DavidROliverBA/inbox-watcher

/inbox-watcher

Monitor for unprocessed files in the vault and suggest the appropriate skill to handle each.

Usage

/inbox-watcher              # Check and classify all unprocessed files
/inbox-watcher --process    # Check and auto-process with suggested skills

Instructions

1. Check for Unprocessed Inbox Items

npm run inbox:check 2>/dev/null

If no inbox script output, fall back to scanning common drop locations:

# Check for files that may need processing
ls -t voicenotes/*.md 2>/dev/null | head -10
ls -t Attachments/*.pdf Attachments/*.pptx 2>/dev/null | head -10

2. Check for Untyped Notes

Find markdown files that lack a type field in frontmatter (potential unprocessed content):

node .claude/scripts/graph-query.js --where="type=" --json 2>/dev/null

If graph-query.js does not support querying for empty/null type, use a Grep fallback:

# Find notes without a type field in frontmatter
find . -name "*.md" -not -path "./.claude/*" -not -path "./.obsidian/*" -not -path "./node_modules/*" -not -path "./Templates/*" -not -path "./Archive/*" | while read f; do
  if \! head -20 "$f" | grep -q "^type:"; then echo "$f"; fi
done

3. Classify and Recommend

For each unprocessed file, suggest the appropriate skill:

| File Pattern | Suggested Skill | Rationale | |-------------|----------------|-----------| | voicenotes/*.md | /meeting or /daily | Voice transcriptions → meeting notes or daily entries | | Attachments/*.pdf | /pdf-to-page | PDFs → structured page notes | | Attachments/*.pptx | /pptx-to-page | PowerPoints → page notes with slide images | | *.csv in root | /csv-to-page or /csv-to-sql | Data files → markdown tables or SQLite | | Untyped .md at root | /incubator or manual triage | Loose notes need classification | | Email - *.md without type | /email | Email drafts needing frontmatter |

4. Present Report

## Inbox Report — YYYY-MM-DD

### Unprocessed Files (N found)

| # | File | Type | Suggested Action |
|---|------|------|-----------------|
| 1 | voicenotes/2026-02-13... | Voice note | `/meeting` — transcribe to meeting note |
| 2 | Attachments/report.pdf | PDF | `/pdf-to-page` — extract to page |

### Quick Actions
- Process all: `/inbox-watcher --process`
- Process one: Run the suggested skill command

5. Auto-Process (--process flag)

If --process flag is set, run npm run inbox:process and then invoke the suggested skill for each file sequentially, confirming with the user before each.

Guidelines

• Read-only by default — only process files when --process is explicitly requested
• Always confirm before processing — show what will happen first
• Skip files in Archive/, Templates/, and .claude/
• Voice notes are the most common inbox item — prioritise these