replyneed

Know which texts need a person, and read them in the right order.

One payment of $49, plus sales tax where it applies, and every future update. Delivered as a private GitHub repository you're invited to.

See it work

replyneed 1.0.1real run

$ replyneed rank replyneed/examples/inbox.jsonl
Needs a reply (9), read in this order:
  m02   Said yes          Im in
  m12   Said yes          Sure thing, send me the details
  m05   Upset with us     your texts are harassment, stop
  m04   About money       i want a refund for my $50 deposit
  m08   About money       $40
  m06   Asked a question  what time do you open on sunday
  m11   Told us something the traffic on the bridge is disgusting, nobody is fixing it
  m13   Told us something my neighbour took the package off my porch
  m15   Told us something Tue
Can be filed away (6):
  m01   reaction          Liked “Your order ships Friday. Can you confirm someone will be…
  m03   reaction          👍 to “ Your order ships Friday. Can you confirm someone will be…
  m07   link              https://www.example.com/watch?v=abc123
  m09   no_question       Thanks!!
  m10   reaction          😂
  m14   no_question       no thanks

Real output of replyneed 1.0.1, run on 2026-10-05 on the shipped example inbox of fifteen invented texts on our test machine, with no AI model.

What it does

replyneed decides which inbound texts really need a human reply (a thumbs-up, a shared link and a laughing emoji do not) and ranks the rest as said yes, upset, money or a question, with no model call.

Reactions that are not replies: Twelve tested spellings of a phone reaction are recognised from what the sender typed, so your own question mark, wrapped inside their thumbs-up, is never read back as theirs.
A yes is never filed away: Yes, ok, sure, I'm in and a few dozen phrases veto every rule that would file a text away, because a yes looks exactly like noise.
Ranked, never hidden: Said yes, upset with you, about money, asked a question, told you something, each with a label and a one-line reason. A rank is a sort order, not a filter.
You supply the "nothing asked" verdict: If you have a reader (a person or a model) that found nothing asked, pass it in. replyneed never guesses it.
Folders per thread: Needs a reply, Ignored and Replied in one JSON file, with reply-sent and new-text moves and safe handling of an unreadable file.
Your own words: Add yes phrases, refusal phrases, money words and your own name with Rules or command-line flags.

What you get

replyneed 1.0.1: the Python package and the replyneed command (check, rank, triage), an invented sample inbox, and the full test suite, with 360 automated tests.

A commercial license. Use it and change it in your own projects and your clients' projects. Don't share or resell the source. Read the license.

Every update. New versions land in the same repository; git pull to get them.

Requirements

Python 3.10 or newer. Python 3.10 or newer, standard library only.

How buying works

Enter your GitHub username. You'll see the account before you pay, so you can check it's yours.
Pay $49, plus any sales tax shown at checkout, on Stripe's checkout page.
Accept the invitation GitHub emails you. Signed in as that account, you'll also find it at github.com/dominares-tools/replyneed/invitations. Invitations expire after 7 days; you can get a new one any time.
Clone and install:
```
git clone https://github.com/dominares-tools/replyneed.git
```
Private repo: sign in to GitHub on this computer first. Run gh auth login and choose HTTPS, or give git a personal access token when it asks for a password. To use an SSH key instead, clone git@github.com:dominares-tools/replyneed.git.
```
python3 -m venv .venv && . .venv/bin/activate
pip install ./replyneed
```

Questions

Do I need GitHub?

Yes. Access is a read-only invitation to a private repository, sent to the GitHub account you choose.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, within 14 days, no questions asked. Access ends when the refund goes through. Refund policy.

Who takes the payment?

Payments are handled by Stripe, which works out sales tax. Your receipt and card statement show Link (LINK.COM*), Stripe's checkout service.

Something wrong?

Email support@dominares.org. Every buyer of a tool shares its repository, so support happens by email rather than in GitHub issues.