Set ChatGPT to scan email and reminders on a schedule
Use a scheduled ChatGPT task to check mail and reminders, then report what still needs attention and prepare reply drafts.
- What they did
- One person set ChatGPT to run twice a day as a scheduled task. It checks Outlook, then returns a summary of items that still need attention and creates draft replies for messages that look ready for a response. They also have it look through Slack and other tools, with ChatGPT operating through a separate Brave browser profile on a MacBook.
- How it went
- The setup lets it handle Outlook review, summaries, and draft-response preparation, and the same approach can stretch to Slack and similar services. People in the thread said chat apps such as iMessage and WhatsApp are harder to connect reliably.
- Tips
- A dedicated browser profile can make access to signed-in services easier. Keep the agent in review mode for anything it might send, delete, or submit so you can approve those steps first.
Try it yourself with ChatGPT
Twice each day at [time], check my [email account(s)] and [reminder app/tool], then give me a short report of anything still unfinished today. Include unanswered messages, deadlines, and open reminders, ordered by urgency. For any email that should be answered, draft a reply for me to review, but stop before sending anything. If you find anything that needs a decision before it can be sent, deleted, or submitted, pause and ask for my approval first. End with the three most important items I should handle next.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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