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Orbit Gmail Briefing

Turns the last 24 hours of Gmail activity into a styled daily digest email page.

Stars
105,448
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
2 files

What it does

This skill is a template for a daily inbox summary inside the Open Orbit app. It is meant to be run automatically by Orbit's scheduler when Gmail is the user's only connected source. It reads recent Gmail activity such as replies awaited, mentions, cc'd messages and bulk mail, then lays out the result as a single mock Gmail page showing a digest email, grouped into sections for items needing action, worth noticing, and for information only. The skill says it must copy the bundled example.html design closely and avoid adding extra UI.

Great for

  • People who use Gmail as their main inbox and want a daily summary inside Orbit
  • Orbit users who have set Gmail as their only connected connector
  • Designers or developers evaluating how Orbit renders digest templates

Skip it if

  • Users who want to trigger a briefing by hand: the skill says it should not be triggered manually, so it may not behave as expected outside Orbit's scheduler
  • Anyone expecting a real Gmail client or a tool that sends or changes email: the files describe only reading and rendering a summary
  • Sensitive inboxes if you are unsure what Orbit stores or sends: the skill reads live email content through an authenticated connection, so review Orbit's data handling first

Try asking

  • “Generate today's Open Orbit Gmail briefing from my last 24 hours of mail”
  • “Show me the Orbit daily digest email for yesterday's Gmail activity”
  • “Make an email summary of unanswered replies and mentions in my inbox”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Orbit Gmail BriefingInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    orbit-gmail.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip orbit-gmail.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip orbit-gmail.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Connect Gmail as the only connector if you want this template selected automatically
  • Review the generated digest for accuracy, since it summarizes live email content
  • Do not expect the skill to work as a manual prompt; rely on Orbit's daily scheduler

What's inside

  • example.html
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from nexu-io/open-design under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.