Show HN: Non-intrusive AI agent to automate email driven workflows

Hi HN! My co-founder and I spent the last 4 weeks building something we desperately needed ourselves.

The Problem: We spend hours processing emails - scheduling meetings, going through long newsletters, downloading attachments to review, verifying documents like invoices, and of course taking actions on external systems (Salesforce, Asana, Jira etc) based on emails received. A lot of this can be automated with the help of AI agents, saving several hours every week.

Our Solution: Forward any email to a specialized AI agent that completes the task and email you back the results. No integrations, no inbox access, no setup needed to begin with.

How it works:

- Forward a meeting request to [email protected] → get proposed times + Add to calendar links Forward an invoice to [email protected] with "how much do I owe?" → get exact amounts and payment details extracted

- Forward a newsletter to [email protected] → get a 3-bullet summary in 30 seconds, set it up with forwarding rules and you'll have auto-summaries!

- Similarly we have aliases for translation, simplification, fact checking, background research, and more. Check a bigger list of use-cases in our docs: https://docs.mxtoai.com/why-use-mxtoai

We handle all attachment types (PDFs, spreadsheets, images) and you can add custom instructions in your forwarded email. So far we've processed 500+ emails in private beta.

Why this approach?

- Privacy-first: We only see emails you explicitly forward (vs. scanning your entire inbox)

- Universal: Works with any email client on any device – Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, anything

- Zero friction: No OAuth flows, browser extensions, or app switching

What's next?

- We'll be supporting dedicated aliases for users, so that you can map your own instructions to these aliases.

- We're working on adding integrations for day-to-day external apps (Github, Asana, Linear, and so on), so that those can be automated too.

- We're building a browser extension for smoother forwarding experience along with custom workflow automation.

- We'll open-source the core engine while offering hosted + self-hosted options.

Asking HN for:

- What do you think of the overall solution & approach?

- What email workflows would you automate if you could?

- Any specific feature that you're looking forward to seeing?

- Any other feedback?

Try it free at https://mxtoai.com (just whitelist your email, no signup needed, forward only what you want to)

44 points satwik 1 year ago 13 comments

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