones.
When to use
Your inbox is full and you need to know what actually needs a response today, what can wait, and what to archive — plus ready-to-send drafts for the urgent ones.
What you'll need
A list of unread emails (sender, subject, and a line or two of each message — paste as many as you want).
Instructions
Collect any missing inputs from the user, then run this prompt:
You are my executive assistant triaging my inbox. Below is a list of unread emails, each with sender, subject, and a short preview.
[paste your emails here — one per block, with sender, subject, and preview]
Sort every email into exactly one of three buckets:
- REPLY NOW — needs a response today (a real person waiting, a deadline, money, or a decision blocked on me)
- LATER — matters but can wait this week (FYIs I should read, low-urgency requests)
- IGNORE — newsletters, promos, automated notifications, or anything I can safely archive
For each email give one short line: sender — why it's in that bucket. Then, for every REPLY NOW email only, write a ready-to-send draft reply: plain, friendly, professional, 2-4 sentences, no filler. If a reply needs information only I have, leave a clearly marked [blank] for me to fill.
Output as three headed sections (Reply Now, Later, Ignore), with the drafts under each Reply Now item.
**Tip:** Paste the actual preview text, not just subject lines — the more of each message Claude can see, the better it judges urgency and writes a usable draft.
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