Your inbox is where the opportunities, the headaches and the urgent stuff all hide, mixed together. With your email connected (see Connect your email and your calendar), your Agent goes through it for you: it tells you what matters, sums it up, and even drafts the replies. Stop opening 40 emails to find the 3 that count.
1. From "I have 40 unread" to "here's what matters"
The difference from an email search tool is that your Agent judges priority: it doesn't just dump a list on you, it tells you what needs your attention and why.
2. Triage and priority
"Are there any urgent or important emails that need my attention today?"
"Give me today's 5 most important emails and why they matter. Ignore newsletters and promotions."
"What have I left unanswered this week that I should reply to?"
3. Summaries that save time
"Sum up the last 5 emails in one line each."
"This thread has 20 messages: tell me where we landed and what's expected of me."
Focused variant: "Sum up only what the client Construcciones Lopez has sent me this week and tell me if they're asking for anything specific with a deadline."
4. Your email as a database
You can ask it questions, not just read:
"How many emails from La Vanguardia have we received this year?"
"Find me the email where Pedro sent me the account number."
"Has Laura got back to me about the quote yet, or am I still waiting?"
5. From reading to acting: prep the replies
This is where it ties in with writing texts:
"Read the email from [client] and draft me a reply that answers their questions, one by one. Don't send it, show it to me."
Variant for the routine stuff: "…and if it's a simple acknowledgement or a thank-you, go ahead and send that one yourself."
6. The nuance: tell it what's noise to you
The more you tell it what matters to you, the better it filters:
"For me, urgent means anything from clients or billing; everything else can wait until the afternoon."
And over time it learns your patterns: who you tend to reply to quickly, which senders you ignore, which topics matter to you. Every week it gets sharper without you having to repeat yourself.
7. Have it done for you every morning
This links up with automating: you can ask it to give you a rundown of what's important in your email every morning, without you having to ask.
8. You're in charge (security)
By default, your Agent asks you to confirm before sending any email. It reads, summarizes and drafts freely, but you're the one who hits "send" (unless you tell it otherwise for specific cases).
9. Common mistakes (and how to avoid them)
| Mistake | What happens | Fix it like this |
|---|---|---|
| "Summarize my email" with nothing more | It overwhelms you with everything | Narrow it down: "what's important today" |
| Not telling it what's a priority | It prioritizes by its judgment, not yours | Tell it your filters once |
| Expecting it to send on its own | It won't without confirmation (and that's for the best) | Review the draft and give it the OK |
Try it now
"Go through my email today: tell me the 3 that need a reply, sum them up in one line, and draft me a response for each. Don't send anything yet."