How to Manage Focused Inbox

Control which senders always appear in your Focused tab and which get routed to Other.

View Current Overrides

“Show me my Focused Inbox settings”

tool: manage-focused-inbox
params:
  action: "list"

Force a Sender to Focused

“Always show emails from sarah@company.com in Focused”

tool: manage-focused-inbox
params:
  action: "set"
  emailAddress: "sarah@company.com"
  classifyAs: "focused"

Force a Sender to Other

“Move newsletters from marketing@example.com to Other”

tool: manage-focused-inbox
params:
  action: "set"
  emailAddress: "marketing@example.com"
  classifyAs: "other"

Add a Display Name

Optionally include the sender’s name for reference:

tool: manage-focused-inbox
params:
  action: "set"
  emailAddress: "sarah@company.com"
  name: "Sarah Jones"
  classifyAs: "focused"

Remove an Override

“Stop overriding Focused Inbox for that newsletter”

tool: manage-focused-inbox
params:
  action: "delete"
  emailAddress: "marketing@example.com"

Parameter Reference

Parameter	What it does	Used with
action	list, set, or delete	All
emailAddress	Sender email address	set, delete
name	Sender display name (optional)	set
classifyAs	focused or other	set

Tips

• Focused Inbox is an Exchange Online / Outlook.com feature — it may not be available on all account types
• Overrides apply to future emails from that sender, not retroactively
• Use this alongside inbox rules for comprehensive email sorting

Related

• Create Inbox Rules — automated email sorting
• Use Categories — colour-code emails for organisation
• Tools Reference — manage-focused-inbox