Start the day with a structured briefing: today's calendar, unread mail by category, and team assignment status.
Prerequisite: Read the use-spark base skill for command reference and filter syntax.
Access level required: read-only.
Steps
Step 1: Today's calendar
spark events --today
List all meetings and events for today. Note any prep needed.
Step 2: Unread priority mail
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:priority is:unread"
Auto-prioritized or manually flagged items - the most important emails.
Step 3: Unread people mail
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:personal is:unread"
Direct conversations that likely need a response today.
Step 4: Team assignment status
spark team "Team Name"
Review the assignment summary - who has open items, any unassigned work.
Step 5: Present the briefing
Summarize for the user:
- Calendar: N meetings today (list times and titles)
- People mail: M unread (list senders and subjects)
- Priority mail: K unread
- Team: open assignments per member, any unassigned items
Tips
- This recipe works best first thing in the morning or at the start of a work session.
- Skip step 4 if the user doesn't work with teams.
- Add
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:invitation"after step 3 if the user has pending invitations. - For a quicker briefing, just run steps 1-3 - calendar plus priority and people mail covers the essentials.