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What is Gmail?

Gmail is where work arrives, piles up, and demands attention. Threads to read, replies to write, follow-ups to send, labels to maintain, attachments to track down. The volume means small things fall through: a reply you meant to send, a thread you meant to label, an attachment you need but can't find. This connection lets Fabric's assistant handle that for you, in plain language.

What Fabric's assistant can do with Gmail

Once your Gmail is connected, Fabric's AI assistant can act on your inbox from plain-language requests.

Find and read. Find emails and get attachments by filename, so you can locate a thread or pull a file without scrolling through your inbox.

Draft, send, and reply. Create drafts and draft replies, send emails, and reply to threads, so composing is something you describe rather than type out. The assistant can also find an existing email or send a new one if none matches, useful for follow-ups that should only go out if no reply has come in.

Organize. Create labels, add and remove labels from emails and conversations, archive emails, and delete emails, so keeping your inbox tidy is something you ask for rather than chip away at.

You describe what you want and the assistant maps it to the right Gmail action.

You stay in control

The assistant acts only when you ask. For anything that leaves your inbox, sending an email, replying to a thread, it confirms with you before going ahead, unless you've told it not to for a particular task. The same applies to deleting emails. Finding, reading, and getting attachments never change anything.

If you'd rather review before anything is sent, the assistant can create a draft or draft reply instead, so you see exactly what will go out before it does.

When inbox management is a recurring job, you can set up a Fabric AI job that runs on a schedule, checking for new emails and labeling them, drafting replies to common requests, organizing threads, so the routine inbox work happens on a timetable while you keep approval over anything that sends or deletes.

Search your Gmail from Fabric

Alongside the assistant, connecting Gmail adds keyword search over your emails from Fabric's main search, so a thread, attachment, or conversation is findable by matching text in the same place you search the rest of your library, rather than searching Gmail separately.

How people use it

Sales teams find emails from prospects, send follow-ups, and label threads by deal stage by asking, keeping the pipeline moving without living in Gmail. It fits how Fabric works for sales.

Freelancers and consultants draft replies to clients, find attachments from old threads, and keep their inbox labeled and archived by asking, so client communication stays tidy without the overhead. It fits how Fabric works for freelancers and consultants.

Founders have the assistant handle the volume: find a specific thread, draft a reply, label and archive what's been dealt with, so the inbox stops being the bottleneck. It fits how Fabric works for founders.

People with recurring inbox routines set up a scheduled AI job to handle it, for example labeling and organizing new emails on a timetable or drafting replies to routine messages, while keeping approval over anything that sends or deletes.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Gmail connection do?

It lets Fabric's AI assistant manage your Gmail, taking actions like finding emails, sending messages, replying to threads, creating drafts, managing labels, and archiving or deleting emails. It also adds keyword search over your inbox in Fabric.

What can the assistant do in Gmail?

It can find emails, get attachments by filename, create drafts and draft replies, send emails, reply to threads, find an existing email or send one if none matches, create labels, add and remove labels from emails and conversations, archive emails, and delete emails. You ask in plain language rather than choosing from a fixed list.

Does the assistant send emails on its own?

No. It acts only when you ask, and for anything that sends a message or deletes an email it confirms with you first, unless you've deliberately told it not to for a specific task. Finding, reading, and getting attachments change nothing.

Can I review messages before they're sent?

Yes. The assistant can create a draft or draft reply for you to review, so you see exactly what will go out and can edit it before sending. You choose whether it drafts or sends.

Can I automate inbox management?

Yes. A Fabric AI job can run on a schedule, for example labeling and organizing new emails or drafting replies to routine messages, while you keep approval over anything that sends or deletes.

Can I search my Gmail from Fabric?

Yes, by keyword, from Fabric's main search, so an email or attachment is findable by matching text alongside the rest of your library.

How is this different from the Outlook connection?

Both connect an email account to Fabric. Choose whichever your email lives in. The capabilities are similar: managing messages, labels or categories, drafts, and replies, adapted to each platform's model.

Will it delete emails without asking?

No. Nothing that sends or deletes happens without your confirmation, unless you've chosen to let a specific task run without it.

Is my Gmail data secure?

Everything in Fabric is encrypted in transit and at rest. The connection acts on your Gmail with your authorisation, and you control what it does. The details are in the privacy and security guide and Fabric's privacy commitment.

Does this work through MCP or the API?

Fabric also exposes your library and connected tools to external AI through its MCP server and API; this connection is the built-in way to have Fabric's own assistant work with your Gmail.

Does Fabric work with other tools alongside Gmail?

Yes. Gmail is one of many connections. You can also connect Notion, Google Drive, and Google Calendar, and automate across many apps with Zapier.