Automatically reply to unread support emails in Gmail with an acknowledgment message.
Prerequisites
Chrome browser installed
Logged into Gmail
Instructions
Open Chrome and navigate to mail.google.com
Wait for the inbox to fully load - confirm by looking for:
The red Compose button on the left sidebar
The inbox email list in the main area
Your profile picture in the top right
Click the search bar at the top of the page and type:
is:unread from:support
Then press Enter to search
Check if there are any results:
If "No messages matched your search" appears, report that there are no unread support emails and stop
If emails appear, continue to step 5
For each unread email in the search results:
a. Click on the email row to open the email thread
b. Read the email content to understand the inquiry
c. Click the Reply button (curved arrow icon) or press 'R'
d. In the reply compose area, type an appropriate acknowledgment:
Thank you for reaching out. We have received your message and
will get back to you within 24-48 hours.
Best regards
e. Click the Send button (blue button with paper airplane icon)
f. Wait for the "Message sent" confirmation to appear
g. Click the back arrow or press 'U' to return to the search results
After processing all emails, report how many emails were replied to
Error Handling
If Gmail asks for re-authentication, stop and inform the user
If an email thread is too complex (multiple participants), skip it and note it for manual review
If the Send button is disabled, check if there's a recipient error
Notes
This skill sends the same acknowledgment to all support emails
For customized replies based on email content, consider using the gmail-smart-reply skill instead
1---2name: gmail-reply3description: Gmail Auto-Reply4---5# Gmail Auto-Reply67Automatically reply to unread support emails in Gmail with an acknowledgment message.89## Prerequisites1011- Chrome browser installed12- Logged into Gmail1314## Instructions15161. Open Chrome and navigate to `mail.google.com`17182. Wait for the inbox to fully load - confirm by looking for:19 - The red Compose button on the left sidebar20 - The inbox email list in the main area21 - Your profile picture in the top right22233. Click the search bar at the top of the page and type:24 ```25 is:unread from:support26 ```27 Then press Enter to search28294. Check if there are any results:30 - If "No messages matched your search" appears, report that there are no unread support emails and stop31 - If emails appear, continue to step 532335. For each unread email in the search results:3435 a. Click on the email row to open the email thread3637 b. Read the email content to understand the inquiry3839 c. Click the Reply button (curved arrow icon) or press 'R'4041 d. In the reply compose area, type an appropriate acknowledgment:42 ```43 Thank you for reaching out. We have received your message and44 will get back to you within 24-48 hours.4546 Best regards47 ```4849 e. Click the Send button (blue button with paper airplane icon)5051 f. Wait for the "Message sent" confirmation to appear5253 g. Click the back arrow or press 'U' to return to the search results54556. After processing all emails, report how many emails were replied to5657## Error Handling5859- If Gmail asks for re-authentication, stop and inform the user60- If an email thread is too complex (multiple participants), skip it and note it for manual review61- If the Send button is disabled, check if there's a recipient error6263## Notes6465- This skill sends the same acknowledgment to all support emails66- For customized replies based on email content, consider using the `gmail-smart-reply` skill instead
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