--- title: Inbox zero with Meta Muse + Gmail β€” GetMuseHelp description: Sort unread into urgent, can-wait and newsletters with Meta Muse and Gmail: connect your inbox, copy the prompt that drafts replies, then follow the steps. image: https://getmusehelp.com/og.png source: https://getmusehelp.com/do/inbox-zero/ --- # Tame inbox: summaries + drafts Beginner Β· 10 min Β· Needs: Gmail or Outlook 🌱 New here? Meta Muse splits your unread into three piles β€” urgent, can wait, newsletters β€” and drafts the replies for the urgent ones. You read them, tweak what you want, and send nothing until you say so. ⚑ Power controls Scope to specific labels or folders, keep send-permission off, and run one side chat per project or client. ## Steps - Connect Gmail or Outlook: [Gmail setup β†’](/connectors/gmail/) Β· [Outlook setup β†’](/connectors/outlook/). - Paste the prompt β†’ Muse sorts your last 20 unread into urgent / can wait / newsletters. - Review the drafts Muse wrote and send nothing until you approve it. ## Ask Muse β€” copy this ``` Summarize my last 20 unread emails into: urgent / can wait / newsletters. Draft replies for the urgent 3 but don't send. ``` Copy for Muse Next step ## That is the whole setup. Two ways to keep going: set it up yourself, or have someone walk it through with you. [Start the 10-minute path β†’](/start/)Use code YW21RI[Book a 30-min setup](/book-setup/) Paste YW21RI at signup or in Muse Settings. No card needed to start, and nothing is bought or sent without your approval. Related: [All tasks and walkthroughs](/do/) ## Inbox zero with Meta Muse: questions Will Meta Muse send emails from my inbox?Only if you turn that on. Keep send permission off, read the drafts it writes, and send only what you approve yourself. How long does inbox setup take?About 10 minutes: connect Gmail or Outlook, paste the prompt, then work through the three piles Muse makes. 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