/inbox - Oracle Inbox
Read and write timestamped notes to ψ/inbox/.
Usage
/inbox # List recent inbox items
/inbox read # List recent inbox items (alias)
/inbox read <topic> # Read specific item by topic keyword
/inbox write <topic> # Write new inbox item
/inbox ls # List all items (full)
/inbox clean # Archive old items (move to ψ/archive/inbox/)Directory
ψ/inbox/
├── handoff/ # Session handoffs (managed by /forward)
├── schedule.md # Schedule (managed by /schedule)
├── YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM_<topic>.md # ← inbox items live here
└── ...Filename Format
Every inbox item follows this pattern:
YYYYMMDD_HHMM_<topic-slug>_from_<sender>.mdExample: 20260323_2112_fix-auth-bug_from_peter.md
Rules:
- Date: compact
YYYYMMDD(no dashes) - Topic slug: lowercase, hyphens, no spaces
- Sender: who wrote it (oracle name or human name)
- Timestamp: local time (from
date) - Always at root of
ψ/inbox/(not in subdirectories)
Mode 1: Read (default)
/inbox or /inbox read
ROOT="$(pwd)"
INBOX="$ROOT/ψ/inbox"List all .md files in ψ/inbox/ (excluding schedule.md and handoff/):
ls -1t "$INBOX"/*.md 2>/dev/null | grep -v schedule.md | head -10For each file, show:
📥 20260323 21:12 — fix-auth-bug (from peter)
First 2 lines of content...If MCP available, also run:
oracle_inbox(limit=10)/inbox read <topic>
Find and display the most recent file matching the topic:
ls -1t "$INBOX"/*<topic>*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1Read and display full content.
Mode 2: Write
/inbox write <topic>
TS=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
SLUG=$(echo "<topic>" | tr ' ' '-' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | sed 's/[^a-z0-9-]//g')
FROM=$(echo "<sender>" | tr ' ' '-' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | sed 's/[^a-z0-9-]//g')
FILE="$INBOX/${TS}_${SLUG}_from_${FROM}.md"Ask the user: "What do you want to note?" (unless content is provided after topic)
Write the file:
---
topic: <topic>
from: <current-oracle-name>
timestamp: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM
---
<user's content>If MCP available, also call:
oracle_handoff(content, slug)This syncs to vault for cross-Oracle discovery.
Confirm: 📥 Written: ψ/inbox/${TS}_${SLUG}.md
Mode 3: List All
/inbox ls
Same as read but show ALL items (no limit), with file sizes:
ls -lht "$INBOX"/*.md 2>/dev/null | grep -v schedule.mdAlso count handoffs:
echo "📁 Handoffs: $(ls "$INBOX/handoff/" 2>/dev/null | wc -l) files"Mode 4: Clean
/inbox clean
Move items older than 7 days to archive:
ARCHIVE="$ROOT/ψ/archive/inbox"
mkdir -p "$ARCHIVE"
find "$INBOX" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.md" -not -name "schedule.md" -mtime +7 -exec mv {} "$ARCHIVE/" \;Report what was moved. Never delete — move to archive (Nothing is Deleted).
Who Can Write?
Any Oracle, any skill, any agent. The only rule: timestamp before topic in filename.
| Writer | How | Example |
|---|---|---|
/inbox write | This skill | 20260323_2112_idea_from_neo.md |
/forward | Handoff | ψ/inbox/handoff/20260323_2112_session-forward.md |
| Another Oracle | /talk-to + write | 20260323_2112_status-update_from_odin.md |
| Agent directly | oracle_handoff() MCP | Same format |
ARGUMENTS: $ARGUMENTS