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Search Inbox Zero mail, read threads, create mailbox drafts, and manage automation rules through a remote MCP server. Use when the user wants ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor to work with their Gmail or Outlook inbox.

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$ npx -y skills add elie222/inbox-zero --skill inbox-zero-mcp --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/inbox-zero-mcp

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The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Search Inbox Zero mail, read threads, create mailbox drafts, and manage automation rules through a remote MCP server. Use when the user wants ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor to work with their Gmail or Outlook inbox.

SKILL.md

inbox-zero-mcp.SKILL.md
name: inbox-zero-mcp
description: Search Inbox Zero mail, read threads, create mailbox drafts, and manage automation rules through a remote MCP server. Use when the user wants ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor to work with their Gmail or Outlook inbox.

Inbox Zero MCP

Connect to the Inbox Zero MCP server configured in `mcp.json` (OAuth, Streamable HTTP). Hosted URL: `https://www.getinboxzero.com/mcp`.

Tools

  • `list_email_accounts` first when the user has more than one inbox. Pass `emailAccountId` or `emailAddress` on later calls.
  • `search_inbox` for message metadata and snippets. Do not treat snippets as full bodies.
  • `read_thread` for truncated plain-text bodies after you have a `threadId`.
  • `create_draft` to save a mailbox draft. This does not send. Never invent a send tool.
  • Rule tools (`list_rules`, `get_rule`, `create_rule`, `update_rule`, `delete_rule`) and stats tools manage automation and analytics, not mail delivery.

Safety

  • Do not send email. Drafts stay in the mailbox until the user sends them.
  • Do not dump full thread bodies into follow-up tool arguments; summarize.
  • Disconnect and MCP access are controlled in Inbox Zero Settings → Account → MCP, not by this skill.
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The world's best AI personal assistant for email. Open source app to help you reach inbox zero fast.

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