Check inbox

Skill markbaindesign/bain-studio/.claude/skills/check-inbox

Read and process any pending messages in the current project's .claude/inbox/. Surfaces alerts, handoffs, and events from other agents or the studio system. Archives processed messages.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add markbaindesign/bain-studio --skill check-inbox

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Check Inbox

Process all pending messages in .claude/inbox/ for the current project.

Steps

1. Find the inbox

The inbox is at .claude/inbox/ relative to the current project root (the directory containing CLAUDE.md).

If the inbox doesn't exist or is empty, report "Inbox empty." and stop.

2. Read each message

For each msg-*.md file in the inbox (oldest first — sort by filename):

Parse the frontmatter:

from — sending agent or system
type — event, handoff, alert, or report
subject — one-line summary
priority — low, normal, high, or urgent
sent_at — when it was sent

Read the body below the --- closing fence.

3. Act on the message

alert / urgent or high priority: Surface immediately and prominently. If it describes a broken build, failed deploy, or blocking error — investigate now before continuing.

handoff: The sending agent is passing work to this session. Read the body carefully — it will describe what was done, what is next, and any open questions. Treat it as a briefing for the current session.

event: Informational. Note it in the session summary but no action required unless the body says otherwise.

report: A completed-work summary from another agent. File it mentally as context; no action required.

4. Archive processed messages

Move each processed message to .claude/inbox/processed/:

mkdir -p .claude/inbox/processed
mv .claude/inbox/msg-*.md .claude/inbox/processed/

5. Report

Output a summary:

## Inbox — {N} message(s)

- [{priority}] {subject} (from: {from}, {sent_at})
  {One line summary of action taken or noted}

{If inbox was empty:}
Inbox empty.

If any message was urgent or described a blocker, flag it clearly at the top of the report before the list.

What ships with it

Read from the repository

Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.