Gmail
The Gmail connector lets an agent work through your inbox: search it, read messages and threads, prepare drafts, and — with your approval — send.
When to use it
Section titled “When to use it”Gmail is the connector most agents earn their keep with, because inbox work is repetitive and rule-shaped: triage, summarize, find the thing someone asked for last Tuesday, draft the reply you would have written anyway.
Connect it
Section titled “Connect it”-
Open Connectors in Agent Builder and choose Gmail.
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Sign in with Google and approve access. Endue receives only what the consent screen lists.
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Bind it to the agent that should use it.
What an agent can do
Section titled “What an agent can do”| Operation | Gated |
|---|---|
| Search messages, and search threads | No |
| Read a message, or a whole thread in order | No |
| List labels, list drafts | No |
| Write a draft | No |
| Send | Yes |
Search accepts Gmail’s own search syntax — from:, label:, is:unread, after:, quoted phrases. Saying “unread mail from Sarah this week” is enough; the agent constructs the query.
Draft, then send
Section titled “Draft, then send”The split between drafting and sending is the shape of every safe email workflow:
- Draft is not gated. An agent can prepare ten replies while you are away, and they sit in your Gmail drafts.
- Send stops and shows you the recipient, subject, and body. Approve it and exactly that message goes out.
For a routine that runs while you are asleep, ask for drafts. A send in an unattended run is refused, not queued.
Getting better results
Section titled “Getting better results”- Say what “handled” means. “Flag anything asking me a direct question, quote the question, ignore newsletters” beats “summarize my inbox”.
- Point at labels. An agent that works from a label you already maintain inherits your triage instead of reinventing it.
- Keep it to one mailbox. For two Google accounts, authorize two connections and bind each to the agent that needs it.
Limits
Section titled “Limits”- One Gmail account per connection.
- An agent can read anything the authorization covers. If that is more of your mail than you are comfortable with, bind Gmail only to agents that need it.
- Attachments are not read.
- Sending always requires approval. There is no setting to allow an agent to send unattended.