Read the 40-message thread in 30 seconds

Every long email chain boiled down to the bullets that matter -- decisions, open questions, and what they need from you.

You've been cc'd on a thread since Tuesday. It's now 43 messages deep, the subject line stopped making sense three replies ago, and someone just asked you directly: 'thoughts?'

The answer is in there somewhere. Finding it means reading the whole archaeological layer cake -- or admitting you didn't.

THE ROUTINE

What it does

This routine runs every morning. It finds email threads longer than five messages that need your attention and summarizes each into the essentials: what's being decided, what's open, and what's being asked of you.

You reply with context in minutes, and nobody knows you skipped the dig.

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 summarize any email threads longer than 5 messages that need my attention
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?

Chat skills wait for you. Routines do not.

With a Claude or ChatGPT skill, you are the integration: copy the email, paste the calendar, explain the background, then carry the answer back out.

Littlebird skips the middleman. It reads the sources directly, runs on your schedule, and your data is never sold or used to train a model.

FAQ

How long a thread counts as long?

Five messages by default, but it's your call -- change the number in the prompt and it follows.

What does the thread summarizer cost?

It's free on Basic. Plus is $17 per month billed annually or $20 month to month, with a 14-day trial.

Are my emails kept private?

Completely. Littlebird is SOC 2 certified and GDPR-aligned and CCPA-aligned, and never sells your data or trains models on it.

Does it work with Outlook?

Littlebird connects with Gmail and reads Outlook on screen. Full Outlook support is coming.

When is a Windows version coming?

Already here -- Littlebird runs on Mac and Windows.

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