Inbox triage on a schedule
A background agent re-reads incoming mail every few minutes, labels spam, rescues misfiled messages and stars threads awaiting a reply.
- Agent or tool
- Clor
- Topic
- Email & Inbox
- Reported on
- Hacker News
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Email is where a lot of admin quietly piles up. An agent that can read, sort, draft and follow up turns an inbox from a to-do list into something closer to a summary. It is one of 106 sightings filed under Email & Inbox on Agent Sightings (number 57 by interest), and one of 1 involving Clor.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Clor or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Every 10 minutes, review new emails in my inbox. Label obvious spam, move legitimate mail out of spam, and star any thread where I owe a reply. Report what you changed.
The prompt breaks down into 3 steps you can check as the agent works:
- Every 10 minutes, review new emails in my inbox.
- Label obvious spam, move legitimate mail out of spam, and star any thread where I owe a reply.
- Report what you changed.
Tip: Start with read-only access or 'draft, don't send', and check a few drafts before trusting it to send anything.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48375347. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.