Use a separate inbox as an AI assistant
They gave ChatGPT a mailbox of its own so it could convert incoming reminders into calendar entries and tasks.
- What they did
- They linked ChatGPT to two email accounts: a dedicated Outlook inbox for the agent and their normal Gmail account kept apart. In chat, they could ask it to handle a reminder, and it would draft an email from the Outlook account to Gmail and set it up for delayed sending. They then checked the result after making the request.
- How it went
- A reminder for one hour later was scheduled correctly, so the setup doubled as a simple reminder system. The poster said the limit of five scheduled tasks made the email route useful, but they also worried about the security risk if the agent starts reading incoming mail.
- Tips
- Give the agent its own sandbox account if you want it to handle messages without touching your main inbox. Keep a tight approval step before anything leaves the account or affects other people.
Try it yourself with OpenClaw
Watch this separate inbox, [assistant email address], and use it as my assistant. When I send or forward a message there, turn reminders into calendar events and tasks in [task app], then confirm what you did in one short reply. Stop and ask for my approval before you send any email to another person, delete anything, or make any irreversible change. Pause again if a message is unclear and wait for me to clarify before acting on it.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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