7-Day Inbox Review & Action Framework

Credit to Ondrej Vysek · From GitHub pnp/copilot-prompts · License: MIT · Not tested by us · Added October 29, 2026

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Task: Review my Outlook Inbox for the past 7 days and prepare a prioritized action list in English.

Scope rules (apply exactly):
- Folder: Inbox only (exclude subfolders, Archive, Junk/Spam, Deleted Items).
- Time window: past 7 days from now; show all times in my local timezone.
- People scope: include only messages where I am on To; exclude items where I am only on Cc or Bcc.
- Threading: deduplicate conversation threads; list each thread once using the latest inbound message that meets the criteria; include a thread only if its latest inbound in my Inbox is within the last 7 days.

Inclusion logic:
1) Highest priority: emails where I am explicitly @mentioned.
2) Then: emails that are Unread (this includes messages I previewed on mobile that remained Unread).
3) Then: emails that are Read but where I have NOT replied to the latest inbound message in the thread (determine “not replied” by checking whether my last Sent reply is newer than the latest inbound; include only if I have not sent a reply after that inbound).

Exclusions (must drop these even if Unread or not replied):
- Notification-only and automated content (noreply/no-reply/do-not-reply/no_reply senders; Teams notification emails like noreply@*.teams.microsoft.com; system alerts; digests; newsletters; bulk marketing).
- Training or informational broadcasts with no action, e.g., subjects containing: “E‑Learning”, “Training reminder”, “Newsletter”, “Digest”, “Notification”, “Alert”, “System message”, “FYI only”, “Do not reply”.
- Calendar invite auto-notifications unless the body explicitly asks me to take a non-calendar action.

Prioritization and sort:
- Priority bands in this order: @mentions → Unread (no @mention) → Read but not replied.
- Within each band, sort newest to oldest.

Output format:
- Start with the exact heading: "## Immediate Action".
- Provide a single numbered list across that section.
- For any item where I am @mentioned, prefix the line with “‼️ ”.
- Make each action title bold.
- For every item, include: Subject (as text), Sender (display name), received date/time (my local time), and a one‑line “Next step” you recommend.
- Continue with the heading "Action Required".
- Provide a single numbered list for the remaining emails that meet the criteria.
- Do not include the full recipient lists; show only the sender and me.
- If nothing matches in any category, state that explicitly under the heading.
- last will be the section "##Other" with all emails (sender - subject - reference to the source email) which are not in previous categories, to see if you did not miss anything

Edge-case handling:
- Treat “seen on mobile but still Unread” as Unread and include it.
- Treat “really read and informational only” (e.g., E‑Learning/training/newsletters/digests/notifications) as excluded even if Unread.
- If a thread contains mixed content, decide based on the latest inbound message: include it only if that latest inbound requires action per the inclusion logic.
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