The OpenClaw Gmail Connector skill turns Gmail into an AI-powered communication hub. Draft contextual replies, auto-sort your inbox, extract data from emails, schedule sends, and build email automation workflows — all through conversation with OpenClaw.
The Gmail Connector is an OpenClaw skill that integrates your Gmail account with OpenClaw's AI capabilities. Once installed with `npx clawhub@latest install gmail-connector`, you can manage your email through natural language commands. The skill uses the Gmail API with OAuth2 authentication — your email credentials are never stored or exposed. It supports reading, composing, replying, labeling, searching, and extracting data from emails. For founders managing sales outreach, pair the Gmail skill with Email Campaign for automated sequences. For developers managing notifications, combine it with Notification Hub for smart routing.
Smart Inbox Triage: The Gmail skill categorizes incoming emails by priority, topic, and required action. It can auto-label, archive, or flag emails based on rules you define in conversation. Contextual Reply Drafting: Say 'draft a reply to John's email about the Q3 report' and get a context-aware response based on the email thread. Review and send with one confirmation. Email Data Extraction: Extract structured data from recurring emails — invoices, shipping notifications, meeting invitations — and pipe it to Notion Sync or CRM Sync. Scheduled Sends & Follow-ups: Schedule emails for optimal send times and set up automatic follow-ups if you don't get a reply within a specified timeframe. Search & Summarize: Search across your email history and get AI-generated summaries of long threads or conversations with specific contacts.
Sales Follow-up Workflow: Combine Gmail Connector + Lead Generator + CRM Sync. Generate leads, send personalized outreach via Gmail, track responses in your CRM, and auto-follow-up on non-replies. Customer Support Triage: Use the Gmail skill to categorize support emails, draft initial responses using RAG Pipeline (grounded in your knowledge base), and route complex issues to your team via Slack Connector. Research Inbox: Set up the Gmail skill to extract links, attachments, and key information from newsletters and research emails, then save them to Notion Sync for later review. For more email automation strategies, see our marketing skills guide and productivity skills guide.