# Morning inbox triage

> Every weekday at 7:30 the inbox dog reads what came in overnight, sorts it into archive, draft and needs-you, and asks once before archiving and sending the drafted replies.

Canonical: https://alaskanlabs.com/workflows/morning-inbox-triage

- For: Anyone whose inbox is a second job
- Runs: Weekdays · 7:30 AM
- Run by: the juneau dog (or the team's lead, if the team has no juneau)
- Apps: Gmail
- JSON: https://alaskanlabs.com/workflows/morning-inbox-triage.json (MIT)

## Steps

1. **Read mail since last night** (app, Gmail) → Sort into archive, draft and needs-you
2. **Sort into archive, draft and needs-you** (think) → Anything to act on?
3. **Anything to act on?** (branch) → if found: Archive the newsletters and send the drafted replies?; if empty: Inbox already clear
4. **Archive the newsletters and send the drafted replies?** (decide) → if Archive and send the drafts: Archive the archive pile; if Archive only; I'll send the replies: Archive the archive pile; if Leave my inbox as it is: Log this morning's triage
5. **Archive the archive pile** (app, Gmail, changes something: runs only after an approved Decide) → Send the drafted replies
6. **Send the drafted replies** (app, Gmail, changes something: runs only after an approved Decide) → Log this morning's triage
7. **Archive the archive pile** (app, Gmail, changes something: runs only after an approved Decide) → Log this morning's triage
8. **Log this morning's triage** (write)
9. **Inbox already clear** (write)