Summarize new emails and draft AI replies for your approval

New emails are summarized and a draft reply is written for you to approve before it's ever sent.

How the work actually flows

It repeats. Repeats decline sends back for edits; a person has to approve before it continues.

Pattern: Structured Loop (21)

flowchart TD trig>"new email arrives"]:::trig s0["summarize email"]:::task s1["draft reply"]:::task s2["send reply"]:::task trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 hg(("you approve or decline")):::human s1 --> hg hg -->|"approved"| s2 hg -. "sent back" .-> s1 lp{"you approve the draft"}:::gate s2 --> lp lp -. "decline sends back for edits" .-> s1 lp -->|"finished"| out out[/"approved email reply sent"/]:::out pay{{"faster inbox with control"}}:::pay out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsKnowledge Base & RAGEmail AutomationReporting & AnalyticsFile & Cloud Storage
Connects
GmailOpenAI

The problem it solves

Your inbox fills up faster than you can read it, and every reply takes time to read the thread, think it through, and write something professional. You want help without losing control over what actually goes out under your name.

Who it fits

Busy professionals or small teams who get a high volume of email and want a first draft without giving up final say.

How it works

  1. A new email arrives in your inbox
  2. AI reads and summarizes the email in a short, plain summary
  3. AI drafts a professional reply based on the summary
  4. The draft is sent to you in Gmail for a quick approve or decline
  5. Approved replies are sent automatically; declined ones go back for edits
What you get

Replies approved with one tap instead of typed

Every new email arrives with a summary and a polished reply drafted for you to approve or send.

What you get

A ready-to-send email reply that you've reviewed and approved, plus a summary of the original message.

What you need

An IMAP or Gmail email account and an OpenAI API key.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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