PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY
Inbox-Zero Triage: Surface Only Action-Required Mail to Slack
Classifies every new Gmail message as action-required, FYI, or noise, then posts a compact Slack digest of only the mail that actually needs your reply or decision.
How it runs
The automated pipeline, trigger to output.
- TriggerNew Gmail message receivedGmail
- ActionClassify intent and extract the ask with OpenAIOpenAI
- LogicSkip if classified FYI or noise
- ActionApply Action-Required label in GmailGmail
- OutputPost action card to Slack with thread linkSlack
What it does
This agent reads each incoming Gmail message, decides whether it genuinely needs you to do something, and pushes only the action-required items to a Slack channel. Pure FYI mail and noise are labeled and left in the inbox so your Slack stays signal-only.
When to use it
Use it when your inbox is the bottleneck and you want a single place that shows only mail demanding a reply, a decision, or a deadline. Ideal for founders and operators who live in Slack and check email reactively.
How it works
- 1A new Gmail message arrives and triggers the flow.
- 2OpenAI classifies the message into action-required, FYI, or noise, and extracts any deadline or ask.
- 3A branch checks the classification: non-action mail is skipped from the digest.
- 4Action-required mail gets a Gmail label applied so it is easy to filter later.
- 5A formatted card is posted to Slack with the sender, the one-line ask, and a deep link back to the thread.
Set it up
What you configure once, before turning it on.
- 1Connect GmailRead, draft, send, label.
- 2Connect OpenAIModels, embeddings, files.
- 3Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
- 4Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
- 5Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
- 6Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.
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