> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Email and calendar agent

> Step-by-step build of an agent that reads email, drafts replies, sends morning summaries and manages meetings via Telegram.

In this guide we'll build from scratch an agent that:

* Reads Gmail and sends a morning summary
* Drafts replies to important emails
* Sees meetings in Google Calendar and reminds you
* Takes commands via Telegram

Setup time: **10–15 minutes**.

## Step 1. Create the agent and describe the task

1. Sign in to ASCN, open the agent list
2. Click **+ Create new**
3. In chat type the task:

```text theme={null}
You are my personal assistant for email and meetings.
Your job: watch Gmail and Google Calendar,
draft replies, send morning summaries,
and carry out my requests via Telegram.
```

After the first message the agent will offer to connect the needed integrations right in chat.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/ascn-b377dab5/gJOzWPSTEzSbhz3B/images/en/18-guide-chat.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=gJOzWPSTEzSbhz3B&q=85&s=290137ffe44f3c292fb7f2e493ce95e8" alt="Chat with task description — agent suggests Gmail, Calendar, Telegram" width="1492" height="1591" data-path="images/en/18-guide-chat.png" />

## Step 2. Connect integrations

Click the connect buttons in chat: Gmail, Google Calendar, Telegram.

## Step 3. Set the agent's identity in chat

Paste behaviour rules:

```text theme={null}
# Role
You are a personal assistant for email and meetings.

## Style
- Short answers — just the essence
- Don't retell the whole email, highlight key points and action
- When unsure — ask, don't guess

## Email priorities
1. Emails with deadlines or direct questions to me
2. Emails from specific people (ask me for the VIP list)
3. Everything else — into a summary, no alerts

## Forbidden
- Sending emails without my explicit confirmation
- Deleting emails or events without confirmation
- Making meeting decisions on my behalf
```

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/ascn-b377dab5/gJOzWPSTEzSbhz3B/images/en/19-guide-identity.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=gJOzWPSTEzSbhz3B&q=85&s=d2a705a510530ad05b59e6e3accdc34b" alt="Pasting rules in chat" width="1608" height="1598" data-path="images/en/19-guide-identity.png" />

## Step 4. Tell the agent about you

```text theme={null}
# About the user
Name: [your name]
Timezone: UTC+0

## Preferences
- Morning summary at 8:30
- Important emails — alert immediately, rest — in summary
- Confirm meetings manually, not auto
```

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/ascn-b377dab5/gJOzWPSTEzSbhz3B/images/en/19-2-guide-user.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=gJOzWPSTEzSbhz3B&q=85&s=028f6608368210c239a9e1cecb990214" alt="Agent confirms saved settings" width="1543" height="1213" data-path="images/en/19-2-guide-user.png" />

## Step 5. Connect Telegram

If you didn't in step 2, go to **Channels → Telegram** and follow the instructions: [How to connect Telegram](/en/channels/telegram).

## Step 6. Set up the morning task

```text theme={null}
Every day at 8:30 do the following:
1. Check unread Gmail for the last 12 hours
2. Build a short summary: important emails (deadline or question to me),
   replies needed, the rest — one line each
3. Check Google Calendar for today — list meetings with times
4. Send me the summary in Telegram
```

The agent creates a scheduled task and starts running it every morning.

## Result

| Feature           | How it works                                      |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Morning summary   | Every day at 8:30 in Telegram: email + meetings   |
| Draft replies     | On request in chat, with confirmation             |
| Meeting reminders | Inside morning summary                            |
| Meeting creation  | On command in Telegram or chat, with confirmation |

<Tip>
  Next step: add a trigger for emails from important people — then the agent will notify you instantly.
</Tip>