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Claude + Gmail: an AI that drafts and triages your inbox.

Use Claude to draft replies, classify incoming messages, summarize threads, or extract action items from Gmail. The most-built personal automation on Tiny Command.

Trigger app
Gmail as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in Gmail.

Action app
Anthropic as the action

Workflows do something in Anthropic, instantly.

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Both directions

Pick the way that fits your stack.

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When something happens in Gmail, do it in Anthropic.

1 Gmail triggers wired to 21 Anthropic actions. Most-used pairing: New EmailAnalyze Image.

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Or fire it the other way around.

0 Anthropic triggers wired to 27 Gmail actions downstream.

  • Use any trigger in the catalog as the upstream.
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How it works

Connect Gmail and Anthropic in five steps.

No code, no glue, no half-day setup. Each step is one click.

  1. 1
    Connect
    Authorize Gmail and Anthropic

    Open Tiny Command, authorize Gmail and Anthropic once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.

  2. 2
    Trigger
    Pick a Gmail trigger

    Drop the Gmail → New Email trigger onto the canvas. Tiny Command auto-registers the webhook.

    POST /v1/webhooks/google-gmail.trigger-email-received
  3. 3
    Transform
    Add a filter or AI step

    Optionally add a Filter node ("subject contains URGENT") or an AI step ("classify intent") between trigger and action.

  4. 4
    Action
    Add the Anthropic action

    Drop the Anthropic → Analyze Image action below it. Map fields from the Gmail payload into the Anthropic inputs.

    anthropic.create-message-with-image
  5. 5
    Publish
    Publish and forget

    Hit Publish. Tiny Command runs it in production from second one. Watch the run-log fill up.

FAQ

Questions about Gmail + Anthropic.

How do I have Claude draft replies to incoming Gmail?
Gmail Email Received → Claude with prompt "draft a reply matching the user's style based on these past replies (RAG)" → Gmail Create Draft. The draft sits in your drafts folder; you review and hit send.
Can Claude auto-label and route incoming Gmail?
Yes. Classify into "Customer", "Internal", "Newsletter", "Notification", "Sales pitch" with Claude → Gmail Modify Labels to apply the matching label. Combine with filters to auto-archive low-value labels.
How does Claude summarize a long Gmail thread?
Gmail Get Thread to fetch all messages → concatenate the bodies → ask Claude for a chronological 5-bullet summary + open questions. Post the summary as a Slack message or save to Notion for future reference.
Can Claude extract action items from emails?
Yes. Prompt: "Extract action items as JSON [{ owner, action, due_date }]". For each item, create a Todoist or Asana task with the owner set as assignee. Inbox → task list in one workflow.
How do I avoid Claude responding to its own auto-drafted emails?
Filter the Gmail trigger to skip your own sent address. Also skip messages where Claude or the workflow has added a specific label (e.g., "ai-drafted") to prevent re-triage loops.
Can I prevent Claude from auto-sending — keep it in draft only?
Yes — use Create Draft instead of Send Email. The reply sits in Drafts until you open Gmail, review, and hit send. Recommended for any AI-drafted external communication.
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Wire Gmail to Anthropic in 2 minutes.

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