Handle mail, replies and calendar with OpenClaw
A commenter uses OpenClaw to check mail, auto-reply to messages and arrange a batch of tasks in their calendar; another uses it for local smart-home integration.
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- What they did
- One commenter said they use OpenClaw via tryopenclaw.io linked to ChatGPT Plus for repeated personal admin: checking mail, auto-replying to messages, and taking a batch of tasks they give it and arranging them in their calendar. Another commenter described a broader family-assistant setup that manages calendars, finds conflicts, controls smart-home devices, and builds private web apps at home.
- How it went
- The thread presents both as things they are using now, with one nontechnical user calling the mail-and-calendar workflow "kinda cool" and another calling tool-to-tool handoffs the most reliable use. It gives no hard metrics, and a nearby commenter warns that anything needing real judgment still needs a human in the loop.
- Worth knowing
- The only setup detail given is that the nontechnical user used tryopenclaw.io and connected it to ChatGPT Plus.
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Check my [email account] each [interval] and summarize what needs my attention. Draft replies to routine messages and put the tasks from this list into my calendar: [list of tasks with rough durations]. Show me the drafts and calendar changes first, and do not send any reply or create any event until I approve.
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