Google Mail
OpenAI
ClickUp
Workflow Template

Generate Follow-up Items from currently open email in ClickUp

This playbook will create a ClickUp task for each action item retrieved from the currently open email thread in Gmail using OpenAI.
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Trigger
Find email thread from current page
Action
Get element from array
Action
List action items
Action
Merge text
Action
Create ClickUp task
Action

How does this automation work?

Bardeen's Autobook for ClickUp transforms the way you manage email follow-ups. With a simple right-click on an open email, this workflow summarizes the content, identifies action items, and adds them directly to ClickUp. Perfect for personal productivity and product development, this tool allows you to turn conversation into actionable tasks effortlessly, streamlining project management and ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.

Here's how this workflow helps you capture follow-up items from an email:

  • Step 1: Right-click to start - Initiate the workflow with a right-click on any open email page to capture the email thread.
  • Step 2: Identify the email thread - Bardeen interfaces with Gmail to find and extract the currently open email thread for processing.
  • Step 3: Extract the email content - The body of the email is retrieved to identify the specific action items.
  • Step 4: Summarize with OpenAI - Using OpenAI, the email is summarized to list out the follow-up action items required.
  • Step 5: Prepare task description - The action items and email summary are merged into a comprehensive task description.
  • Step 6: Create ClickUp task - A new task is created in ClickUp with the prepared description, ready for action.
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How to run the workflow

Do you struggle to keep track of all the tasks you need to do when you receive an email with a list of tasks? Do you find it difficult and time-consuming to switch to ClickUp and document each task? We understand that it can be challenging to ensure that you don't forget anything important.

This automation will help you by creating a ClickUp task for each action item retrieved from the currently open email thread in Gmail using OpenAI.


Step 1: Pin the playbook and integrate Gmail and ClickUps

First, click the 'Pin it' button at the top of this page to save this automation. You will be redirected to install the browser extension when you run it for the first time. Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Gmail and ClickUp.

Bardeen will also ask you to provide a list in ClickUp where you want to save the action items.

ClickUp list selection


Step 2: Run the playbook

Press Option + B on Mac or Alt + B on a Window machine on your keyboard to launch Bardeen.

Run the playbook for an email thread in Gmail. It will us OpenAI algorithm to summarize the email thread and distill the action items. It'll create ClickUp tasks from the action items it recognizes.

Explore more integration alternatives for Google Mail integrations, OpenAI integrations, or the integration of both OpenAI and Google Mail or adapt the playbook to better suit your individualized workflow preferences.

Also, find supplementary alternatives for ClickUp integrations or the integration of both OpenAI and ClickUp, or the integration of both Google Mail and ClickUp.

Discover more about the awesome product development integrations, sales and prospecting automations, marketing automations and personal productivity automations available.

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Available actions & triggers

Apps:
Generate Follow-up Items from currently open email in ClickUp
Generate Follow-up Items from currently open email in ClickUp
Generate Follow-up Items from currently open email in ClickUp
Types:
Both
Actions
Triggers
Find email thread from current page
Find email thread from current page
Action
List action items
List action items
Action
Extract tasks from description
Extract tasks from description
Action
Find emails
Find emails
Action
Create explanation for a question by OpenAI
Create explanation for a question by OpenAI
Action
Generate essay from prompt
Generate essay from prompt
Action
Forward email
Forward email
Action
Correct grammar in text
Correct grammar in text
Action
Create comment to ClickUp task
Create comment to ClickUp task
Action
Generate example schedule
Generate example schedule
Action
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