Triage my inbox and draft quick replies
Sorts a batch of emails by priority and drafts short replies so you can clear your inbox fast.
The prompt
Help me get through my inbox.
My role and current priorities: [ROLE; top priorities this week]
Emails (paste each with sender, subject, and body):
[PASTE EMAILS]
For each email:
1. Classify: Reply now / Delegate / Schedule / Read later / Archive.
2. One-line summary of what it actually asks of me.
3. For "Reply now": a draft reply under 80 words in a neutral, friendly tone.
4. For "Delegate": who should probably handle it and a one-line handoff note.
Then give me:
- A table sorted by priority: | Sender | Summary | Action | Deadline |
- Anything that looks urgent, time-sensitive, or like a scam/phishing attempt.
Don't commit me to anything — mark any reply that makes a promise or decision with [CHECK] so I review it before sending.
Before pasting, remove anything you're not allowed to share with an AI tool (passwords, customer personal data, confidential information).
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- ROLE; top priorities this week
- PASTE EMAILS
- CHECK
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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