# AI Inbox Triage Agent on a jurniti MicroVM > Ask what needs me. Get Priya and Marcus — drafts in your voice, newsletter out, nothing sent. Fork the Hermes inbox template. Your key. 30-day money-back. - Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-18 · jurniti - Canonical: https://www.jurniti.com/blog/inbox-triage-reply-digest-template If your mornings die in a 90-minute inbox-zero block, you do not need another hosted bot with send permission. You need the two threads that wait, drafts in your voice, and a hard stop before anything leaves. **Inbox Triage + Reply Digest** is a public jurniti template (`/templates/inbox-triage-reply-digest`). You fork it into a paid **hermes** microVM. The skill is already on disk. If you searched for **AI inbox triage agent**, this page maps that intent to a concrete fork — not a course and not a Zapier recipe. ## What searchers mean by AI inbox triage agent People typing **AI inbox triage agent** usually want one of three things: a hosted Gmail copilot that sends, a course on "inbox zero with ChatGPT," or a runnable operator they own. Hosted copilots want send scope. Courses sell modules. jurniti sells a **running agent seat** you can fork, key, and operate — with Firecracker isolation and a human still on the send button. ## What "what needs me?" actually returns You do not need Gmail for the first pass. Fork it. Open the terminal. Paste: > what needs me? The fixture mailbox has four messages. You should get **Priya Chen** (pilot date) and **Marcus** (invoice line). Shop Weekly and the receipt stay out. Each keep-thread comes with a draft. Ask it to send. It refuses. That refusal is the product. ## Why the human gate is the product The job is not inbox-zero. The job is the three emails that need a reply without a 90-minute ritual. A bot that unsubscribes, archives, or sends on your behalf is a different product — and a worse first day. This template drafts. You send. Cron is created after you like the first live pass. It is not in the snapshot. ## Fixture mailbox before Gmail Day-one setup is: 1. Fork `/templates/inbox-triage-reply-digest`. 2. Set `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` in Hermes (your key, your bill). 3. Paste `what needs me?` 4. Connect Gmail only when you want live mail. No model key is stored in the public snapshot. Capture is scrubbed. ## How this is not Monday brief or Slack daily brief Monday Brief is cash + pipeline + the week. Slack daily brief is delivery of that brief. This template is **mail that is waiting** — Gmail or the fixture — with drafts. If you want the Monday screen, fork Monday Brief Operator. If you want Slack delivery, fork Slack Daily Brief. Do not mash the jobs. ## Who this is for Founders who already live in Gmail and will not give a hosted bot send on day one. People who want the box, the skill, and the drafts on a machine they own. ## Who this is not for Anyone who wants the agent to send, unsubscribe, or archive without asking. A grocery / campsite / wedding personal bot. A replacement for Monday brief. ## Risk No free trial. First purchase has a 30-day money-back guarantee. If the digest is wrong, you get the money back. You keep the key. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Inbox Triage + Reply Digest? A public jurniti template. You fork it into a paid Hermes microVM with the inbox-triage skill already on disk. ### Who should search for AI inbox triage agent? Founders who want the two threads that need a reply — not inbox-zero theater, and not a bot with send permission. ### Is there a free trial? No free trial and no free tier. First purchase includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Model and Gmail fees are yours. ### Whose API keys? Yours (BYOK). Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY inside the microVM. jurniti does not proxy or mark up model tokens in v1. ### Which harness does this use? hermes. Choose another gallery template if you need a different agent runtime. ### Does it send mail? No. The skill says never send. You hit send. ### Do I need Gmail on day one? No. The fixture mailbox (Priya, Marcus, Shop Weekly, a receipt) is the demo. Connect Gmail when you want live mail.