Productivity · Inbox

Inbox triage (free)

No Superhuman. Just Gmail + Claude in a side window.

If you can't justify Superhuman yet, Gmail's filters + canned responses + a Claude side window covers 80% of the value. Two filters do the splits Superhuman charges for.

· 5 months ago
PRODUCTIVITYBEGINNERBeginnerFrom $0/mo
GmailClaude
The stack
Gmail
Inbox + filters

Filters labelled VIP / Newsletters / Action handle the triage Superhuman calls 'Splits'. Snooze is built in.

Free · $7/user/mo Workspace Starter (annual)
Claude
Reply drafts

Side window with your voice samples. Paste email in, paste draft out. The hotkey is Cmd+Tab.

Free · $20/mo Pro · $100/mo Max 5x · $200/mo Ultra · Sonnet API $2/$10 per M tokens (input/output)Alts: ChatGPT
Real monthly cost
small
$0/mo
Personal Gmail
  • gmailFree
  • claudeFree tier
medium
$26/mo
1 inbox + Pro Claude
  • gmail$6 Workspace
  • claude$20
heavy
$78/mo
EA + 3 inboxes
  • gmail$36
  • claude$20
  • + misc$22
Recent changes to this stack
featureOCT 29

Usage and Cost Analytics API launched in beta to track token consumption and costs

Anthropic released the Usage and Cost Analytics API in beta, enabling organizations to monitor token usage and costs across Claude API consumption with filtering and grouping by dimensions like model, workspace, and API key. The API provides /v1/organizations/analytics/usage and /v1/organizations/analytics/cost endpoints. Legacy usage reporting endpoints remain supported.

docs.claude.comagentaffects Full-stack with Lovable, Cloud IDE with Replit, UI-first with v0 +31
featureOCT 23

Claude Tag API released in beta for Claude Enterprise organizations on Slack

The Claude Tag API is now available in beta for Claude Enterprise organizations, providing endpoints to read and configure Claude Tag settings on Slack channels and workspaces with Access bundle support. The API requires Admin API keys with read:claude_tag or write:claude_tag scope. This feature is exclusive to Claude Enterprise.

docs.claude.comagentaffects Full-stack with Lovable, Cloud IDE with Replit, UI-first with v0 +31
Workflow
  1. 1
    Set up 3 filtersGmail

    Gmail filters: VIP (named senders), Newsletters (list-unsubscribe header present), Action (you're in To, not CC). Triage in that order.

  2. 2
    Drafts in side windowClaude

    Claude in a browser tab. Pinned. Paste email + 3 of your past replies for voice; paste draft back into Gmail.

    Prompt · Reply draft (same prompt as Superhuman version)
    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 as my voice samples, no longer.
- No "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 sends manuallyGmail

    Gmail's Schedule send (the small caret next to Send). Send between 7 to 9am local for higher reply rates.

What it produced
Indie consultant, 90 emails/day

From 60 min/day on email to 35 min/day. Tested Superhuman at month 3, kept the pipeline; the only gap was raw keyboard speed.

Common pitfalls
Filter rot

Gmail filters are write-once-forget. Re-audit every 2 months or you'll find the VIP filter quietly missed your top customer.

Tab-switching tax

Without Superhuman's keyboard composition, every reply costs you the Cmd+Tab. If your inbox crosses 200 emails/day, that tax compounds. Upgrade then.

Other ways to do Inbox triage
Inbox triage Recommended
Power-user setup with Superhuman
$18/mo
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