The Abbe Minor Email Assistant is a private productivity tool used by Abbe Minor to prepare draft replies to customer inquiries. It is not a public email service, and only the authorized operator of hi@abbeminor.com can connect the Google Workspace account.
What the assistant does
- It checks Gmail for new notifications from the contact forms on this website.
- It reads the relevant notification and the related Gmail thread.
- It prepares a suggested subject line and reply, then creates a draft in Gmail.
- Abbe reviews and edits the draft. Email is sent only when Abbe clicks Send in Gmail.
- After a reply is sent, the assistant compares the final reply with the draft so future suggestions can better match Abbe’s writing and current business information.
Google permissions
The assistant requests the following Gmail permissions:
- Read-only Gmail access: used to find and read contact-form notifications, related threads, drafts, and replies needed for the workflow.
- Compose access: used to create and manage Gmail drafts. This permission can technically allow sending, but the assistant does not implement an automated send function.
The Gmail read permission can technically permit broader mailbox access. The assistant is designed to search for and process only messages that match its customer-inquiry workflow and the related threads needed to prepare or evaluate a reply.
AI-assisted drafting
Relevant message content and selected examples of earlier replies are processed through the Anthropic API to generate a draft. This information is used only to provide the draft-assistance feature. We do not opt Google user data into model training or submit it as provider feedback.
Data controls
You can revoke the assistant’s Google access at any time from Google Account connections. Revoking access stops new Google data from being accessed. To request access to, correction of, or deletion of stored assistant records, email hi@abbeminor.com. Deleting stored records may remove the examples used to personalize future drafts.
Privacy and terms
For complete details about the Google data the assistant accesses, uses, stores, and shares, read the Privacy Policy. The website’s Terms of Service also apply.