Draft Responses

Draft Responses Skill

Generate email reply suggestions with multiple tone options, context-aware drafting, and one-click sending. Built on top of the email skill for seamless Gmail integration.

Features

• Multiple Tone Options: Generate replies in professional, casual, friendly, formal, enthusiastic, empathetic, authoritative, or witty tones
• Context-Aware Drafting: Analyzes email content (questions, urgency, thanks, meeting requests) to generate appropriate responses
• Thread Context: Considers previous messages in email threads for continuity
• Template System: Pre-built templates for common email scenarios
• One-Click Send: Send drafts directly after generation
• SQLite Storage: Tracks all generated drafts with send status

Installation

npm install
npm run build

Prerequisites

Requires the email skill to be configured:

# Connect your Google account with Gmail scope
node ../google-oauth/dist/cli.js connect default gmail

CLI Usage

Check Health

# Check system health and email skill connection
node dist/cli.js health

Generate Draft Replies

# Generate drafts for an email (default tones: professional, friendly)
node dist/cli.js generate <email-id>

# Generate with specific tones
node dist/cli.js generate <email-id> --tones professional,casual

# Generate more drafts
node dist/cli.js generate <email-id> --count 4

# Generate without thread context
node dist/cli.js generate <email-id> --no-context

View Drafts

# List all drafts
node dist/cli.js drafts

# List drafts for specific email
node dist/cli.js drafts <email-id>

# Limit results
node dist/cli.js drafts --limit 10

Send a Draft

# Send a draft by ID
node dist/cli.js send <draft-id>

Delete a Draft

# Delete a draft by ID
node dist/cli.js delete <draft-id>

Use Templates

# List available templates
node dist/cli.js templates

# Filter by category
node dist/cli.js templates --category meetings

# Apply a template
node dist/cli.js template thank-you --variables '{"name":"John","reason":"your help"}'

# View available tones
node dist/cli.js tones

View Statistics

# Show usage statistics
node dist/cli.js stats

JavaScript/TypeScript API

Initialize

import { DraftResponsesSkill } from '@openclaw/draft-responses';

// Create skill for default profile
const drafts = new DraftResponsesSkill();

// Or for specific profile
const workDrafts = new DraftResponsesSkill('work');

Generate Draft Replies

// Generate drafts for an email
const drafts = await drafts.generateDrafts('email-message-id', {
  tones: ['professional', 'friendly'],
  count: 3,
  useThreadContext: true
});

for (const draft of drafts) {
  console.log(`Tone: ${draft.tone}`);
  console.log(`Draft:\n${draft.draft}`);
  console.log(`---`);
}

Send a Draft

// Send a draft by its ID
const result = await drafts.sendDraft(1);
if (result.success) {
  console.log('Sent:', result.message);
}

Use Templates

// Get a template
const template = await drafts.getTemplate('thank-you');

// Apply with variables
const response = drafts.applyTemplate(template, {
  name: 'John',
  reason: 'your help with the project'
});
console.log(response);

Get Available Tones

const tones = drafts.getAvailableTones();
// ['professional', 'casual', 'friendly', 'formal', 
//  'enthusiastic', 'empathetic', 'authoritative', 'witty']

Get Draft History

// Get drafts for a specific email
const emailDrafts = await drafts.getDraftsForEmail('email-message-id');

// Get all drafts
const allDrafts = await drafts.getAllDrafts(50);

// Get statistics
const stats = await drafts.getStats();
console.log(`Generated: ${stats.totalDrafts}, Sent: ${stats.sentDrafts}`);

Health Check

const health = await drafts.healthCheck();
if (health.status === 'healthy') {
  console.log('Ready to generate drafts');
}

Available Tones

Built-in Templates

Template Variables

Templates use {{variableName}} syntax for substitution:

const template = await drafts.getTemplate('thank-you');
const response = drafts.applyTemplate(template, {
  name: 'Alice',
  reason: 'the quick turnaround'
});
// Result:
// Hi Alice,
//
// Thank you so much for the quick turnaround. I really appreciate it!
//
// Best regards

Content Analysis

The skill automatically analyzes incoming emails:

• Questions: Generates informative responses
• Thank You Messages: Expresses appreciation
• Meeting Requests: Accepts/declines professionally
• Urgent Requests: Prioritizes appropriately
• General Messages: Provides thoughtful replies

Storage

Draft history is stored in:

~/.openclaw/skills/draft-responses/drafts.db

Tables:

• draft_suggestions - Generated drafts with metadata
• response_templates - Available templates

Multi-Profile Support

// Work account
const work = new DraftResponsesSkill('work');
const workDrafts = await work.generateDrafts('email-id');

// Personal account
const personal = new DraftResponsesSkill('personal');
const personalDrafts = await personal.generateDrafts('email-id');

Error Handling

try {
  const drafts = await drafts.generateDrafts('email-id');
} catch (error) {
  if (error.message.includes('Not connected')) {
    console.log('Please authenticate with google-oauth first');
  } else if (error.message.includes('Email not found')) {
    console.log('Invalid email ID');
  } else {
    console.error('Error:', error.message);
  }
}

Testing

# Type checking
npm run typecheck

# Build
npm run build

# Check health
npm run cli -- health

# Generate drafts for an email
npm run cli -- generate <email-id>

# List templates
npm run cli -- templates

Troubleshooting

"Email skill not available"

Authenticate with google-oauth first:

node ../google-oauth/dist/cli.js connect default gmail

"Email not found"

Check the email ID is correct. Use the email skill to list emails:

node ../email/dist/cli.js list

Dependencies

• @openclaw/email: For reading emails and sending replies
• sqlite3: Local draft storage

Security Notes

• Drafts stored locally in SQLite database
• Uses email skill for all Gmail API operations
• OAuth tokens managed by google-oauth skill