Important emails get buried
Newsletters, invoices, and noisy threads drown the messages that actually need a reply.
HoneyBadger · Inbox Sentinel Gmail
Triage with confidence.
Safety-first AI for your Gmail. Every write previewed, confirmed, and audit-logged.
Today’s triage· Mon, May 3
liveReply needed
7
Awaiting reply
12
Auto-handled
38
- Reply neededAcme Legal— NDA — final round
- Awaiting replyMira (PM)— Re: launch checklist
- FYIStripe— Invoice #4192 paid
- Auto-handledGitHub— Security alert: 2 deps
The problem
Problem
Most AI inbox tools either underwhelm or terrify. Sentinel sits in the middle.
Triage is your morning routine
Half an hour of scrolling and starring before you even start the day’s real work.
Auto-tools are scary
You don’t want a bot silently archiving things, sending replies, or worse — deleting.
The promise
Promise
Three steps that turn an alarming AI agent into a teammate you’d trust with your inbox.
Preview
Every bulk action shows you exactly which messages it’s about to touch.
Confirm
Type "yes" — or "yes trash 43" for big batches. Nothing fires without your hand on the wheel.
Log
Every write lands in an immutable audit log with before/after state.
What you’ll see
Screenshots
Read-only first; writes sit behind a typed confirmation.
Triage · today
4 threads·1 needs response
- Needs responseAcme Legal— NDA — final round
- RepliedMira (PM)— Re: launch checklist
- FYIStripe— Invoice #4192 paid
- Important senderAcme (key client)— Q3 renewal terms
Bulk · preview
- newsletter@substack.com×28archive
- no-reply@calendly.com×12archive
- team@notion.so×9label
- updates@figma.com×7archive
49 threads queued · review, then confirm to apply
Composer · draft
Tomira@acme.co
SubjRe: launch checklist
Mira —
Quick yes on the Tuesday cut. I’ll have the migration
queued by EOD Mon so the on-call window is clean…
[ 3 lines · 47 words ]
Drafted by agent · savedOpen in Gmail
Audit · today
| When | Subagent | Action | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:14 | composer | sendDraft | success |
| 09:12 | bulk | modifyLabels | success |
| 09:07 | triage | triage_run | success |
| 08:55 | triage | sendTriageSummary | failure |
The safety pillars
Safety
15 internal rules, distilled into 5 things you’ll feel.
No permanent delete
The full-mailbox Gmail scope is structurally banned. Worst case: items move to Trash (recoverable 30 days).
Preview before confirm
Bulk operations show count + sample. Big batches require typing the count back to authorize.
Immutable audit log
Every write — what, when, who, before/after JSON, your typed confirmation — locked in Postgres.
Your OAuth, your data
You bring your own Google OAuth credentials. Tokens stay encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM.
No silent send path
Drafts always save. Sending requires a typed confirmation gated at the route, the writeguard, and the UI.
What ships
Features
One product. Eight surfaces. Each one earns its keep.
Urgent triage
Bucketed Needs Reply / Replied / FYI / Important Senders.
Bulk cleanup
Archive / trash with preview, sample table, and typed confirmation.
Composer drafts
AI drafts saved as Gmail drafts. You decide when (and if) to send.
Multi-inbox
One workspace, multiple Gmail accounts. Switcher in the topbar.
Client profiles
Per-client tone, important senders, never-archive lists.
Workflow tuning
Named triage workflows you tune — lookback window, summary policy, per-client scope.
Audit log
Filter by subagent, action, status, inbox, date — CSV export on Business & Agency.
Usage dashboard
Bento tiles for triage, drafts, recent actions, plan usage.
Plans
Pricing
Cancel anytime from the billing portal.
Starter
$49.00/ mo
- 1 Gmail inbox
- 250 agent calls / month
- Triage + composer + bulk cleanup
- 1 scheduled triage
Business
Most popular$149.00/ mo
- Up to 5 inboxes
- 2,500 agent calls / month
- 5 scheduled triages
- Audit-log CSV export
- Priority support
Agency
$449.00/ mo
- Up to 25 inboxes
- 25,000 agent calls / month
- 50 scheduled triages
- Audit-log CSV export
- White-glove onboarding
Questions
FAQ
If you can’t find your answer, the contact form below lands in our inbox.
General
What is Inbox Sentinel?
Inbox Sentinel is a safety-first AI assistant for Gmail. It triages your inbox (sorting threads by who needs a reply), drafts responses for you to review, cleans up clutter in bulk, and can email you a recurring triage digest. Every action that changes your mailbox is previewed, requires your confirmation, and is recorded in an audit log.
What is a scheduled triage digest?
It's a recurring triage that runs on its own and emails you a focused summary at a set local time (for example, every morning at 7am).
What are client profiles?
Client profiles let you tailor the agent per client(Contact): set the writing tone for drafts, mark important senders and domains so their mail is always surfaced, and define "never archive" senders that bulk cleanup will always leave alone. A workflow can be scoped to a client so triage focuses only on that client(Contact).
Can my whole team use it?
Yes. A workspace can have multiple members with roles. Admins can run actions and manage settings; viewers get read-only access so they can see triage results and the audit log without being able to change anything. You can switch between multiple connected inboxes from the top bar.
Safety
Will it ever send an email or change my inbox without my approval?
No. AI replies are always saved as Gmail drafts — sending requires your explicit confirmation. Bulk actions show you a preview first, and large batches make you type the affected count back to authorize. There is no "silent send" path anywhere in the product.
Can it permanently delete my emails?
No. The full-mailbox Gmail permission that allows permanent deletion is structurally banned in the product. The worst case for any cleanup is that messages move to Trash, where Gmail keeps them recoverable for 30 days.
Is there an audit trail of everything the agent does?
Yes. Every write is logged with the action, the time, who triggered it, a before/after snapshot, and your confirmation — stored in Postgres and read-only after creation. You can filter the log by subagent, action, status, inbox, and date. CSV export is available on the Business and Agency plans.
Setup
How do I connect my Gmail account?
You bring your own Google OAuth credentials (Client ID and Secret), so your inbox access stays under your control. Your tokens are stored encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM) and are never displayed in plaintext after you save them. Contact us and we can guide you through the process.
Ready when you are
Take back your inbox without losing sleep.
Book a demoWe’ll walk through Google OAuth setup with you. About 20 minutes.