Open your inbox already knowing what matters

Unread mail sorted into urgent, newsletters, and needs-reply before you pour coffee -- so the inbox stops deciding your morning.

The inbox is a casino: open it for one thing and you're pulled into twelve. Some emails need you today, some need a glance, most need nothing -- but you can't tell which without reading all of them.

That sorting work is the actual time cost, and it happens every single morning.

THE ROUTINE

What it does

This routine runs every morning at 7am. It reads your unread mail and sorts it into three piles: urgent, newsletters and bulk mail, and needs a reply from you.

You open a triaged inbox instead of a raw one. The urgent stuff gets your first hour; the rest gets your terms.

THE PROMPT

Try the prompt

Copy this prompt into a new Littlebird routine. Edit the days and times to fit your schedule.

COPY THIS PROMPT
Every morning at 7am triage my inbox: urgent vs newsletters vs needs reply
THE SETUP

Set it up in three steps

  1. Open Littlebird and go to Routines, then create a new routine.
  2. Paste the prompt above. Adjust the days and times to fit your schedule.
  3. Littlebird runs it on schedule from then on. Pause or edit it anytime with auto-pause.
VS. CHAT SKILLS

Why not just use a skill?

You can fake this with a chat skill and enough copy-paste. Most people keep it up for a week, then stop -- because the copy-paste is the actual job.

A routine removes the choreography: the context is already there, the schedule is already set, and the output shows up where you need it.

And it is private by design: SOC 2, GDPR and CCPA aligned, running on your Mac.

FAQ

Does it move or delete my emails?

No. It reads and sorts -- the inbox itself stays untouched. You decide what happens to every message.

What does inbox triage cost?

It runs on the free Basic plan. Plus is $17 per month billed annually or $20 monthly, and the trial lasts 14 days.

Is my email content private?

Yes. Littlebird is SOC 2 certified and GDPR-aligned and CCPA-aligned -- nothing is sold, nothing trains models, and your data is deletable anytime.

Can I customize the categories?

Yes. Edit the prompt in plain English: add 'receipts,' 'from my boss,' or any bucket you want.

What about my Windows machine?

Yes, it does. Littlebird runs on Mac and Windows.

Put Littlebird to work.

Apple
Download for free

Apple Silicon · macOS 13+

Download for Mac

Apple Silicon · macOS 13+