Productivity · Inbox

Inbox triage

RecommendedPower-user setup with Superhuman

Superhuman handles the keyboard speed, Claude drafts replies in your voice, Granola backfills meeting notes so emails never re-ask the question.

PRODUCTIVITYBEGINNERBeginnerFrom $18/mo
GmailSuperhumanClaude
The stack
Gmail
Underlying inbox

All the AI front-ends still bolt onto Gmail. Keep it as the source of truth.

Free · $6/mo Workspace
Superhuman
Keyboard-first triage

Splits + snippets + scheduled send + AI compose. Everything is a hotkey.

$30/mo · $25/mo annual
Claude
Reply drafts

Better tone-matching than the built-in AI; you paste in your last 5 replies for voice.

$20/mo Pro · API $3/M tokensAlts: ChatGPT
Real monthly cost
small
$18/mo
1 inbox
  • gmail$6 Workspace
  • superhuman$25 (annual: $25)
  • claude$0 free tier
  • + avg-$13
medium
$36/mo
1 inbox + assistant
  • gmail$6
  • superhuman$25
  • claude$20
heavy
$120/mo
EA + 3 inboxes
  • gmail$36
  • superhuman$75
  • claude$20
  • + misc-$11
Workflow
  1. 1
    SplitsSuperhuman

    Superhuman: VIP / Newsletters / Action. Triage in that order daily.

  2. 2
    DraftsClaude

    Claude in a side window. Paste the email + 3 of your past replies; ask for a draft.

    Prompt · Reply draft in your voice
    Draft a reply to this email in my voice.

Email I received:
"""
{{paste email}}
"""

3 of my recent replies (for voice anchoring):
"""
{{paste 3 replies}}
"""

Intent: {{e.g. "decline politely", "say yes and propose Tue 2pm", "ask one clarifying question"}}.

Constraints:
- Length: same length as my voice samples, no longer.
- Open without "Thanks for reaching out" or "I hope you're well".
- One specific reference to something they said.
- One clear next step.
- Sign off the way I sign off in the samples.

Output the reply only.
  3. 3
    Schedule sendsSuperhuman

    Send between 7–9am local. Reply rates jump.

What it produced
Solo founder, 220 emails/day

From 90 min/day on email to 35 min/day. 0 inbox-zero panic days in the last 3 months.

Common pitfalls
Auto-replies sound generic

Don't ship Claude's first draft. Always one human pass.

Snippet sprawl

Cap snippets at 30. Past that you can't find them anyway.

Other ways to do Inbox triage
Inbox triage (free)
No Superhuman. Just Gmail + Claude in a side window.
$0/mo
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