# Gmail inbox triage bot: label, summarize and draft replies for review

> A Google Apps Script bot that labels new mail, drafts replies in your Drafts folder and emails a morning digest to you. Nothing goes to anyone else.

- URL: https://paperchasewebb.ai/bots/marketplace/items/gmail-inbox-triage-bot/
- Type: Bot template
- Category: Solo business
- By: PaperChaseWebb
- Works with: Gemini (named in the listing); Runs on your own accounts
- Price: $39 USD
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Setup time: 25 min
- Time to result: First digest the next morning
- Format: Markdown (.md) file, gmail-inbox-triage-bot.md
- Version: 1.0, updated 2026-10-15
- License: Use on your own Google accounts and your team's. Do not resell or republish the template.

## What you end up with

You open your inbox to a short digest and drafts that are already written, then spend minutes approving instead of an hour sorting.

## What you get

- One .md file with the complete Apps Script source (Code.gs) and a single config block
- Labels: Needs reply, FYI, Receipts, Newsletters, plus Draft ready and Seen
- Draft replies in your voice, with [CHECK: ...] markers where facts are missing
- Morning digest sent only to your own address
- SKIP_DOMAINS list so sensitive senders never reach the model
- Dry run mode, optional usage log sheet, uninstall steps and an instruction block for your AI coding agent

## Who it is for

Founders, consultants and operators who get 50 to 300 real emails a day and lose the important ones under receipts, newsletters and threads that only need an FYI.

## Tools needed

- Google Apps Script: runs on a timer inside your Google account
- Gmail: the inbox being triaged
- OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini API key: classifies, summarizes and drafts. Pick one in the config.
- You need: A Gmail or Google Workspace account
- You need: An API key from one model provider

Cost to run: Apps Script is free within Google's quotas. Model API calls are pay per use on your own key, and the script logs usage so you can see it.

## How it works

1. **Create the script.** Open script.google.com, create a project and paste in the files from the template. Expected: The project saves with no errors.
2. **Add your key.** Store the model API key in Script Properties, not in the code, and choose the provider in config. Expected: Running testConnection() returns a short reply from the model.
3. **Dry run.** Run triage() with DRY_RUN set to true. It writes what it would do to the log without labeling anything. Expected: A log of planned labels you can sanity check.
4. **Turn it on.** Set DRY_RUN to false and run installTriggers once. Expected: New mail gets labeled within 15 minutes, and a digest arrives each morning.

## Preview: Config block

```
const CONFIG = {
  PROVIDER: 'anthropic',            // 'openai' | 'anthropic' | 'gemini'
  MODEL: 'REPLACE-WITH-CURRENT-MODEL-NAME',
  DRY_RUN: true,                    // log only, change nothing
  LOOKBACK: 'newer_than:2d',
  MAX_THREADS_PER_RUN: 30,
  DRAFT_REPLIES: true,              // drafts only, never sends to anyone
  DIGEST_HOUR: 7,
  SKIP_DOMAINS: ['yourbank.com'],
  LOG_SHEET_ID: ''                  // optional usage log
};
```

## Free preview of gmail-inbox-triage-bot.md

````markdown
# Gmail inbox triage bot

PaperChase bot template, version 1.0. Google Apps Script, runs inside your Google account on a timer. Labels new mail, writes drafts for you to review and emails a morning digest to you only. It never sends anything to anyone else.

## What it does

Every 15 minutes it reads new inbox threads it has not seen, asks the model you choose to classify each one, and:

- applies one label: `Triage/Needs reply`, `Triage/FYI`, `Triage/Receipts` or `Triage/Newsletters`
- for Needs reply threads, saves a draft reply in your voice to Drafts and labels the thread `Triage/Draft ready`
- marks the thread `Triage/Seen` so it is never processed twice

Every morning at the hour you choose it emails you a digest: one line per Needs reply and FYI thread from the last 24 hours, with a link.

Nothing is archived, deleted or sent to other people. You can remove every label it created in one click.

## Contents

1. Before you start: data and quotas
2. Create the project and add your key
3. Source: Code.gs
4. Dry run, then turn it on
5. Tuning the classifier and your voice
6. Instructions for your AI coding agent
7. Uninstall
````

## Worth knowing

- Email content is sent to the model provider you choose. Read their data use policy, and add sensitive senders to SKIP_DOMAINS.
- Apps Script has daily quotas. Very large inboxes may need a lower MAX_THREADS_PER_RUN.
- Drafts are drafts. Read them before sending; the bot can misread tone or miss context from a phone call.

## Questions

**Can it send replies automatically?** Not as written. The only email it sends is your digest, to your own address. Replies stay in Drafts until you send them.

**Does it work with Google Workspace?** Yes, if your admin allows Apps Script. Some organizations restrict scripts or third-party API calls.

## How to buy

$39 one time at https://paperchasewebb.ai/bots/marketplace/items/gmail-inbox-triage-bot/. Stripe checkout, then an instant download page; the download link is also in your emailed receipt.

Seller: PaperChaseWebb Inc., mgmt@paperchasewebb.com