gmail-summarize

What This Skill Does

The gmail-summarize skill is an intelligent email assistant designed for OpenClaw agents to monitor and digest unread Gmail messages. By interfacing directly with Gmail's IMAP server, the skill retrieves emails received during the current and previous day. It performs an automated extraction of sender information, subject lines, and content, providing a concise, summarized overview directly to the user. The skill handles the complexity of email protocol communication while ensuring privacy and adherence to user-defined configurations.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/2p1c/gmail-summarize Ensure that you have Python 3 installed in your container environment, as the skill relies on a local script execution workflow to process incoming messages efficiently.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for professionals who want to stay informed about their inbox without constant manual checking. It serves as an automated morning or evening briefing tool. Use it to keep track of critical communications during busy days or to filter out non-essential mail when time is limited. By automating the summarization process into a single structured message, you maintain productivity and focus.

Example Prompts

1. "Check my Gmail and see if there are any important messages."
2. "Summarize my emails from today and yesterday."
3. "邮件摘要" (Requesting a Chinese summary of recent unread mail).

Tips & Limitations

For optimal security, use environment variables (IMAP_HOST, IMAP_PORT, IMAP_USERNAME, IMAP_PASSWORD) to provide your credentials, as this prevents sensitive data from being saved in local files. If you must use a configuration file, ensure it is restricted to the specific email schema provided in the documentation to avoid permission issues. The skill summarizes email bodies into single Chinese sentences; ensure your email server supports standard IMAP connections. If no new emails are found, the skill will gracefully report an empty inbox. Note that it specifically targets unread mail from the last 48 hours.