Triage Suspicious Emails
Analyze a suspicious email's headers, links, and content to quickly determine whether it is a phishing attempt before taking any action.
Audit Email Links Before Forwarding
Check all links embedded in an email before forwarding it to colleagues or clicking them yourself.
Quick answer: Use the Phishing Email Checker tool through ToolRouter to audit email links before forwarding directly from Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw — connect once, then drive it with plain-language prompts. No code required.
ToolMarketing newsletters, automated reports, and forwarded industry digests contain dozens of links — and it only takes one malicious URL embedded in otherwise legitimate content to compromise a device. The risk is higher when forwarding: the person you send it to trusts the source and is unlikely to scrutinize every link.
Phishing Email Checker scans all links embedded in an email in a single pass, flagging any that match threat feeds for malware hosting, phishing infrastructure, or suspicious redirects. You see a clean pass or a specific list of flagged URLs with the reason for each flag before you click or forward anything.
Communications teams, executive assistants, and knowledge workers who regularly curate and forward industry content use this to make sure they are not inadvertently spreading malicious links to colleagues.
How to audit email links before forwarding with Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw
Connect ToolRouter
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
Use Claude with Phishing Email Checker to scan all links in an email and get a clear safe-to-forward verdict. Claude can explain why specific links were flagged — redirect chains, suspicious domains, known malware hosts — and suggest whether to sanitize the email before forwarding or skip it entirely.
How to audit email links before forwarding
Once connected (see setup above), use the Phishing Email Checker tool — the same steps work with Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, OpenClaw, and any MCP client:
- Paste the email content and headers into the conversation.
- Ask Claude to run `check_email` via `phishing-email-checker` with a focus on embedded link safety.
- Ask Claude to list all links found, their verdicts, and an explanation for any that are flagged.
- Ask whether the email is safe to forward as-is, should be forwarded with flagged links removed, or should be dropped entirely.
Example prompt
Try this with the Phishing Email Checker tool
Use phishing-email-checker to check all links in this email before I forward it to my team: [paste email content and headers]. List every link found, its verdict (clean or flagged), and an explanation for any flagged ones. Tell me whether it is safe to forward as-is or what I should do first.
Tips
- Check email newsletters from new or infrequent senders before forwarding — they are a common carrier for injected malicious links.
- Ask Claude to list the redirect destination of shortened links, not just the visible URL.
- If one link is flagged but the rest are clean, ask whether the email can be safely forwarded with that link removed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I audit email links before forwarding with an AI assistant?
Check all links embedded in an email before forwarding it to colleagues or clicking them yourself. Connect the Phishing Email Checker tool to Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw through ToolRouter, then ask the assistant in plain language. For example: Paste the email content and headers into the conversation. Ask Claude to run `check_email` via `phishing-email-checker` with a focus on embedded link safety.
Which AI assistants can audit email links before forwarding?
Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw can all audit email links before forwarding using the Phishing Email Checker tool through ToolRouter, with no API keys or coding required.
What does the Phishing Email Checker tool do?
Analyze email headers, links, and content to detect phishing attempts and social engineering attacks.
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