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Process a large email backlog after time away: assess by category, batch-archive noise, and surface what needs attention.
Install Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup
$ npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-vacation-catchup -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install readdle/spark-cli-skills spark-recipe-vacation-catchup --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/readdle/spark-cli-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup .claude/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup && 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 "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup" agent skill from https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/main/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup into .claude/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup", 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/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/main/skills/recipe-vacation-catchupType 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 readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-vacation-catchup -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install readdle/spark-cli-skills spark-recipe-vacation-catchup --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup .agents/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup" agent skill from https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/main/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup into .agents/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup", 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 readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-vacation-catchup -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install readdle/spark-cli-skills spark-recipe-vacation-catchup --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup .cursor/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup && 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 "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup" agent skill from https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/main/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup into .cursor/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup", 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/readdle/spark-cli-skills.git --path skills/recipe-vacation-catchup--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 readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-vacation-catchup -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install readdle/spark-cli-skills spark-recipe-vacation-catchup --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup .gemini/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup && 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 "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup" agent skill from https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/main/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup into .gemini/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup", 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 readdle/spark-cli-skills spark-recipe-vacation-catchupInstalls 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 readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-vacation-catchup -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup .github/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup && 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 "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup" agent skill from https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/main/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup into .github/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup", 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 readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-vacation-catchup -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install readdle/spark-cli-skills spark-recipe-vacation-catchup --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup .opencode/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup && 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 "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup" agent skill from https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/main/skills/recipe-vacation-catchup into .opencode/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spark-recipe-vacation-catchup", 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
spark-recipe-vacation-catchup- GitHub stars
- 149
- Token cost
- ~975 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 367 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 34
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Process a large email backlog after time away: assess by category, batch-archive noise, and surface what needs attention.
- Works in 9 steps: Assess the backlog → Process priority mail first → Process people mail → …
- Tasks that involve Newsletters
- SKILL.md covers Steps and Tips
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup is an agent skill from readdle/spark-cli-skills. Process a large email backlog after time away: assess by category, batch-archive noise, and surface what needs attention.
Its SKILL.md is about 980 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 Writing & Content, covering Newsletters and Data pipelines and ETL. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Newsletters
- Tasks that involve Data pipelines and ETL
Example prompts
- “/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup”
Workflow steps
9 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
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 Vacation Catchup loads about 975 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 367 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 readdle/spark-cli-skills at commit cb20383, republished under its MIT licence (© readdle). 367 words, ~975 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- spark-recipe-vacation-catchup
- description
- Process a large email backlog after time away: assess by category, batch-archive noise, and surface what needs attention.
- metadata.version
- 1.0.0
Recipe: Vacation Catchup
Process a large email backlog after vacation or extended absence. Prioritize ruthlessly, batch-archive noise, and surface only what truly needs attention.
Prerequisite: Read the use-spark base skill for command reference and filter syntax.
Access level required: triage.
Steps
Step 1: Assess the backlog
Count unread emails by category for the absence period. Adjust the time window to match how long the user was away:
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:priority is:unread newer_than:14d"
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:personal is:unread newer_than:14d"
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:invitation newer_than:14d"
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:notification is:unread newer_than:14d"
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:newsletter newer_than:14d"Report the totals: "You have N unread across all categories: X priority, Y people, Z invitations, W notifications, V newsletters."
Step 2: Process priority mail first
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:priority is:unread"Read each thread and present the key items. These are the most important and should be handled individually.
Step 3: Process people mail
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:personal is:unread"For each, read the thread to check if the matter is still open or was resolved while the user was away:
spark thread <id>Mark resolved threads as read: spark action markAsSeen <id>
Step 4: Process invitations
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:invitation"Check which invitations are for past dates (already missed) vs. future dates. Only future invitations need a decision.
Step 5: Batch-archive notifications
Most notifications older than a few days are no longer actionable:
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:notification is:unread"Review the senders briefly, then archive in bulk:
spark action archive <id1> <id2> <id3> <id4> <id5>Step 6: Batch-archive newsletters
Old newsletters have no urgency:
spark emails Inbox --filter "category:newsletter"Archive all but the most recent from each sender:
spark action archive <id1> <id2> <id3>Step 7: Review new senders (GateKeeper)
New senders may have accumulated during the absence:
spark emails Inbox --new-sendersAccept legitimate contacts and block unwanted ones:
spark contact-action acceptContact sender@company.com
spark contact-action blockContact spammer@example.comShow full SKILL.md (137 more words)Show less
Step 8: Set reminders for deferred items
For items that need attention but not right now:
spark action snooze <id> --date 2026-04-12
spark action changeReminder <id> --date 2026-04-15Step 9: Report
Summarize: "Processed N emails. X need your attention (listed above), Y archived, Z snoozed for later."
Tips
- The key principle is aggressive batch processing. Don't read every notification and newsletter individually.
- Priority and people mail get individual attention; notifications and newsletters get batch treatment.
- Past-date invitations can be archived without action - the meeting already happened.
- If the user was away for more than two weeks, increase the
newer_thanwindow accordingly. - After the catchup, run
recipe-inbox-by-categoryto verify the inbox is in good shape. - GateKeeper review is easy to forget - new senders may include important contacts who emailed during the absence.
- Snooze items to spread the follow-up work across multiple days rather than trying to handle everything at once.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/recipe-vacation-catchup of readdle/spark-cli-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit cb20383
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Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup this skillreaddle/spark-cli-skills | 149 | — | ~975 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Internal Communications Writeranthropics/skills | 180k | 38 repos | ~378 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Clarityaddyosmani/clarity | 269 | 1 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| News Aggregator Skillcclank/news-aggregator-skill | 1.3k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Changelog Social RecapFlorianBruniaux/claude-code-ultimate-guide | 6.1k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | |
| Newsletter Voicecharlie947/social-media-skills | 3.8k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup
What does Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup do?
Process a large email backlog after time away: assess by category, batch-archive noise, and surface what needs attention. Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup is an agent skill from readdle/spark-cli-skills. Process a large email backlog after time away: assess by category, batch-archive noise, and surface what needs attention.
When should I use Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup?
Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup fits situations like: tasks that involve Newsletters; tasks that involve Data pipelines and ETL.
How do I install Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-vacation-catchup -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/recipe-vacation-catchup in readdle/spark-cli-skills) into .claude/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup in Codex?
Run `npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-recipe-vacation-catchup -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/recipe-vacation-catchup in readdle/spark-cli-skills) into .agents/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup 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-vacation-catchup -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-vacation-catchup, .gemini/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup, .github/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup and .opencode/skills/spark-recipe-vacation-catchup in your project.
What does Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup is instructions for the agent only.
Does Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup 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 Vacation Catchup 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 Vacation Catchup use?
Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup 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 Vacation Catchup use?
About 975 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 Vacation Catchup?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup: Internal Communications Writer (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Clarity (addyosmani/clarity, 269 stars), News Aggregator Skill (cclank/news-aggregator-skill, 1.3k stars) and Changelog Social Recap (FlorianBruniaux/claude-code-ultimate-guide, 6.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Spark Recipe Vacation Catchup?
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.