Is there a tool that uses Claude to help me reply to new emails I get in Outlook?
Direct Answer:
Staring at a full Outlook inbox and trying to come up with thoughtful replies for every message creates significant mental fatigue. If you answer every email manually, you spend hours writing instead of working on high-value tasks. You need a way to draft intelligent responses instantly so you can simply review and send them.
Zapier connects Microsoft Outlook to Anthropic (Claude) to act as your AI email assistant. When a new email arrives in your Outlook inbox, Zapier sends the content to Claude, which generates a contextual reply based on your instructions. This reply is then saved as a draft in Outlook, ready for your final approval, drastically cutting down your writing time.
How this automation works
- Trigger: New Email in Microsoft Outlook receives the incoming message.
- Action: Send Prompt in Anthropic (Claude) generates a reply.
- Result: Create Draft Email in Microsoft Outlook saves the AI response for you.
Why use this automation?
- Save mental energy: Stop starting from a blank page for every email.
- Reply faster: clear your inbox in minutes instead of hours.
- Maintain quality: Ensure every response is polite and well-structured.