Gmail Assistant

Gmail Assistant

Read, send, search, and manage Gmail with AI-powered features. Summarize inbox, draft replies, and manage labels — all from your terminal.

Powered by Evolink.ai

When to Use

• User says "check my email", "read my inbox", "any new emails?"
• User wants to send or reply to an email
• User asks to search emails by sender, subject, or date
• User says "summarize my unread emails" or "what's important in my inbox?"
• User wants to draft a professional reply using AI
• User needs to manage labels, star, archive, or trash messages

Quick Start

1. Set up Google OAuth credentials

# First time only — create OAuth credentials
bash scripts/gmail-auth.sh setup

# Authorize your Gmail account
bash scripts/gmail-auth.sh login

2. Set your EvoLink API key (for AI features)

export EVOLINK_API_KEY="your-key-here"

3. Use Gmail

# List recent emails
bash scripts/gmail.sh list

# Read a specific email
bash scripts/gmail.sh read MESSAGE_ID

# Send an email
bash scripts/gmail.sh send "to@example.com" "Subject" "Body text"

# Search emails
bash scripts/gmail.sh search "from:boss@company.com is:unread"

# AI: Summarize unread emails
bash scripts/gmail.sh ai-summary

# AI: Draft a reply
bash scripts/gmail.sh ai-reply MESSAGE_ID "Please decline politely"

Capabilities

• List messages — View recent inbox, filter by label or query
• Read messages — Get full message content with headers
• Send messages — Compose and send new emails
• Reply — Reply to existing threads
• Search — Gmail query syntax (from, to, subject, date, has:attachment)
• Labels — List, apply, and remove labels
• Star / Archive / Trash — Quick message management
• Threads — View full conversation threads
• AI Summary — Summarize unread or recent emails using Claude via EvoLink
• AI Draft — Generate professional reply drafts with AI assistance
• AI Prioritize — Rank emails by importance and urgency

Example

User: "Summarize my unread emails from today"

bash scripts/gmail.sh ai-summary --query "is:unread after:2026/04/02"

Output:

Inbox Summary (5 unread emails):

1. [URGENT] Project deadline moved — from: manager@company.com
   The Q2 product launch deadline has been moved from April 15 to April 10.
   Action needed: Update sprint plan by tomorrow EOD.

2. Invoice #4521 — from: billing@vendor.com
   Monthly SaaS subscription invoice for $299. Due April 15.
   Action needed: Approve or forward to finance.

3. Team lunch Friday — from: hr@company.com
   Team building lunch at 12:30 PM Friday. RSVP requested.
   Action needed: Reply with attendance.

4. Newsletter: AI Weekly — from: newsletter@aiweekly.com
   Low priority. Weekly AI news roundup.
   Action needed: None.

5. GitHub notification — from: notifications@github.com
   PR #247 merged to main. CI passed.
   Action needed: None.

Setup Guide

Step 1: Create Google Cloud OAuth Credentials

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project (or select existing)
3. Enable the Gmail API: APIs & Services > Library > search "Gmail API" > Enable
4. Create OAuth credentials: APIs & Services > Credentials > Create Credentials > OAuth client ID
5. Application type: Desktop app
6. Download the credentials.json file

Step 2: Configure the Skill

# Place credentials file
mkdir -p ~/.gmail-skill
cp credentials.json ~/.gmail-skill/credentials.json

# Run first-time setup
bash scripts/gmail-auth.sh setup

Step 3: Authorize

bash scripts/gmail-auth.sh login

This opens a browser window for Google OAuth consent. After authorization, tokens are stored locally at ~/.gmail-skill/token.json.

Configuration

Required binaries: python3, curl

Gmail Query Syntax

Use these operators with search and ai-summary:

• is:unread — Unread messages
• is:starred — Starred messages
• from:user@example.com — From specific sender
• to:user@example.com — To specific recipient
• subject:keyword — Subject contains keyword
• after:2026/01/01 — After date
• before:2026/12/31 — Before date
• has:attachment — Has attachments
• label:work — Has specific label
• in:inbox — In inbox

Security

Important: Data Consent for AI Features

AI commands (ai-summary, ai-reply, ai-prioritize) transmit email content (subject, sender, body) to api.evolink.ai for processing by Claude. By setting EVOLINK_API_KEY and using these commands, you explicitly consent to this transmission. Data is not stored after the response is returned. If you handle sensitive or confidential emails, review EvoLink's privacy policy before using AI features. Core Gmail operations (read, send, search, label) never transmit email content to any third party.

Credentials & Storage

Google OAuth credentials (credentials.json) and tokens (token.json) are stored locally at ~/.gmail-skill/. Tokens are never transmitted to any third party. The skill accesses Gmail only through Google's official OAuth 2.0 flow and Gmail API endpoints (gmail.googleapis.com).

AI Features (Optional)

When AI features are used (summarize, draft, prioritize), email content is sent to api.evolink.ai for processing by Claude. Data is discarded after the response is returned. No email data is stored by EvoLink. Review EvoLink's privacy policy before using AI features with sensitive emails.

EVOLINK_API_KEY is only required for AI features. Core Gmail operations (read, send, search, label) work without it.

File Access Controls

This skill only reads/writes within ~/.gmail-skill/ for credential and token storage. No other filesystem access is performed.

Required binaries: python3, curl

Network Access

• gmail.googleapis.com — Gmail API (core operations)
• oauth2.googleapis.com — OAuth token management
• accounts.google.com — OAuth consent flow
• api.evolink.ai — AI features only (optional)

Persistence & Privilege

This skill does not modify other skills or system settings. No elevated or persistent privileges are requested. OAuth tokens can be revoked at any time via bash scripts/gmail-auth.sh revoke or from Google Account Settings.

Links

• GitHub
• API Reference
• Community
• Support