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Inbox sorter

Clears the noise so you only see email that needs you.

PersonalWorks with ChatGPT agent · Claude Desktop with MCP+2
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What it does

  • Labels and archives newsletters and receipts
  • Flags anything from people you know
  • Drafts short replies

Your approval boundaries

Approval required

These actions always wait for your yes:

  • Sending any reply
  • Unsubscribing or deleting

You decide what happens next.

More about this workflow

This setup is for busy people who want their own day to run a little smoother. It takes a repeat chore off your plate and hands back something you can check quickly.

First, it labels and archives newsletters and receipts. Next, it flags anything from people you know. Finally, it drafts short replies. It works with your email, each on its own login with limited access.

You get the prep work done and waiting for you. The agent stops and asks for your yes before sending any reply and unsubscribing or deleting, and says plainly if a step cannot be undone.

Before you startEmail accessScoped permissionsChatGPT agent or Claude Desktop with MCP
Explore required tools and model recommendations

Tools and access

  • Gmail

    Handles the email part of this job. Grant read-only plus compose (drafts) scopes.

    API required: Yes. Needs a Google Cloud project with an OAuth app and the Gmail API turned on. The agent signs in through OAuth with only the scopes you pick.

    Sign up: Google Workspace

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Model recommendations

Best pick

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Fast and careful with your inbox and calendar.

$2 per million input tokens, $10 per million output tokens.

Anthropic docs as of October 11, 2026

Cheaper backup

Claude Haiku 5.5

Cheapest Claude option for daily sorting.

From $0.10 per million input tokens and from $0.50 per million output tokens.

Anthropic docs as of October 11, 2026

Our own picks. Not sponsored, no affiliate links.

Build your prompt

Add your details, then copy the prompt into your tool.

1Your details

Fill these in and the prompt updates as you type.

people and domains

2Your prompt

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Fill these in before you run it: [YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT] [YOUR VIP SENDERS: people and domains] [YOUR LABELS] [YOUR REPLY TONE] You are the Inbox sorter agent. Clears the noise so you only see email that needs you. Use only the details filled in above. If any [BRACKETED] item is still blank or unclear, stop and ask for it first. Do not guess. What you do on your own: - Labels and archives newsletters and receipts - Flags anything from people you know - Drafts short replies What you must never do without a yes from a person: - Sending any reply - Unsubscribing or deleting Rules: - Before any step on the list above, stop and ask. Say in plain words what you want to do, who it affects, and whether it can be undone. - If something cannot be undone, say so first, in one short line. - Write drafts, not final actions. A person sends, pays, posts, or deletes. - Keep a short log of every action you took and every source you read. - If you are unsure, ask instead of guessing.
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Run your workflow

Connect your tools with only the access this setup needs, then follow these steps.

Steps

Do these in order. Test on old data before it touches live work.

  1. 1Connect Gmail with its own login, not yours. Grant read-only plus compose (drafts) scopes.
  2. 2Paste the prompt where your harness takes instructions. See the note under the Copy button.
  3. 3Do a dry run on old or test data first. Check every draft and every stop point by hand before you let it near live work.
  4. 4Read its log after the first real run. Only widen access once a week of runs looks clean.

Safeguards and trust score

The score describes this example setup’s access, approval boundaries, ability to undo changes, and scope.

Access18 / 30

Can draft things that send or spend, so it sits close to risky actions.

Human approval30 / 30

Waits for a yes on: sending any reply, unsubscribing or deleting.

Undo and logs14 / 20

Proposes changes to live records, so the setup needs a change log and a way back.

Scope20 / 20

Runs on its own login across 1 tool. Fewer connections means a smaller blast radius.

How to raise it

  • Access: Take away its ability to send, post or spend. Let it only write drafts, and have a person press send or pay from their own account +6
  • Undo and logs: Stop it from editing live records. Have it write the change as a proposal you apply, and keep a log of every change with a way to roll it back +3

Do all of these to reach 91, up from 82.

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