summarize_email
Extract key points from Outlook emails to quickly understand content without reading full messages. Use this tool to identify important information and action items from individual emails.
Instructions
Summarize individual email content
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| email_id | Yes | Email ID to summarize |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:57-70 (registration)Registration of the 'summarize_email' MCP tool including name, description, and input schema requiring 'email_id'.
{ name: "summarize_email", description: "Summarize individual email content", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { email_id: { type: "string", description: "Email ID to summarize" } }, required: ["email_id"] } }, - src/index.ts:498-512 (handler)Handler for the 'summarize_email' tool: validates input, fetches email using OutlookManager, generates and returns a formatted text summary.
case 'summarize_email': { const emailId = (args as any)?.email_id; if (!emailId) { throw new Error('Email ID is required'); } const email = await outlookManager.getEmailById(emailId); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `📧 **Email Details**\n\n**Subject:** ${email.subject}\n**From:** ${email.sender}\n**To:** ${email.recipients?.join(', ')}\n**Time:** ${email.receivedTime}\n**Read:** ${email.isRead ? 'Yes' : 'No'}\n\n**Content Summary:**\n${email.body?.substring(0, 500)}${email.body && email.body.length > 500 ? '...' : ''}`, }, ], }; } - src/email-summarizer.ts:5-19 (helper)Advanced email summarization helper function (not directly used in main handler) that extracts key info, detects priority/action, generates formatted summary.
static summarizeEmail(email: EmailMessage): string { const summary = { subject: email.subject, sender: email.sender, receivedTime: email.receivedTime, isRead: email.isRead, hasAttachments: email.hasAttachments, bodyPreview: this.extractBodyPreview(email.body), keyPoints: this.extractKeyPoints(email.body), priority: this.detectPriority(email.subject, email.body), actionRequired: this.detectActionRequired(email.body) }; return this.formatSummary(summary); } - src/index_new.js:309-319 (handler)Alternative handler in index_new.js that uses EmailSummarizer.summarizeEmail for advanced summary.
case 'summarize_email': { const email = await outlookManager.getEmailById(args.email_id); const summary = EmailSummarizer.summarizeEmail(email); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: summary, }, ], };