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Email Management with OpenClaw

Complete tutorial to automate email processing, filtering, and responses.

This tutorial will show you how to use OpenClaw to automate email management. You'll learn to process emails, filter important messages, send automated responses, and set up Gmail Pub/Sub for real-time email automation.

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What You'll Build

  • OpenClaw integrated with your email (Gmail example)
  • Automated email filtering and prioritization
  • Smart email summaries and responses
  • Real-time email notifications via Gmail Pub/Sub
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Prerequisites

  • OpenClaw installed and running
  • A channel connected (Telegram, WhatsApp, etc.)
  • Gmail account (for Gmail Pub/Sub example)
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Install Email Skills

OpenClaw can manage emails through skills. Let's install a Gmail integration skill:

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npx openclaw-hub@latest install gmail

Or ask OpenClaw directly:

  • "Set up Gmail integration for email management"
  • "Create a skill to read and process my emails"
  • "Help me automate email filtering"
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Configure Email Access

For Gmail, you'll need to set up OAuth credentials:

  1. Go to Google Cloud Console.
  2. Create a new project or select an existing one.
  3. Enable the Gmail API.
  4. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials.
  5. Add credentials to OpenClaw configuration.
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Set Up Email Automation

Example 1: Daily Email Summary

Get a summary of important emails every morning at 9:00 AM:

openclaw.json
{
  "cron": {
    "enabled": true,
    "jobs": [
      {
        "name": "Daily Email Summary",
        "cron": "0 9 * * *",
        "message": "Check my emails from the last 24 hours. Summarize important messages and flag any that need my attention."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Example 2: Gmail Pub/Sub Integration

For real-time email processing, set up Gmail Pub/Sub:

openclaw.json
{
  "hooks": {
    "gmail": {
      "enabled": true,
      "topic": "your-pubsub-topic",
      "subscription": "your-subscription-name"
    }
  }
}
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Create Email Processing Rules

You can ask OpenClaw to create custom rules:

  • "Filter emails from important senders and notify me immediately"
  • "Auto-respond to emails with specific keywords"
  • "Categorize emails and move them to appropriate folders"
  • "Extract attachments and save them to a specific location"
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Test and Verify

  1. Send a test email to yourself.
  2. Ask OpenClaw: "Check my inbox for new messages".
  3. Verify that OpenClaw can read and summarize the email correctly.

Advanced Features

Explore smart filtering, generating context-aware replies, and automatically processing attachments like PDFs or images.