Lab · 30 min
Lab 4: Inbox triage with approvals
Sort two days of email, draft replies in your voice, and send only what you approve.
- Goal
- Unread email sorted into three groups, replies drafted, one sent with approval, one action denied.
- You learn
- Write permissions, reading the approval screen, what Muse does after a denial, the Activity log
- Needs
- Gmail, connected
- Payoff
- The first 20 minutes of email every day
Steps
- Confirm Settings›Permissions is on Always ask.
- Open Settings›Connectors›Gmail. Confirm that sending and archiving are on Ask.
- Sort and draft:
Go through my unread email from the last 2 days. Sort it into three groups: needs a reply, FYI, can archive. For "needs a reply", draft a reply to each in my tone, using my sent emails as a guide. Don't send anything. Show me the drafts.
- Edit one draft in chat:
Make the reply to [name] shorter and suggest Tuesday afternoon instead.
- Send one reply:
Send the reply to [name].
Read the approval screen before you tap. Choose Allow once. 6. Ask Muse to archive the rest:
Archive everything in the "can archive" group.
When the approval appears, choose Deny. Note what Muse does next.
- Open Your assistant›Activity and read the log.
- One email sent.
- Nothing archived.
- The Activity log shows the send. Note whether it also lists the denied archive.
Push further
Every weekday at 5 pm, sort the day's unread email the same way and draft replies. Never send. Message me a count of each group.
Emails can carry hidden instructions aimed at agents, a risk called prompt injection. Keeping sends on approval is your defense. Limits, safety and the Amazon block covers this.