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Email Inbox Triage with Smart Sorting

Let OpenClaw read your inbox, sort messages by urgency, draft replies to routine emails, and auto-unsubscribe from newsletters you never open.

Email Inbox Triage

What it does

The agent connects to your Gmail or Outlook inbox and processes incoming messages on a schedule:

  • Urgency classification: labels each email as urgent, normal, or low-priority based on sender, subject, and content
  • Auto-reply drafts: generates polite responses to routine requests (meeting confirmations, acknowledgments, info requests) and saves them as drafts for your review
  • Newsletter cleanup: identifies marketing emails and newsletters you haven't opened in 30+ days and auto-unsubscribes
  • Daily digest: sends a Slack or Telegram summary of what arrived, what was handled, and what needs your attention

Setup overview

  1. Install the Gmail skill (or Outlook equivalent) from ClawHub
  2. Optionally install Slack or Telegram for digest delivery
  3. Write a SOUL.md prompt with your urgency rules: VIP senders, keywords that escalate priority, categories to auto-archive
  4. Configure cron: */30 * * * * openclaw run inbox-triage (every 30 minutes during work hours)
  5. Review auto-reply drafts before sending -- the agent never sends without your approval

LLM and tools

Uses Claude 4.5 Sonnet for classification and reply drafting. The Gmail API handles reading and labeling. Keep your email credentials locked down -- grant the narrowest OAuth scope possible and audit the agent's actions weekly.

Source

Based on 25 OpenClaw Automation Ideas You Need to Try (Feb 15, 2026), Top 10 OpenClaw Use Cases in 2026 (Feb 18, 2026), and What People Are Actually Doing With OpenClaw (Feb 10, 2026)