Non-intrusive AI agent to automate email driven workflows
Hi HN! My co-founder and I spent the last 4 weeks building something we desperately needed ourselves. The Problem: We spend hours processing emails - scheduling meetings, going through long newsletters, downloading attachments to review, verifying documents like invoices, and of course taking actions on external systems (Salesforce, Asana, Jira etc) based on emails received. A lot of this can be automated with the help of AI agents, saving several hours every week. Our Solution: Forward any email to a specialized AI agent that completes the task and email you back the results. No…
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This tool automates email-driven workflows by accepting forwarded messages and using AI agents to complete tasks like meeting scheduling, document verification, and data extraction from invoices and newsletters. Users can also trigger actions in external systems like Salesforce, Asana, and Jira through email forwarding. Designed for professionals and teams who spend significant time processing email-based requests, it requires no integrations or inbox access to begin operating.
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Hi HN! My co-founder and I spent the last 4 weeks building something we desperately needed ourselves. The Problem: We spend hours processing emails - scheduling meetings, going through long newsletters, downloading attachments to review, verifying documents like invoices, and of course taking actions on external systems (Salesforce, Asana, Jira etc) based on emails received. A lot of this can be automated with the help of AI agents, saving several hours every week. Our Solution: Forward any email to a specialized AI agent that completes the task and email you back the results. No integrations, no inbox access, no setup needed to begin with. How it works: - Forward a meeting request to [email protected] → get proposed times + Add to calendar links Forward an invoice to [email protected] with "how much do I owe?" → get exact amounts and payment details extracted - Forward a newsletter to [email protected] → get a 3-bullet summary in 30 seconds, set it up with forwarding rules and you'll have auto-summaries! - Similarly we have aliases for translation, simplification, fact checking, background research, and more. Check a bigger list of use-cases in our docs: https://docs.mxtoai.com/why-use-mxtoai We handle all attachment types (PDFs, spreadsheets, images) and you can add custom instructions in your forwarded email. So far we've processed 500+ emails in private beta. Why this approach? - Privacy-first: We only see emails you explicitly forward (vs. scanning your entire inbox) - Universal: Works with any email client on any device – Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, anything - Zero friction: No OAuth flows, browser extensions, or app switching What's next? - We'll be supporting dedicated aliases for users, so that you can map your own instructions to these aliases. - We're working on adding integrations for day-to-day external apps (Github, Asana, Linear, and so on), so that those can be automated too. - We're building a browser extension for smoother forwarding experience along with custom workflow automation. - We'll open-source the core engine while offering hosted + self-hosted options. Asking HN for: - What do you think of the overall solution & approach? - What email workflows would you automate if you could? - Any specific feature that you're looking forward to seeing? - Any other feedback? Try it free at https://mxtoai.com (just whitelist your email, no signup needed, forward only what you want to)
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