# Overview

> A personal assistant that drafts replies and briefs for you to review.

Source: https://docs.runbear.io/inbox-agent/overview

Last updated: 2026-08-26

Inbox Agent is your personal AI assistant for inbound communications. It watches for Slack mentions, incoming emails, and upcoming calendar events, then prepares suggested responses and relevant context — so you spend less time gathering information and more time making decisions.

## How it works

Inbox Agent sits in the background and monitors your connected channels. When something arrives that might need your attention — a mention in Slack, an email, an upcoming meeting — it assembles everything you need to respond well: a draft reply, relevant documents, related tickets, or a meeting brief.

**Inbox Agent suggests and drafts. It never sends or acts automatically.** Every response it prepares is shown to you first. You review it, edit if needed, and decide whether to use it.

![Inbox Agent suggested response](/img/inbox-agent/inbox-agent-suggestion.png)

## Supported channels

Inbox Agent currently supports the following communication channels:

| Channel                                                         | What it does                                                          |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Slack](/inbox-agent/channels/slack.md)                         | Drafts suggested responses when you're mentioned in any channel       |
| [Email (Gmail)](/inbox-agent/channels/email.md)                 | Drafts replies to incoming emails and proposes related Linear tickets |
| [Calendar (Google Calendar)](/inbox-agent/channels/calendar.md) | Prepares meeting briefs with relevant context before each event       |

## Connecting tools for better context

The quality of Inbox Agent's suggestions depends on what it knows about your work. By connecting tools like Notion, Linear, or Confluence, you give it access to the internal context it needs to write genuinely useful drafts — not just generic ones.

For example:

- Connect **Notion** and it can reference your internal docs when drafting a reply.
- Connect **Linear** and it can surface related issues or propose creating a new one.

[Learn how to connect tools](/inbox-agent/tools.md)

## Prerequisites

- A Runbear account ([sign up at runbear.io](https://runbear.io))
- A Slack workspace, Gmail account, or Google Calendar — depending on which channels you want to connect

## Next steps

- [Connect Slack](/inbox-agent/channels/slack.md)
- [Connect Gmail](/inbox-agent/channels/email.md)
- [Connect Google Calendar](/inbox-agent/channels/calendar.md)
- [Connect tools for internal context](/inbox-agent/tools.md)