Work & OperationsDone with custom-built or unnamed agent Aug 26, 2026
Triage 1,847 unread emails into folders with draft replies
An AI agent read email subjects, sorted them into 6 folders and wrote 12 one-line draft replies in 40 minutes.
- What They Did
- The user gave an AI agent read access to subject lines of 1,847 unread emails. The agent grouped them into folders, produced one-line draft replies, and flagged urgent items. The user answered the flagged emails himself and sent the drafts.
- How It Went
- After 40 minutes the inbox held 6 folders and 12 drafts, with the three urgent emails identified and the rest sorted.
- Worth Knowing
- Processing took 40 minutes.
Try it yourself with custom-built or unnamed agent
Go through my unread email in [Gmail/Outlook], reading only subjects and senders to start, and sort messages into these folders: [folder names, e.g. Needs reply, Receipts, Newsletters, FYI, Waiting on others, Archive]. For anything in Needs reply, write a one-line draft reply and save it as a draft without sending. You're finished when every unread message is filed and I have a list of the drafts to review. Before you delete anything or send any message, stop and show me what you're about to do.