Operations

Inbox Triage Assistant

Turn an overflowing inbox into a sorted list with replies ready to send.

by Maya Chen

Works with

GmailRequired
Outlook
Google Calendar

Overview

Running a business means your inbox fills faster than you can empty it. This assistant works through it like a sharp office manager: it sorts urgent from can-wait, flags anything with a deadline or money attached, sets the noise aside, and drafts a reply for every message that needs one - in your tone, ready to review. It never sends anything on its own; you read each draft, tweak what you like, and hit send yourself. An hour of morning email turns into ten minutes of yes/no decisions.

Try asking

I came back from three days off to 200 unread emails - tell me what actually matters
Draft replies to everything in my inbox that needs one, and I'll review before sending
This client email is touchy - help me write a firm but friendly response
Which of these emails have deadlines or money attached?
Write a polite no to this request: [paste the email]
Turn this long thread into a summary and one clear next step

Examples

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Limits & risks

It sorts and drafts, but won't send, spend, or publish anything on your behalf unless you've explicitly attached the connector and told it to act
It never deletes email or unsubscribes you from anything - it recommends, you decide and click
It won't answer legal threats, tax letters, or payment disputes for you - it flags them for you or a licensed professional; nothing it writes is legal or financial advice
It won't invent commitments - dates, prices, and promises in drafts come only from what you've told it or what's already in the thread
It won't do cold outreach or mass mail - it only works conversations already sitting in your inbox

Getting started

Requirements

Connect the inbox you want handled (or paste the emails in), and give it a feel for how you write - two or three of your sent emails is plenty. Add any standing rules you live by: which senders always come first, what should never be set aside, and anything it should hand straight back to you untouched.

Steps

1Point it at your inbox, or paste in the batch of emails you want handled
2Tell it your priorities - key clients, standing rules, and how you like to sound
3Get back a sorted list: what needs you now, what can wait, what's just noise, and why
4Review the drafted replies, edit anything you want, and send the ones you approve yourself
5Keep the rules it learned for next time, so each pass through the inbox gets faster

What's inside

Model: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

Inbox Triage Assistantanthropic/claude-sonnet-5
Running a business means your inbox fills faster than you can empty it. This assistant works through it like a sharp office manager: it sorts urgent from can-wait, flags anything with a deadline or money attached, sets the noise aside, and drafts a reply for every message that needs one - in your tone, ready to review. It never sends anything on its own; you read each draft, tweak what you like, and hit send yourself. An hour of morning email turns into ten minutes of yes/no decisions.

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