Draft a reply for every real email in your inbox

Checks your inbox, filters out spam and newsletters, and drafts a reply for every email that actually needs one.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per each real email.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances with a priori Design-Time Knowledge (13)

flowchart TD trig(["regular scheduled inbox check"]):::trigtime s0["Filter out noise"]:::task s1[["Draft reply"]]:::mi s2[("Save draft")]:::store trig --> s0 s1 --> s2 gx{"× is email real or noise"}:::gate s0 --> gx p00["Discard"]:::task gx -->|"noise"| p00 p10["Draft reply"]:::task gx -->|"real email"| p10 p11["Save draft"]:::task p10 --> p11 p00 --> s1 p11 --> s1 out[/"reply drafts waiting in gmail"/]:::out pay{{"inbox triage handled automatically"}}:::pay s2 --> out 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
Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Starter

A small build with a couple of connected tools.

Business functions
Email Automation
Connects
Gmail

The problem it solves

Your inbox fills up with a mix of real requests and noise, and sorting through it to figure out what needs a reply takes time you don't have. By the time you get to the important ones, you're already behind.

Who it fits

A busy professional or small business owner who wants inbox triage handled before they even open Gmail.

How it works

  1. Checks your Gmail inbox on a regular schedule
  2. Filters out newsletters, promotions, and automated notices
  3. Reads each remaining email and drafts an appropriate reply
  4. Saves every draft in Gmail, ready for you to review and send
What you get

Inbox replies drafted and waiting for your send

Your real emails get a drafted reply waiting in Gmail, with the spam and newsletters already filtered out.

What you get

A set of ready-to-review draft replies waiting in your Gmail drafts folder.

What you need

A Gmail account.

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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