Email Automation with OpenClaw: Triage, Summarize, Draft

Email triage is one of the most demanded OpenClaw use cases. The agent can sort emails, filter spam and marketing, summarize important messages, and create draft responses.

What the Agent Can Do

1. Sort — important vs unimportant
2. Filter — remove marketing, notifications
3. Summarize — brief content summary
4. Draft — suggest responses
5. Prioritize — what needs attention

Technical Setup

Email API:

• Nylas (free, multi-platform)
• Gmail API
• Microsoft Graph API

Nylas Setup:

1. Register at nylas.com
2. Get API key
3. Connect accounts (Gmail, Outlook, etc.)
4. Configure skill in OpenClaw

Example Workflow

Every hour:

1. Get new emails from all accounts
2. Classify:
   - Important: needs response
   - FYI: read, don't respond
   - Marketing: ignore
   - Automated: system notifications
3. For Important:
   - Summarize
   - Create draft response
4. Send report to user

Security Critical

Important: Input validation

Agent should NOT send emails without confirmation!

Correct setup:

• Read access — yes
• Draft creation — yes
• Send — ONLY after approval

Prompt:

Never send emails directly. Always create drafts 
and ask for my approval before sending anything.

Email Classification

Category	Action
Client emails	Summary + draft response
Team emails	Summary only
Marketing	Delete / archive
Newsletters	Separate folder
Invoices	Mark for accounting
Spam	Auto-delete

Results

• Save 1-2 hours daily
• No missed important emails
• Fast responses (drafts ready)
• Clean inbox

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Read less, respond faster.