morning-email-rollup
Daily morning rollup of important emails and calendar events at 8am with AI-generated summaries
Best use case
morning-email-rollup is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
Daily morning rollup of important emails and calendar events at 8am with AI-generated summaries
Teams using morning-email-rollup should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
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Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/morning-email-rollup/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How morning-email-rollup Compares
| Feature / Agent | morning-email-rollup | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
Daily morning rollup of important emails and calendar events at 8am with AI-generated summaries
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
Related Guides
SKILL.md Source
# Morning Email Rollup
Automatically generates a daily summary of important emails and delivers it to Telegram at 8am Denver time.
## Setup
**Required:** Set your Gmail account email:
```bash
export GOG_ACCOUNT="your-email@gmail.com"
```
Or edit the script directly to set the default.
## What It Does
- Runs every day at 8:00 AM (configurable timezone)
- **Shows today's calendar events** from Google Calendar
- Searches for emails marked as **important** or **starred** from the last 24 hours
- Uses AI (Gemini CLI) to generate natural language summaries of each email
- Shows up to 20 most important emails with:
- 🔴 Unread indicator (red)
- 🟢 Read indicator (green)
- Sender name/email
- Subject line
- **AI-generated 1-sentence summary** (natural language, not scraped content)
- Delivers formatted summary to Telegram
## Usage
### Manual Run
```bash
# Default (10 emails)
bash skills/morning-email-rollup/rollup.sh
# Custom number of emails
MAX_EMAILS=20 bash skills/morning-email-rollup/rollup.sh
MAX_EMAILS=5 bash skills/morning-email-rollup/rollup.sh
```
### View Log
```bash
cat $HOME/clawd/morning-email-rollup-log.md
```
## How It Works
1. **Checks calendar** - Lists today's events from Google Calendar via `gog`
2. **Searches Gmail** - Query: `is:important OR is:starred newer_than:1d`
3. **Fetches details** - Gets sender, subject, date, and body for each email
4. **AI Summarization** - Uses Gemini CLI to generate natural language summaries
5. **Formats output** - Creates readable summary with read/unread markers
6. **Sends to Telegram** - Delivers via Clawdbot's messaging system
## Calendar Integration
The script automatically includes today's calendar events from your Google Calendar using the same `gog` CLI that queries Gmail.
**Graceful Fallback:**
- If `gog` is not installed → Calendar section is silently skipped (no errors)
- If no events today → Calendar section is silently skipped
- If events exist → Shows formatted list with 12-hour times and titles
**Requirements:**
- `gog` must be installed and authenticated
- Uses the same Google account configured for Gmail (set via `GOG_ACCOUNT` environment variable)
## Email Criteria
Emails are included if they match **any** of:
- Marked as **Important** by Gmail (lightning bolt icon)
- Manually **Starred** by you
- Received in the **last 24 hours**
## AI Summarization
Each email is summarized using the Gemini CLI (`gemini`):
- Extracts the email body (cleans HTML/CSS)
- Sends to `gemini --model gemini-2.0-flash` with a prompt to summarize in 1 sentence
- The summary is medium-to-long length natural language (not scraped content)
- Falls back to cleaned body text if Gemini is unavailable
**Important:** The email body is passed as part of the prompt (not via stdin) because the gemini CLI doesn't handle piped input with prompts correctly.
**Example output:**
```
🔴 **William Ryan: Invitation to team meeting**
The email invites you to a team meeting tomorrow at 2pm to discuss the Q1 roadmap and assign tasks for the upcoming sprint.
```
## Read/Unread Indicators
- 🔴 Red dot = Unread email
- 🟢 Green dot = Read email
All emails show one of these markers for visual consistency.
## Formatting Notes
**Subject and Summary Cleanup:**
- Extra quotes are automatically stripped from subject lines (e.g., `""Agent Skills""` → `Agent Skills`)
- Summaries from Gemini are also cleaned of leading/trailing quotes
- This ensures clean, readable output in Telegram/other channels
## Cron Schedule
Set up a daily cron job at your preferred time:
```bash
cron add --name "Morning Email Rollup" \
--schedule "0 8 * * *" \
--tz "America/Denver" \
--session isolated \
--message "GOG_ACCOUNT=your-email@gmail.com bash /path/to/skills/morning-email-rollup/rollup.sh"
```
Adjust the time (8:00 AM) and timezone to your preference.
## Customization
### Change Number of Emails
By default, the rollup shows **10 emails**. To change this:
**Temporary (one-time):**
```bash
MAX_EMAILS=20 bash skills/morning-email-rollup/rollup.sh
```
**Permanent:**
Edit `skills/morning-email-rollup/rollup.sh`:
```bash
MAX_EMAILS="${MAX_EMAILS:-20}" # Change 10 to your preferred number
```
### Change Search Criteria
Edit `skills/morning-email-rollup/rollup.sh`:
```bash
# Current: important or starred from last 24h
IMPORTANT_EMAILS=$(gog gmail search 'is:important OR is:starred newer_than:1d' --max 20 ...)
# Examples of other searches:
# Unread important emails only
IMPORTANT_EMAILS=$(gog gmail search 'is:important is:unread newer_than:1d' --max 20 ...)
# Specific senders
IMPORTANT_EMAILS=$(gog gmail search 'from:boss@company.com OR from:client@example.com newer_than:1d' --max 20 ...)
# By label/category
IMPORTANT_EMAILS=$(gog gmail search 'label:work is:important newer_than:1d' --max 20 ...)
```
### Change Time
Update the cron schedule:
```bash
# List cron jobs to get the ID
cron list
# Update schedule (example: 7am instead of 8am)
cron update <job-id> --schedule "0 7 * * *" --tz "America/Denver"
```
### Change Summary Style
Edit the prompt in the `summarize_email()` function in `rollup.sh`:
```bash
# Current: medium-to-long 1 sentence
"Summarize this email in exactly 1 sentence of natural language. Make it medium to long length. Don't use quotes:"
# Shorter summaries
"Summarize in 1 short sentence:"
# More detail
"Summarize in 2-3 sentences with key details:"
```
### Change AI Model
Edit the gemini command in `summarize_email()`:
```bash
# Current: gemini-2.0-flash (fast)
gemini --model gemini-2.0-flash "Summarize..."
# Use a different model
gemini --model gemini-pro "Summarize..."
```
## Troubleshooting
### Not receiving rollups
```bash
# Check if cron job is enabled
cron list
# Check last run status
cron runs <job-id>
# Test manually
bash skills/morning-email-rollup/rollup.sh
```
### Missing emails
- Gmail's importance markers may filter out expected emails
- Check if emails are actually marked important/starred in Gmail
- Try running manual search: `gog gmail search 'is:important newer_than:1d'`
### Summaries not appearing
- Check if `gemini` CLI is installed: `which gemini`
- Test manually: `echo "test" | gemini "Summarize this:"`
- Verify Gemini is authenticated (it should prompt on first run)
### Wrong timezone
- Cron uses `America/Denver` (MST/MDT)
- Update with: `cron update <job-id> --tz "Your/Timezone"`
## Log History
All rollup runs are logged to:
```
$HOME/clawd/morning-email-rollup-log.md
```
Format:
```markdown
- [2026-01-15 08:00:00] 🔄 Starting morning email rollup
- [2026-01-15 08:00:02] ✅ Rollup complete: 15 emails
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