Monthly Email Summary Documents Automatically Saved to Drive
Each month, Notis pulls your key emails into a Drive document, organized by project or sender, creating an instant reference guide without manual curation.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Update File (Metadata)
Updates file metadata. uses patch semantics (partial update) as per google drive api v3. use this tool to modify attributes of an existing file like its name, description, or parent folders. note: this action currently supports metadata updates only. file content updates require multipart/related upload and are not yet implemented.
Why this helps
Important emails get lost in volume. Month-end reviews require scrolling through Gmail to find key decisions, commitments, and conversation threads. This cognitive overhead often means you skip reviews entirely, leaving decisions undocumented.
- Create a monthly reference document of key communications automatically
- Build decision audit trail without manual effort
- Reduce the cognitive load of remembering which emails matter
- Never lose track of client commitments or project milestones
- Share month-end summaries with stakeholders instantly
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Google Drive to Notis
- 2Ask Notis: 'On the first day of each month, create a document in my Drive titled [Month] Email Summary with all my important emails organized by sender'
- 3Choose 'Recurring Schedule' and set to monthly (first day of month at 9 AM)
- 4Select your Notis notification channel (email or Slack)
- 5Check the first month's summary and refine criteria if needed (e.g., only emails from clients, or flagged emails)
- 6Let it run—you'll have a permanent audit trail in Drive
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which emails are 'important'?
You tell it. Flag important emails in Gmail, or ask Notis to include emails from specific senders, labels, or matching keywords.
Can I get summaries more often than monthly?
Yes. Ask for weekly, bi-weekly, or quarterly summaries—whatever matches your workflow.
Can I share these summaries with clients or team members?
Absolutely. The document lives in Drive, so you can share, publish, or embed it wherever you need.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Google Drive actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
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