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Q: Can I use agenticflow to respond to emails

Hi,
I would like to create an ai agent tool to respond to emails. Can I do this with AgenticFlow?

nat8PLUSMay 1, 2025
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SeanP_AgenticFlowAI

SeanP_AgenticFlowAI

May 1, 2025

A: Hey Nat8,

Yes, absolutely! Creating an AI agent tool to respond to emails is a core use case for AgenticFlow.

You would start by connecting your email account using our MCP integrations, like the Gmail MCP (https://agenticflow.ai/mcp/gmail) or the Microsoft Outlook MCP (https://agenticflow.ai/mcp/microsoft_outlook). Once connected, you create an AI Agent in AgenticFlow and equip it with that email tool. You can also provide it with a Knowledge Base containing relevant information like FAQs or product details.

Then, you instruct the agent on how to handle incoming emails. You can give it a general persona via a system prompt, like telling it to be a polite support assistant. When an email needs a response, you can instruct the agent, for example, "Read this email [perhaps using the 'Find Email' MCP action or by pasting the text] and draft a reply about the pricing question, using the FAQ knowledge."

The agent uses its AI understanding and any provided knowledge to generate a draft reply. It can then use specific actions within the Gmail MCP, such as "Create Draft," to save the response in your Gmail drafts for you to review before sending. If you prefer more automation, it could potentially use the "Send Email" action directly, though starting with drafts is often recommended.

So, AgenticFlow definitely provides the components – the AI for understanding and writing, the email connection via MCP, and the actions – to help you automate your email responses.

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