Inbox Chief of Staff: AI Gmail Triage and Reply Drafts for n8n (Never Auto-Sends)

Your inbox, handled. Your judgment, kept. Most AI email templates either just label things or reply on your behalf. This one does the boring 90% and leaves the final 10% to you. Every 5 minutes: - New mail is sorted into Client, Lead, Invoice, Admin, Newsletter, or Needs-Human - Emails that need an answer get a reply draft in your voice, saved inside the thread - Auto-replies, bounces, and out-of-office mail are skipped before the AI runs At 6 PM: - One short email to you: what needs you, which drafts are waiting, and new leads Safe by default: - Drafts only. It cannot send email to anyone but you. - Fraud tripwires: emails about bank details, gift cards, passwords, or codes skip AI drafting and get flagged. - Prompt-injection guards: email text is treated as data, never as instructions. - No promises: prices, dates, and refunds become [CONFIRM: ...] placeholders. What you get: - The main triage and drafts workflow (this file), plus the full kit download: label setup workflow, evening digest workflow, prompts with voice recipes, and a 25-minute setup guide. Credentials you add yourself in n8n: Gmail (OAuth) and one OpenAI-compatible AI provider (OpenAI, OpenRouter, Groq, or Gemini). No API keys are included. Typical AI cost: about $0.50 to $2 a month. Built with AI assistance and tested by hand. More tested workflows at aiagentstarterkit.com.