The Index · Messaging and email
Messaging and email
Inbox, chat and calendar — Slack, Gmail, Outlook, iMessage. Repeatedly landed in `process-automation`, which describes the mechanism rather than the job. tashan measures 162 capabilities for this work. Ranked on upkeep, freshness and real adoption, every input public. How we measure ›
| # | Capability | tashan | Evidence | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | 9k/wk | active | |
| 2 | 59 | 289/wk | active | |
| 3 | 42 | 411/wk | active | |
| 4 | 46 | 2 marketplaces | — | |
| 5 | 46 | 2 marketplaces | — | |
| 6 | 43 | 5k/wk | abandoned | |
| 7 | 39 | 1 ★ | active | |
| 8 | 39 | 1 ★ | active | |
| 9 | 38 | 1 ★ | active | |
| 10 | 71 | 3k/wk | active | |
| 11 | 66 | 1k/wk | active | |
| 12 | 66 | 427/wk | active | |
| 13 | 63 | 863/wk | active | |
| 14 | 60 | 492/wk | active | |
| 15 | 58 | 159/wk | active | |
| 16 | 57 | 438/wk | active | |
| 17 | 57 | 174/wk | active | |
| 18 | 55 | 228/wk | active | |
| 19 | 54 | 162/wk | active | |
| 20 | 53 | 183/wk | active | |
| 21 | 50 | 299/wk | active | |
| 22 | 49 | 333/wk | active | |
| 23 | 46 | 88/wk | active | |
| 24 | 46 | 61/wk | active | |
| 25 | 39 | 70/wk | active | |
| 26 | 37 | 117/wk | active | |
| 27 | 70 | 4k/wk | active | |
| 28 | 68 | 358/wk | active | |
| 29 | 67 | 1k/wk | active | |
| 30 | 65 | 260/wk | active | |
| 31 | 59 | 573/wk | active | |
| 32 | 57 | 449/wk | active | |
| 33 | 56 | 353/wk | active | |
| 34 | 54 | 148/wk | active | |
| 35 | 52 | 210/wk | active | |
| 36 | 51 | 200/wk | active | |
| 37 | 48 | 94/wk | active | |
| 38 | 47 | 205/wk | active | |
| 39 | 47 | 128/wk | active | |
| 40 | 47 | 104/wk | active | |
| 41 | 45 | 128/wk | active | |
| 42 | 45 | 84/wk | active | |
| 43 | 45 | 30/wk | active | |
| 44 | 43 | 2k/wk | active | |
| 45 | 43 | 77/wk | active | |
| 46 | 43 | 58/wk | active | |
| 47 | 43 | 19/wk | active | |
| 48 | 42 | 70/wk | active | |
| 49 | 42 | 56/wk | active | |
| 50 | 42 | 53/wk | active | |
| 51 | 41 | 74/wk | active | |
| 52 | 41 | 61/wk | active | |
| 53 | 39 | 84/wk | active | |
| 54 | 39 | 79/wk | active | |
| 55 | 38 | 13 ★ | active | |
| 56 | 37 | 64/wk | active | |
| 57 | 36 | 37/wk | active | |
| 58 | 77 | 36k/wk | active | |
| 59 | 74 | 2k/wk | active | |
| 60 | 72 | 8k/wk | active | |
| 61 | 72 | 3k/wk | active | |
| 62 | 70 | 2k/wk | active | |
| 63 | 68 | 1k/wk | active | |
| 64 | 67 | 1k/wk | active | |
| 65 | 65 | 1k/wk | active | |
| 66 | 65 | 915/wk | active | |
| 67 | 65 | 801/wk | active | |
| 68 | 65 | 486/wk | active | |
| 69 | 64 | 1k/wk | active | |
| 70 | 64 | 1k/wk | active | |
| 71 | 64 | 585/wk | active | |
| 72 | 64 | 415/wk | active | |
| 73 | 64 | 407/wk | active | |
| 74 | 63 | 848/wk | active | |
| 75 | 63 | 479/wk | active | |
| 76 | 63 | 389/wk | active | |
| 77 | 63 | 264/wk | active | |
| 78 | 62 | 22k/wk | active | |
| 79 | 62 | 688/wk | active | |
| 80 | 62 | 652/wk | active | |
| 81 | 62 | 307/wk | active | |
| 82 | 61 | 742/wk | active | |
| 83 | 61 | 490/wk | active | |
| 84 | 60 | 465/wk | active | |
| 85 | 60 | 367/wk | active | |
| 86 | 60 | 366/wk | active | |
| 87 | 60 | 354/wk | active | |
| 88 | 59 | 454/wk | active | |
| 89 | 59 | 422/wk | active | |
| 90 | 59 | 336/wk | active | |
| 91 | 59 | 281/wk | active | |
| 92 | 56 | 355/wk | active | |
| 93 | 56 | 190/wk | active | |
| 94 | 56 | 168/wk | active | |
| 95 | 55 | 432/wk | active | |
| 96 | 55 | 341/wk | active | |
| 97 | 55 | 265/wk | active | |
| 98 | 55 | 260/wk | active | |
| 99 | 54 | 279/wk | active | |
| 100 | 54 | 230/wk | active | |
| 101 | 53 | 214/wk | active | |
| 102 | 53 | 165/wk | active | |
| 103 | 53 | 165/wk | active | |
| 104 | 53 | 129/wk | active | |
| 105 | 52 | 102/wk | active | |
| 106 | 51 | 274/wk | active | |
| 107 | 51 | 160/wk | active | |
| 108 | 51 | 100/wk | active | |
| 109 | 51 | 87/wk | active | |
| 110 | 51 | 58/wk | active | |
| 111 | 51 | 48/wk | active | |
| 112 | 50 | 149/wk | active | |
| 113 | 49 | 654/wk | active | |
| 114 | 49 | 176/wk | active | |
| 115 | 49 | 132/wk | active | |
| 116 | 49 | 86/wk | active | |
| 117 | 49 | 66/wk | active | |
| 118 | 48 | 125/wk | active | |
| 119 | 48 | 70/wk | active | |
| 120 | 47 | 609/wk | active | |
| 121 | 47 | 199/wk | active | |
| 122 | 47 | 60/wk | active | |
| 123 | 47 | 49/wk | active | |
| 124 | 46 | 1k/wk | active | |
| 125 | 46 | 63/wk | active | |
| 126 | 46 | 44/wk | active | |
| 127 | 46 | 42/wk | active | |
| 128 | 45 | 132/wk | active | |
| 129 | 45 | 34/wk | active | |
| 130 | 44 | 73/wk | active | |
| 131 | 44 | 36/wk | active | |
| 132 | 44 | 34/wk | active | |
| 133 | 44 | 19/wk | active | |
| 134 | 43 | 64/wk | active | |
| 135 | 43 | 55/wk | active | |
| 136 | 43 | 49/wk | active | |
| 137 | 42 | 18/wk | active | |
| 138 | 41 | 79/wk | active | |
| 139 | 41 | 62/wk | active | |
| 140 | 40 | 74/wk | active | |
| 141 | 40 | 73/wk | active | |
| 142 | 37 | 3 ★ | active | |
| 143 | 36 | 340/wk | abandoned | |
| 144 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 145 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 146 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 147 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 148 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 149 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 150 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 151 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 152 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 153 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 154 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| 155 | 35 | 1 marketplaces | active | |
| · | not scored yet | 264/wk | abandoned | |
| 157 | 63 | 273/wk | active | |
| 158 | 54 | 235/wk | active | |
| 159 | 53 | 222/wk | active | |
| 160 | 51 | 132/wk | active | |
| 161 | 38 | 114/wk | active | |
| 162 | 38 | 24/wk | active |
Who does this work
O*NET records this as a core process step for 2 occupations, including Cashiers, Historians.
Recorded there as: "Communicate with clients about products, procedures, and policies" / "Communicate with other workers to coordinate activities". We publish it under the name practitioners use.
Recently changed in Messaging and email
166 changes recorded here in the last 45 days, newest and most serious first.
- 2026-08-10 Feishu — feishu-mcp now reaches credentials, network
- 2026-08-10 Apple Mail — apple-mail-mcp now runs a script when it installs
- 2026-08-10 Mailpouch — mailpouch now reaches database
- 2026-08-10 Mailpouch — mailpouch now runs a script when it installs
Other work
Occupational data from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under CC BY 4.0. tashan consolidated its process steps into the terms practitioners use; O*NET does not endorse this site.
166 changes across Messaging and email in the last 45 days. A new advisory, an install script appearing, a maintainer leaving. All listed free above. Pro keeps the series behind each row, so a number today comes with a direction.
- The whole series behind any row, back to the first day we measured it
- The replacement, named — not just the news that something died
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