triage-messages

# Triage Messages > **Principle: "You are responsible."** This skill surfaces and categorises. The manager decides what to act on and how. Scans unread Slack messages and recent emails, categorises them by urgency and type, and presents a prioritised overview. ## When to Use - Morning routine: catch up on what happened overnight - After a block of focus time or meetings - When the manager says "what did I miss?", "catch me up", "triage my messages" - Can be scoped to a time window: "triage since yesterday", "triage last 2 hours" ## Instructions If any MCP connector is unavailable, follow the connector unavailability protocol in `references/operating-principles.md`. ### 1. Determine Time Window Default: since the manager's last likely check-in (use calendar to estimate, if they were in back-to-back meetings for 3 hours, scan those 3 hours). If specified: use the provided time window. If unclear, ask: ``` What time period should I triage? Options: - Since this morning - Last [N] hours - Since yesterday - Custom range ``` ### 2. Load Manager Context Read from `manager-context/` (if available): - `manager-profile.md`: to know who the direct reports are (their messages get higher priority) - `terminology.md`: to decode internal shorthand in messages - `team/`: to understand team members' projects and responsibilities - `sources.md`: to know which customer/project channels to monitor ### 3. Scan Slack Search for messages in the time window: **Priority channels** (sca...