Generate concise summaries of incoming emails

Whenever a long email is received in Gmail, automatically process the content through OpenRouter to extract a quick bullet-point summary.

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How Knit builds this workflow

The Agent researches both APIs and wires the trigger on one side to the action on the other — no pre-built connector required. Here is the vocabulary it has to work with.

OpenRouter Explore OpenRouter →

Triggers

New result returned

Fires when OpenRouter returns a completion, prediction or other result.

Model run failed

Fires when a request to OpenRouter errors or times out.

Fine-tune job completed

Fires when a fine-tuning job in OpenRouter finishes.

Actions

Generate a completion

Sends a prompt to OpenRouter and returns the model's response.

Run a model on an input

Sends text, an image or other data to OpenRouter and returns the model's output.

Classify or extract data

Uses OpenRouter to classify or extract structured data from text or images.

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Triggers

Email received

Fires when a new email arrives in Gmail.

Email sent

Fires when an email is sent from Gmail.

Email opened

Fires when a tracked email sent via Gmail is opened.

Email bounced

Fires when an email sent via Gmail bounces.

Actions

Send email

Sends an email via Gmail.

Create draft

Creates a draft email in Gmail.

Add label

Applies a label or folder to an email in Gmail.

Move to folder

Moves an email into a different folder in Gmail.

Analyze incoming email content using AI When a customer email arrives in Gmail, send the message body to OpenRouter to classify intent and extract action items. See details

Draft email responses automatically from AI completions Once a tailored response is generated in OpenRouter, automatically save it as a pending draft in Gmail for review before sending. See details

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FAQ

Common questions

Can Knit build “Generate concise summaries of incoming emails” between OpenRouter and Gmail?

Yes — describe it in the box above and Knit's Integrations Agent researches OpenRouter and Gmail's public API docs (or your own uploaded docs) and builds a working workflow, whether or not either app already has a pre-built connector.

How long does it take to build?

Minutes to a first working version, not weeks — you test it against real data before it goes anywhere near production.

What's the most common AI Models + Email automation?

Having OpenRouter draft a suggested reply to an incoming message in Gmail, or summarize a long thread into a few key points.

Does the AI send emails on its own, or just draft them?

That's configurable — most teams start with OpenRouter drafting a reply for a human to review in Gmail, then loosen that once they trust the output.