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Turn Gmail action items into an AI to-do list

A Chrome extension scans a messy Gmail inbox, calendar invites and follow-ups and turns the action items into a to-do list.

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Use case overview

A Chrome extension scans a messy Gmail inbox, calendar invites and follow-ups and turns the action items into a to-do list.

Reported experience

  1. What they did

    The poster built a Chrome extension that reads Gmail and uses AI to turn emails into a clean, prioritized to-do list, aimed at buried action items in threads, invites, and follow-ups. The setup is deliberately low-friction: install it and it works, with no signup, no manual copying, and no way for the maker to contact users because there are no logins.

  2. How it went

    After 18 days, the extension had 47 organic users and later the maker mentioned a first sale of $2. The main shortfall they call out is not knowing whether it is truly solving the problem or what users want next.

  3. Worth knowing

    The biggest catch is the no-login design: it reduced friction, but also left the maker without user contact or feedback channels.

Example prompts

Try with Claude in Chrome
Open my Gmail inbox and scan the last [7] days of emails, calendar invites, and follow-ups. Make a to-do list of action items, each with the sender, the deadline if there is one, and a priority of high, medium or low. Finish when every unread or flagged thread is covered, and don't reply to, archive or delete anything.