Email Formatter - Professional Email Enhancement

Installation & Setup

Prerequisites Check

Before using this skill, verify the environment has required capabilities:

# Check if bash is available
which bash

# Check Python version (3.8+ required)
python3 --version

# Check Node.js (optional, for advanced features)
node --version

Auto-Installation Script

For AI Agents: Run this installation check at first use

#!/bin/bash
# Email Formatter Skill - Auto Setup
# This script installs required dependencies

echo "🔧 Email Formatter Skill - Installation Starting..."

# Create skill workspace
SKILL_DIR="$HOME/.email-formatter-skill"
mkdir -p "$SKILL_DIR"
cd "$SKILL_DIR"

# Install Python dependencies
echo "📦 Installing Python packages..."
pip3 install --break-system-packages --quiet \
    language-tool-python \
    textstat \
    spacy 2>/dev/null || pip3 install --user --quiet \
    language-tool-python \
    textstat \
    spacy

# Download language model for grammar checking
echo "📚 Downloading language model..."
python3 -m spacy download en_core_web_sm --quiet 2>/dev/null || true

# Create helper scripts directory
mkdir -p "$SKILL_DIR/scripts"

# Test installation
if python3 -c "import language_tool_python; import textstat; import spacy" 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "✅ Email Formatter Skill installed successfully!"
    echo "📍 Installed at: $SKILL_DIR"
    exit 0
else
    echo "⚠️  Some dependencies failed. Skill will work with reduced features."
    exit 0
fi

Manual Installation (if auto-install fails)

# Minimal setup - no external dependencies
# The skill will use built-in Python capabilities only
mkdir -p ~/.email-formatter-skill/scripts
echo "✅ Basic setup complete"

Verify Installation

# Quick verification
python3 -c "print('Email Formatter: Ready ✅')"

Dependencies

Required (Always Available)

• Python 3.7+ (standard library only for minimal mode)
• Bash shell

Optional (Enhanced Features)

• language-tool-python: Advanced grammar checking
• textstat: Readability analysis
• spacy: NLP for tone detection

Note for AI Agents: The skill works in degraded mode without optional dependencies. Install them only if environment allows.

Overview

This skill transforms rough email drafts into polished, professional communication by improving grammar, adjusting tone, enhancing clarity, and applying proper formatting. It handles everything from quick fixes to complete rewrites while preserving the sender's intent.

⚠️ CRITICAL SECURITY & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

This skill MUST enforce these non-negotiable safety rules at all times:

SECURITY LEVEL: MAXIMUM - Multi-Layer Validation Required

MANDATORY PRE-PROCESSING SECURITY CHECKS: Every email MUST pass ALL security layers before any formatting occurs: