Email quickstart

This page is the fastest path from “I just signed up” to “my inbox is being managed for me.” If you only read one page about how alfred_ handles email, read this one.

What you’ll set up

By the end of this page you’ll have:

1. A connected inbox (Gmail or Outlook)
2. A scheduled time for your Daily Brief

The whole thing takes about two minutes. Triage runs automatically — there’s nothing to tune up front.

Step 1 — Connect your inbox

If you haven’t already, follow Integrations → Gmail for Gmail or the Outlook guide for Microsoft 365. alfred_ uses OAuth — your password never touches our servers.

Step 2 — Set your Daily Brief time

Your Brief lands in your inbox at a fixed time each weekday. Most people pick 6:00 AM so it’s waiting when they wake up. If you’re a night owl, 8:00 PM the night before is a popular alternative.

Settings → Daily Brief → Delivery time.

What happens next

Tomorrow morning at your delivery time, alfred_ will run triage on everything that arrived overnight, draft replies for what needs a response, extract any tasks, and deliver your first Brief.

Tuning triage by chat

alfred_ learns who matters to you from your communication patterns — there’s no list to maintain. If you want to override that judgment, ask in chat:

• “Always surface emails from john@acme.com”
• “Archive everything from notifications.atlassian.com”
• “Treat anyone at @acme.com as priority”

These translate into rules alfred_ applies on every future triage run.

For a deeper dive into how the prioritization model works, read How triage works.