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Drive an email inbox to zero through a computer-use or tool-using agent — triage every message into act/delegate/defer/archive with drafts prepared, never a send.
Install Inbox Zero Operator
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill inbox-zero-operator -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills inbox-zero-operator --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/inbox-zero-operator .claude/skills/inbox-zero-operator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "inbox-zero-operator" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/inbox-zero-operator into .claude/skills/inbox-zero-operator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "inbox-zero-operator", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/inbox-zero-operatorType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill inbox-zero-operator -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills inbox-zero-operator --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/inbox-zero-operator .agents/skills/inbox-zero-operator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "inbox-zero-operator" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/inbox-zero-operator into .agents/skills/inbox-zero-operator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "inbox-zero-operator", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill inbox-zero-operator -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills inbox-zero-operator --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/inbox-zero-operator .cursor/skills/inbox-zero-operator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "inbox-zero-operator" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/inbox-zero-operator into .cursor/skills/inbox-zero-operator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "inbox-zero-operator", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git --path skills/inbox-zero-operator--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill inbox-zero-operator -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills inbox-zero-operator --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/inbox-zero-operator .gemini/skills/inbox-zero-operator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "inbox-zero-operator" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/inbox-zero-operator into .gemini/skills/inbox-zero-operator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "inbox-zero-operator", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills inbox-zero-operatorInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill inbox-zero-operator -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/inbox-zero-operator .github/skills/inbox-zero-operator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "inbox-zero-operator" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/inbox-zero-operator into .github/skills/inbox-zero-operator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "inbox-zero-operator", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill inbox-zero-operator -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills inbox-zero-operator --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/inbox-zero-operator .opencode/skills/inbox-zero-operator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "inbox-zero-operator" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/inbox-zero-operator into .opencode/skills/inbox-zero-operator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "inbox-zero-operator", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
inbox-zero-operator- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~1.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 595 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 1,348
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Drive an email inbox to zero through a computer-use or tool-using agent — triage every message into act/delegate/defer/archive with drafts prepared, never a send.
- Works in 5 steps: Thread-level, not message-level —… → Two-minute drafts — anything answerable… → The defer honesty rule — every defer… → …
- Asked to get my inbox to zero
- SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: The Triage Pass and Output Format, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Inbox Zero Operator is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Drive an email inbox to zero through a computer-use or tool-using agent — triage every message into act/delegate/defer/archive with drafts prepared, never a send. Use when asked to get my inbox to zero, triage my email hands-on, process my inbox for me, or run inbox zero. Produces the triage ledger, prepared reply drafts, and an approval-gated action plan the agent then executes read-mostly.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/worked-example.md`).
It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Email management. The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Asked to get my inbox to zero
- Triage my email hands-on
- Process my inbox for me
Example prompts
- “/inbox-zero-operator”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Thread-level, not message-level — classify conversations; the latest message decides.
- Two-minute drafts — anything answerable in two minutes gets its draft written NOW (saved, unsent), not deferred.
- The defer honesty rule — every defer carries a date and what will be different then; "later" without a trigger is denial.
- Archive is the default — a message must earn the inbox; when in doubt, archive with a label (recoverable, searchable, gone).
- Escalation floor — anything legal, HR-sensitive, or from a name on the standing-rules list is 🔴 regardless of content.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Inbox Zero Operator loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 104 tokens; SKILL.md has 595 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 595 words, ~1,159 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/inbox-zero-operator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- inbox-zero-operator
- description
- Drive an email inbox to zero through a computer-use or tool-using agent — triage every message into act/delegate/defer/archive with drafts prepared, never a send. Use when asked to get my inbox to zero, triage my email hands-on, process my inbox for me, or run inbox zero. Produces the triage ledger, prepared reply drafts, and an approval-gated action plan the agent then executes read-mostly.
Inbox Zero Operator Skill
The judgment layer for an agent that can actually touch a mailbox. The thinking half (what deserves you, what doesn't) and the acting half (archive, label, draft) are strictly separated: analysis is free, action is gated, and sending is never on the menu. (For triage-as-advice without tool access, email-triage covers you.)
What This Skill Produces
- The triage ledger — every message classified: 🔴 act (needs you) · 🟡 delegate (draft prepared for someone else to own) · 🔵 defer (snooze with a date and reason) · ⚪ archive (with the one-line why)
- Prepared drafts — replies written and saved as drafts, never sent
- The action plan — the exact archive/label/snooze operations, shown before any are taken
Required Inputs
Ask for these if not provided:
- Scope — whole inbox, unread only, or a date range (default: unread, newest 100)
- The user's role and current priorities — triage without priorities is sorting, not judgment
- Standing rules — senders who always matter, threads to never touch, newsletters policy
- Delegation targets — who drafts can be addressed to
Framework: The Triage Pass
- Thread-level, not message-level — classify conversations; the latest message decides.
- Two-minute drafts — anything answerable in two minutes gets its draft written NOW (saved, unsent), not deferred.
- The defer honesty rule — every defer carries a date and what will be different then; "later" without a trigger is denial.
- Archive is the default — a message must earn the inbox; when in doubt, archive with a label (recoverable, searchable, gone).
- Escalation floor — anything legal, HR-sensitive, or from a name on the standing-rules list is 🔴 regardless of content.
Output Format
Inbox Triage: [scope] — [count] threads
| Thread | From | Class | Why (one line) | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drafts prepared: [n] · To archive: [n] · Deferred: [n with dates] | ||||
| Needs you (the 🔴 list, ranked): … |
Quality Checks
- Every thread has a class and a one-line why — no silent skips
- Every 🟡 has a draft; every 🔵 has a date and trigger
- The 🔴 list is ranked and short — if everything needs the user, the triage failed
- The action plan was shown and approved before any mailbox mutation
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Anti-Patterns
- Do not send anything, ever — drafts are the ceiling of this skill's authority
- Do not delete — archive with labels; deletion is a human's irreversible call
- Do not mark-as-read what you didn't triage — cosmetic zero is lying with a mailbox
- Do not defer without a date — that's the pile with extra steps
Execution
For computer-use or tool-using agents with mailbox access (Gmail/Outlook APIs or UI). Runtimes without tools deliver the ledger as a document. Rules per SKILLSPEC.md §5.
Preconditions
- The triage ledger above has been produced and explicitly approved by a human — line-item vetoes honored.
- Mailbox access is already authenticated; scope (folder/label/date range) is named by the user.
- The action plan (exact archive/label/snooze/draft operations) has been displayed and confirmed.
Allowed actions
- Archive threads on the approved ⚪ list; apply labels named in the plan.
- Snooze/defer threads on the 🔵 list to their approved dates.
- Create drafts (never send) for the 🟡 and 🔴 lists as written in the ledger.
- Nothing else: no sending, no deleting, no forwarding, no rule/filter creation, no marking-read of untriaged mail, no touching threads outside the approved scope.
Verification
- Re-count: inbox scope now contains only 🔴 threads; archived/snoozed counts match the plan exactly.
- List every draft created (recipient, subject) back to the user.
Rollback
- Archives are reversible: move the labeled threads back to inbox on request.
- Stop and ask a human if: a thread changed (new message arrived) after approval, any operation fails, or the mailbox state disagrees with the ledger mid-run.
Example Trigger Phrases
- "Get my inbox to zero."
- "Triage my email hands-on."
- "Process my inbox for me."
- "Run inbox zero."
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Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/inbox-zero-operator of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/worked-example.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0
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Questions about Inbox Zero Operator
What does Inbox Zero Operator do?
Drive an email inbox to zero through a computer-use or tool-using agent — triage every message into act/delegate/defer/archive with drafts prepared, never a send. Inbox Zero Operator is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Drive an email inbox to zero through a computer-use or tool-using agent — triage every message into act/delegate/defer/archive with drafts prepared, never a send.
When should I use Inbox Zero Operator?
Inbox Zero Operator fits situations like: asked to get my inbox to zero; triage my email hands-on; process my inbox for me.
How do I install Inbox Zero Operator in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill inbox-zero-operator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/inbox-zero-operator in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/inbox-zero-operator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Inbox Zero Operator in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill inbox-zero-operator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/inbox-zero-operator in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/inbox-zero-operator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Inbox Zero Operator in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill inbox-zero-operator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/inbox-zero-operator, .gemini/skills/inbox-zero-operator, .github/skills/inbox-zero-operator and .opencode/skills/inbox-zero-operator in your project.
What does Inbox Zero Operator need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Inbox Zero Operator is instructions for the agent only.
Does Inbox Zero Operator access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Inbox Zero Operator safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Inbox Zero Operator use?
Inbox Zero Operator is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Inbox Zero Operator use?
About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 742 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Inbox Zero Operator?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Inbox Zero Operator: Garden Inbox (paperclipai/paperclip, 99k stars), Continue (telegramdesktop/tdesktop, 33k stars), Process Inbox (TDesktop-x64/tdesktop, 3k stars) and Process Inbox (telegramdesktop/tdesktop, 33k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Inbox Zero Operator?
mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,433 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.