gmail-watcher

You can automate Gmail triage by polling the Gmail API for unread important messages, classifying them by subject and body, and generating markdown action files in a Needs_Action directory to streamline your work intake.

Monitoring Gmail to auto-create action files requires OAuth credentials, a configured GMAIL_QUERY environment variable, and write access to a Needs_Action directory to store the generated markdown action items and processing logs.

Yes, Slack notifications can be triggered when new action items are created from Gmail, allowing you to optionally issue alerts alongside writing markdown files and creating calendar events when due dates are present in the email.

Gmail automation handles duplicate emails during inbox triage by deduplicating processed messages and persisting logs under a Logs directory, ensuring the same unread important email is never classified or written as an action file twice.

Yes, Gmail action item automation works for a customer support inbox by transforming unread important messages into a categorized Needs_Action queue, enabling faster response times through structured triage and priority classification.