Summarize email requests and deadlines in ChatGPT
Rewrite pasted email content into a short third-person summary that retains requests, owners, and explicit deadlines.
中文Install in ChatGPT
A ChatGPT workspace with skill creation enabled. Paste the fictional material below as text.
- In a ChatGPT workspace with skill creation enabled, open Plugins → Skills → Create → Create with editor.
- Create a skill in the editor and adapt the text-only `summary-style-guide` workflow from the pinned GitHub source into its instructions.
- Save the skill, then type @ in a new chat to select it and try the example.
Example task
Write a Summary line for a report from the email text below.
sender="Noor"; recipient="Kai"; body="Hi Kai, please review the workshop plan by 2026-09-30 and bring the updated attendance list. Thanks, Noor."; date="2026-09-30"; artifact="email report Summary line"What to check
One possible summary is `Noor asked Kai to review the workshop plan by 2026-09-30 and bring the updated attendance list.` Keep the date and actions, and omit the greeting and signature.
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Frequently asked question
How can ChatGPT retain deadlines and actions in an email summary?
Describe the sent email in the third person. Retain the sender, person responsible, action, and date in one or two sentences. Omit greetings and signatures.