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Support emails summarized by ChatGPT and threaded into Slack

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Gmail forwards support emails to a Make mail hook. ChatGPT writes a short summary, and Slack gets a threaded message so nothing gets missed.

Source: Aaron Delz (ClickLaunch), YouTube, 2024-12-05

1What it does

Gmail forwards support emails to a Make mail hook. ChatGPT writes a short summary, and Slack gets a threaded message so nothing gets missed.

2Who it is for

Industry
Agency
Platform
Make
Category
Support triage
Tools used
MakeGmailOpenAISlack

3How it works

Every step, in order, is in Workflow at a glance, pinned on the right as you scroll.

Workflow at a glanceMake scenario
  1. 01 Trigger

    Email forwarded to a Make custom mail hook.

  2. 02 Action

    Set up a Make custom mail hook and a Gmail forwarding filter.

  3. 03 AI / action

    ChatGPT module summarizes the email.

  4. 04 Action

    Post to a Slack channel; replies on the same email go into the same thread.

  5. 05 Action

    Choose bot vs user posting.

Trigger
Email forwarded to a Make custom mail hook.
AI step
Summarize this support email in two sentences and list what the customer is asking for.

4How it went

Unknown. The source shows the build but does not report results.

Only what the source reports. The source did not report numbers.

5Worth knowing

  • Gmail forwarding needs a confirmation step before it works.
  • Store the Slack thread timestamp so follow-ups land in the same thread.

6Recipe

Written by Builds That Work The source did not publish this. We wrote it as a starting point.

Prompt: "Summarize this support email in 2 sentences. Then list the customer's requests as bullets. Flag URGENT if they mention a deadline, outage or refund.\n\n{{email.text}}"

7Source

Open the original YouTube by Aaron Delz (ClickLaunch) →

Source opened and read on 2026-10-11.

Support emails summarized by ChatGPT and threaded into Slack: workflow

  1. 01 Trigger

    Email forwarded to a Make custom mail hook.

  2. 02 Action

    Set up a Make custom mail hook and a Gmail forwarding filter.

  3. 03 AI / action

    ChatGPT module summarizes the email.

  4. 04 Action

    Post to a Slack channel; replies on the same email go into the same thread.

  5. 05 Action

    Choose bot vs user posting.