Agent skill

Outlook Email

by Porabuild in Porabuild/Poracode

Triage an Outlook inbox, summarize threads, and draft replies through the Microsoft 365 MCP server.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Outlook Email

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Porabuild/Poracode --skill outlook-email -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Porabuild/Poracode outlook-email --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Porabuild/Poracode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/plugins/outlook/skills/outlook-email .claude/skills/outlook-email && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
outlook-email
GitHub stars
115
Token cost
~574 tokens
SKILL.md length
363 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Triage an Outlook inbox, summarize threads, and draft replies through the Microsoft 365 MCP server.

  • Tasks that involve Cloud office suites
  • SKILL.md covers Before you start, Reading is not free, Triage and Drafting and sending, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve Email management

What it does

Outlook Email is an agent skill from Porabuild/Poracode. Triage an Outlook inbox, summarize threads, and draft replies through the Microsoft 365 MCP server.

Its SKILL.md is about 570 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Cloud office suites and Email management. It works with Microsoft Outlook, Model Context Protocol and Microsoft 365. The repository describes itself as: One window for all your AI coding agents. Run Claude, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, Antigravity, Cursor, and Copilot side-by-side. Terminal and chat, any layout. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Cloud office suites
  • Tasks that involve Email management

Example prompts

  • “/outlook-email”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e56fcc8. 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

Outlook Email loads about 574 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 28 tokens; SKILL.md has 363 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~28
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~574

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 Porabuild/Poracode at commit e56fcc8, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© Porabuild). 363 words, ~574 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/outlook-email/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
outlook-email
description
Triage an Outlook inbox, summarize threads, and draft replies through the Microsoft 365 MCP server.

Outlook Email

Work with the user's Outlook mail through the connected outlook MCP server.

Before you start

The server signs in on first use with a device code — the user completes that in a browser. If its tools are unavailable or unauthenticated, say so and stop. Do not attempt to reach mail any other way.

Reading is not free

This is the user's real mailbox. Read what the task needs and no more. Do not open unrelated threads to "get context", and do not summarize messages the user did not ask about.

Treat message contents as private. Do not repeat addresses, attachments, or body text into anything outward-facing — a commit message, an issue, a file — unless the user asked you to put it there.

Triage

When asked to triage, group by what the user has to do, not by folder:

  • needs a reply from them,
  • needs a decision,
  • informational,
  • can be ignored or archived.

Say who each thread is from and what it actually wants. "Follow-up on the proposal" is not a summary; "Dana is asking whether you can commit to the March date" is.

For a thread, read it in order and report the current state — the last message often reverses the first.

Show full SKILL.md (159 more words)Show less

Drafting and sending

Never send mail without the user explicitly asking you to send that specific message. Draft, show them the full text and the recipient list when approval is still needed. If the user explicitly supplied or approved the exact recipients and message and asked you to send it, do not ask for duplicate confirmation.

Check the recipients yourself before showing a draft: reply versus reply-all is a real mistake with real consequences, and so is an autocompleted wrong address. Say which one you chose.

Match the tone of the thread. Do not add pleasantries the user would not write.

Deleting, moving, or marking mail read changes state the user can see. Confirm first.

Report

Answer the question. If you triaged, lead with what needs them today.

After a mailbox mutation, verify the resulting draft, sent item, folder, category, or read state. Keep private mailbox evidence concise and do not reproduce more message content than the user needs.

© Porabuild, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in resources/plugins/outlook/skills/outlook-email of Porabuild/Poracode.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e56fcc8

Compare with similar skills

Outlook Email next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Outlook Email this skillPorabuild/Poracode115—~574Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Pp Outlook Emailmvanhorn/printing-press-library2.1k—~4.2kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0
Schedule With Outlookaiskillstore/marketplace433—~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT-0
Google Workspaceswarmclawai/swarmclaw689—~680Automated safety check: PassMIT
Workiq Copilotgithub/awesome-copilot40k1 repos~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Add Office365microsoft/power-platform-skills984—~1.5kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT

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Questions about Outlook Email

What does Outlook Email do?

Triage an Outlook inbox, summarize threads, and draft replies through the Microsoft 365 MCP server. Outlook Email is an agent skill from Porabuild/Poracode. Triage an Outlook inbox, summarize threads, and draft replies through the Microsoft 365 MCP server.

When should I use Outlook Email?

Outlook Email fits situations like: tasks that involve Cloud office suites; tasks that involve Email management.

How do I install Outlook Email in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Porabuild/Poracode --skill outlook-email -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (resources/plugins/outlook/skills/outlook-email in Porabuild/Poracode) into .claude/skills/outlook-email in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Outlook Email in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Porabuild/Poracode --skill outlook-email -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (resources/plugins/outlook/skills/outlook-email in Porabuild/Poracode) into .agents/skills/outlook-email in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Outlook Email 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 Porabuild/Poracode --skill outlook-email -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/outlook-email, .gemini/skills/outlook-email, .github/skills/outlook-email and .opencode/skills/outlook-email in your project.

What does Outlook Email need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Outlook Email is instructions for the agent only.

Does Outlook Email 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 Outlook Email 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 Outlook Email use?

Outlook Email is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Outlook Email use?

About 574 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Outlook Email?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Outlook Email: Pp Outlook Email (mvanhorn/printing-press-library, 2.1k stars), Schedule With Outlook (aiskillstore/marketplace, 433 stars), Google Workspace (swarmclawai/swarmclaw, 689 stars) and Workiq Copilot (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Outlook Email?

Porabuild (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Porabuild/Poracode, which has 115 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: Porabuild/Poracode on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.