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
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.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
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
How to audit email links before forwarding with Claude
Once connected (see setup above), use the Phishing Email Checker tool:
- 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 for Claude
Try this with Claude using 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 for Claude
- 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.
Use ChatGPT with Phishing Email Checker to check email links and produce a forwarding decision with a brief explanation you can include in the forwarded message. ChatGPT formats the finding into a clear pass or fail verdict plus a short context note so the recipient understands the check was done.
Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT
1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode
2Click Create app and enter these details
Name
ToolRouterIcon
Download
DownloadDescription
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.MCP Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Check the box and click Create
How to audit email links before forwarding with ChatGPT
Once connected (see setup above), use the Phishing Email Checker tool:
- Paste the email content into ChatGPT.
- Ask ChatGPT to run `check_email` via `phishing-email-checker` on the embedded links.
- Ask for a forwarding decision — safe, forward with modifications, or do not forward — with a one-line explanation.
- Include the one-line context note in the forwarded message so the recipient knows the email was reviewed.
Example prompt for ChatGPT
Try this with ChatGPT using the Phishing Email Checker tool
Use phishing-email-checker to check this email's links before I forward it: [paste email]. Give me a forwarding decision (safe/modify/do not forward) with a one-line explanation I can include in my forward note to the team.
Tips for ChatGPT
- Include a note in your forward message that you checked the links — it builds trust with the recipients.
- Ask for a 'forward with modifications' option if only one link is problematic — you can remove it and still share the content.
- Check recurring newsletters from the same sender periodically, not just on first receipt.
Use Copilot with Phishing Email Checker to add link auditing to an email processing or forwarding workflow in your codebase. Copilot is best when the link check output feeds a forwarding gate, a sanitization step, or an email routing rule that removes flagged links before delivery.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
How to audit email links before forwarding with Copilot
Once connected (see setup above), use the Phishing Email Checker tool:
- Extract the email content from your processing pipeline.
- Ask Copilot to run `check_email` via `phishing-email-checker` on the email's embedded links.
- Have Copilot return JSON with links (array of {url, verdict, reason}) and overall_verdict.
- Use `overall_verdict: clean` to forward and `overall_verdict: flagged` to trigger a hold or sanitization step.
Example prompt for Copilot
Try this with Copilot using the Phishing Email Checker tool
Use phishing-email-checker to check the links in this email: [paste email]. Return JSON with: overall_verdict, links (array of {url, verdict, reason}), and recommended_action. I'll use overall_verdict to gate the forwarding step in our email pipeline.
Tips for Copilot
- Use `overall_verdict` as a boolean gate so your forwarding logic stays simple.
- Return each link's individual verdict in an array so your sanitizer can remove specific flagged URLs without dropping the whole email.
- Log every link check result even for clean emails so you have an audit trail if a link reputation changes later.
OpenClaw lets you run link audits across an email archive, a newsletter subscription list, or an outbound email queue in a batch job. This is the right approach for auditing large volumes of forwarded content or scheduling recurring link safety checks on email digests before they are distributed.
Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw
1Install the CLI
npm install -g toolrouter-mcp2Call tools directly from OpenClaw
toolrouter-mcp call web-search search --query "AI tools"
toolrouter-mcp toolsHow to audit email links before forwarding with OpenClaw
Once connected (see setup above), use the Phishing Email Checker tool:
- Export the email batch — newsletters, forwarded content, or outbound queue — for link auditing.
- Run `phishing-email-checker` with `check_email` for each email and collect link verdicts.
- Filter to emails containing flagged links and group by flagged URL to find repeated offenders.
- Generate a link safety report for the team before the email distribution goes out.
Example prompt for OpenClaw
Try this with OpenClaw using the Phishing Email Checker tool
Use phishing-email-checker to audit links in these emails before I send the weekly digest: [email 1], [email 2], [email 3]. Return each email with overall_verdict, flagged_links (array of {url, reason}), and recommended_action. Flag any email containing a malicious link as do-not-send.
Tips for OpenClaw
- Run the batch audit before the distribution goes out, not after — the whole point is prevention.
- Group flagged URLs across emails to identify if the same malicious link is appearing in multiple sources.
- Schedule the audit as part of your weekly digest preparation workflow so it never gets skipped.
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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