Inbox Zero Helper
Get to inbox zero faster 📭
A CLI tool for bulk email management by sender patterns. See inbox stats, list emails by sender, and archive or trash in bulk.
Inbox Clutter
Achieving inbox zero is hard when archiving one by one. Bulk operations in Gmail's web UI are clunky.
- 1Archiving emails one by one is slow
- 2Hard to see which senders fill inbox
- 3Gmail's bulk operations are limited
- 4Wanted command-line speed
Bulk Email Operations
See inbox stats grouped by sender, then archive or trash entire conversations matching a pattern.
Inbox Stats
Email counts by sender and domain
Pattern Matching
List and act on emails by sender pattern
Bulk Archive
Archive all matching emails with one command
Safe Trash
Confirmation required before trashing
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Technical Deep Dive
Architecture
Bash script with gog CLI for Gmail API and jq for JSON processing. 5-minute cache.
Tech Stack
Challenges & Solutions
Safe bulk operations
Preview mode and confirmation prompts
Performance with large inboxes
Local caching with manual refresh
Results & Impact
Clean up months of email clutter in minutes.
Highlights
- 10x faster than manual archiving
- See inbox composition at a glance
- Safe with confirmation prompts
Lessons Learned
- →Bulk operations need safety rails
- →Stats help prioritize cleanup
- →Caching makes CLI tools feel fast