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Newsletter triage

Build a skill that turns the week newsletters into one Friday digest, sorted by the topics you actually read.

The more specific the description, the higher the quality of the skill.298 / 2000

Don't paste passwords, API keys, ID numbers, account details, or real document content. Describe in general terms.

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Why a custom skill beats a one-off prompt for newsletter triage

Newsletters are an accumulating practice. You subscribe, some become must-reads, some get forgotten. The skill knows yours specifically: it knows Stratechery is a must, that on Lenny you mostly catch the process pieces, and that you only fall on Platformer during slow weeks. A one-off prompt does not know your taste.

What makes this skill specifically yours

  • Your subscription list: not someone else's. The skill knows which are must-read, which are extras, and which are unsubscribe candidates.
  • Your topics: AI, product, leadership, psychology. The skill groups by your topics, not by generic categories.
  • Your time budget: 15 minutes on Friday? An hour? The digest is shaped to your time, not to the volume of content available.

Three things to include in your description

  1. Your newsletter list: 10-30 you subscribe to, each tagged "must-read / sometimes / abandoned".
  2. Your hot topics: 4-8 topics you want surfaced at the top of the digest.
  3. The digest shape: three paragraphs? bullet list? a long email? Whatever lands best for you.

What this skill is NOT

This is not an RSS reader, not Feedly. It does not store newsletters and is not an archive search engine. It runs once a week, summarizes what piled up, and helps you decide what to read in full vs. skip.

Drop our catalog a look first

If you want a generic email-triage skill maintained for everyone, check the agentskills.co.il/en/categories/communication catalog. The generator is for the parts that are uniquely yours.

FAQ

How does the skill reach my inbox?
Through Gmail MCP or IMAP. You can paste content manually, but you lose the value. If you connect Gmail, create a "Newsletters" label to isolate the skill from your personal mail.
How does the skill know what not to open?
List in the description 3-5 newsletters you signed up for and never actually read. The skill summarizes those in one line and suggests an unsubscribe. The proactive unsubscribe is probably the single biggest quality-of-life win from this skill.
What about the newsletters I do love?
Spell them out ("Stratechery is must-read, Lenny mostly yes, Platformer on slow weeks"). The skill will surface the must-reads and tuck the rest into the digest.
Can the skill summarize newsletters instead of me reading them?
It can, but warn it: "A summary of a deep newsletter (Ben Thompson, Ethan Mollick) loses the insight. For those, headline and two sentences only, I will read in full." That preserves depth.