Agent skill

Spark Recipe Inbox By Category

by readdle in readdle/spark-cli-skills

Process inbox in priority order by Spark's smart categories: priority first, then people, invites, notifications, newsletters.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Spark Recipe Inbox By Category

skills CLI
$ npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-inbox-by-category -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install readdle/spark-cli-skills spark-recipe-inbox-by-category --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/readdle/spark-cli-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/recipe-inbox-by-category .claude/skills/spark-recipe-inbox-by-category && 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
spark-recipe-inbox-by-category
GitHub stars
149
Token cost
~531 tokens
SKILL.md length
211 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
34
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Process inbox in priority order by Spark's smart categories: priority first, then people, invites, notifications, newsletters.

  • Works in 6 steps: Priority mail (highest priority) → People mail → Pending invitations → …
  • Tasks that involve Email management
  • SKILL.md covers Steps and Tips
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Spark Recipe Inbox By Category is an agent skill from readdle/spark-cli-skills. Process inbox in priority order by Spark's smart categories: priority first, then people, invites, notifications, newsletters.

Its SKILL.md is about 530 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 Productivity & Automation, covering Email management and Newsletters. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Email management
  • Tasks that involve Newsletters

Example prompts

  • “/spark-recipe-inbox-by-category”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Priority mail (highest priority)
  2. People mail
  3. Pending invitations
  4. Notifications
  5. Newsletters
  6. Summarize

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cb20383. 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 (its code samples are bash).

    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

Spark Recipe Inbox By Category loads about 531 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 211 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~39
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~531

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 readdle/spark-cli-skills at commit cb20383, republished under its MIT licence (© readdle). 211 words, ~531 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/spark-recipe-inbox-by-category/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
spark-recipe-inbox-by-category
description
Process inbox in priority order by Spark's smart categories: priority first, then people, invites, notifications, newsletters.
metadata.version
1.0.0

Recipe: Inbox by Category

Process the inbox in priority order using Spark's smart categories. This ensures the most important messages get attention first.

Prerequisite: Read the use-spark base skill for command reference and filter syntax.

Access level required: read-only.

Steps

Step 1: Priority mail (highest priority)
bash
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:priority is:unread"

Emails Spark auto-prioritized or that the user manually marked as priority. These are the most important items.

Step 2: People mail
bash
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:personal is:unread"

Direct person-to-person emails. Real conversations that usually need a response.

Step 3: Pending invitations
bash
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:invitation"

Calendar invitations waiting for a response. Time-sensitive by nature.

Step 4: Notifications
bash
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:notification is:unread"

Service notifications, alerts, and receipts. Scan for anything actionable, then move on.

Step 5: Newsletters
bash
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:newsletter newer_than:7d"

Subscriptions and digests from the past week. Skim for interest, skip the rest.

Step 6: Summarize

Report to the user:

  • N unread people emails (with subjects/senders for the most recent)
  • M unread priority emails
  • K pending invitations
  • Notification and newsletter counts (don't list unless asked)

Tips

  • This is the recommended default when the user asks "what's new" or "catch me up."
  • Skip steps 4 and 5 for a quick briefing - priority + people + invites covers the essentials.
  • For each category, only dig into spark thread <id> when the user asks about a specific email.
  • Combine with spark events --today for a full morning briefing.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/recipe-inbox-by-category of readdle/spark-cli-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cb20383

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Questions about Spark Recipe Inbox By Category

What does Spark Recipe Inbox By Category do?

Process inbox in priority order by Spark's smart categories: priority first, then people, invites, notifications, newsletters. Spark Recipe Inbox By Category is an agent skill from readdle/spark-cli-skills. Process inbox in priority order by Spark's smart categories: priority first, then people, invites, notifications, newsletters.

When should I use Spark Recipe Inbox By Category?

Spark Recipe Inbox By Category fits situations like: tasks that involve Email management; tasks that involve Newsletters.

How do I install Spark Recipe Inbox By Category in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-inbox-by-category -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/recipe-inbox-by-category in readdle/spark-cli-skills) into .claude/skills/spark-recipe-inbox-by-category in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Spark Recipe Inbox By Category in Codex?

Run `npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-inbox-by-category -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/recipe-inbox-by-category in readdle/spark-cli-skills) into .agents/skills/spark-recipe-inbox-by-category in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Spark Recipe Inbox By Category 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 readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-inbox-by-category -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/spark-recipe-inbox-by-category, .gemini/skills/spark-recipe-inbox-by-category, .github/skills/spark-recipe-inbox-by-category and .opencode/skills/spark-recipe-inbox-by-category in your project.

What does Spark Recipe Inbox By Category need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Spark Recipe Inbox By Category is instructions for the agent only.

Does Spark Recipe Inbox By Category 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 Spark Recipe Inbox By Category 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 Spark Recipe Inbox By Category use?

Spark Recipe Inbox By Category 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 Spark Recipe Inbox By Category use?

About 531 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 Spark Recipe Inbox By Category?

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Who maintains Spark Recipe Inbox By Category?

readdle (a GitHub organization) maintains it in readdle/spark-cli-skills, which has 149 GitHub stars. The repository holds 34 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: readdle/spark-cli-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.