AI Email Inbox Triage & Summaries
AutomationIntermediate15 minutes setup
AI Email Inbox Triage
Inbox zero without the effort. Let AI sort and summarize your emails.
What You'll Build
An email management system that:
- Auto-categorizes emails (urgent, newsletters, social, promotions)
- Sends daily digests of important emails
- Flags action items and deadlines
- Archives/deletes spam and low-priority mail
Requirements
- Plugins: Web Search (for IMAP/SMTP)
- Time: 15 minutes
- Email Access: IMAP credentials
Setup
Connect email: youremail@gmail.com
IMAP settings: [Gmail IMAP enabled]
Categories:
- Urgent: from clients, contains "urgent" or "ASAP"
- Action required: contains "please review", "approval needed"
- Newsletters: from known senders, unsubscribe link present
- Social: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook notifications
- Promotions: marketing emails, discount codes
Auto-actions:
- Archive newsletters (read later digest)
- Move promotions to separate folder
- Flag urgent emails
- Delete spam
Sample Daily Digest
📧 Email Digest — Feb 11, 2024
🚨 Urgent (3)
1. John Smith: "Client meeting rescheduled to tomorrow 3 PM"
Action: Accept calendar invite
2. Sarah Lee: "Bug report — payment processing down"
Action: Investigate ASAP
3. Billing: "Invoice #1234 overdue (3 days)"
Action: Process payment today
✅ Action Required (5)
• PR #234 needs your review (GitHub)
• Q1 budget approval (Finance team)
• New design mockups ready (Design team)
[... 2 more]
📰 Newsletters (12)
• Morning Brew — Tech headlines
• TLDR — Startup news
• Hacker News Digest
[... 9 more]
📱 Social (8)
• 3 LinkedIn connection requests
• 5 Twitter mentions
[View on platforms]
💰 Promotions (23)
• Amazon: 20% off electronics
• Grammarly: Annual sale
[... 21 more]
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🗑️ Auto-archived: 18 emails
🚫 Spam blocked: 7 emails
Total processed: 68 emails
Inbox now: 8 emails (urgent + action items only)
Pro Tips
- Unsubscribe: Auto-unsubscribe from newsletters you never open
- VIP List: Whitelist important senders for instant notifications
- Smart Reply: Generate draft replies for common email types
- Meeting Extraction: Auto-add meeting invites to calendar
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