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Email Inbox Triage — Triage an inbox: prioritize threads, draft replies safely

Email Inbox Triage — Triage an inbox: prioritize threads, draft replies safely

Essential8 minutes3 questions2026-08-09
The idea in one minute

Start with meaning, then move to detail.

This lesson explains Email Inbox Triage — Triage an inbox: prioritize threads, draft replies safely as part of operating Hermes with explicit security boundaries. You will learn what it does, when it matters, and the smallest safe test that proves it works.

If you are new

If you are new, do not memorize names. Focus on three questions: what problem does this solve, what access does it need, and how can you verify the result?

For hands-on use

For practice, open the source, choose one section, and write an expected result before changing configuration.

For specialists

For advanced readers, inspect Skill metadata, Reference: full SKILL.md, When to Use, then verify failure modes and version compatibility.

What do you need first?

You only need to know which files and accounts the agent may access.

What will you know?

A clear outcome before you read.

  • Understand Email Inbox Triage — Triage an inbox: prioritize threads, draft replies safely without assumed prior knowledge.
  • Separate the source description from what still needs testing in your environment.
  • Write one sentence describing what should change after applying this topic.
Lesson terms

Short definitions before the details.

Skill
An instruction bundle that teaches Hermes a repeatable workflow without necessarily adding an external service.
Approval & sandbox
Approval pauses a sensitive action before execution; sandboxing limits impact if something goes wrong.
Official page description

Triage an inbox: prioritize threads, draft replies safely

Topic map

What does the source say, and in what order?

  1. 01
    Skill metadata

    Start here to understand the core idea or structure.

  2. 02
    Reference: full SKILL.md

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  3. 03
    When to Use

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  4. 04
    Procedure

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  5. 05
    1. Set the inbox scope

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  6. 06
    2. Retrieve complete threads

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  7. 07
    3. Classify each thread

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  8. 08
    4. Draft replies in thread context

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  9. 09
    5. Present an approval batch

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  10. 10
    6. Apply and verify

    Finish here to verify the result and special cases.

Try it now

Write one sentence describing what should change after applying this topic.

Match every command to your installed Hermes version, review the files and accounts it can reach, and use non-sensitive data for the first test. If this explanation differs from the source, the official source wins.

Knowledge check

Three decisions before completion.

1. What is the source of truth when “Email Inbox Triage — Triage an inbox: prioritize threads, draft replies safely” changes?
2. What is the best way to apply this lesson?
3. What should happen before a step can modify files or an external account?