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Email

Putting your inbox on autopilot.

Atona reads, replies, and triages your inbox — auto-sending when confident, holding drafts when not, and keeping anything sensitive away from AI entirely.

In this guide: how Atona decides what to send, how to teach your voice, what counts as sensitive, and how to dial confidence up or down.

What it does

Email is where most of your day disappears. Atona handles the routine: confirming meetings, answering simple questions, sending the "got it" reply, archiving the noise — and asks you about anything it isn't sure of.

Replies go from your dedicated assistant address, never your personal Gmail. Your personal address stays personal — Atona only reads from it, and only the parts you allow.

Try saying

From any channel — chat, text, voice — these all just work.

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Reply to Sarah's email — say yes to Tuesday.

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Draft a polite no to that recruiter.

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Archive anything from newsletters I haven't opened in a month.

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What's waiting on me right now?

How it works

1

Atona reads new mail

Every minute, in your name, with full context — your calendar, your contacts, the conversation history. Sensitive messages are recognized and held back before any AI sees them.

2

It decides what to do

Auto-reply, draft for review, label, or escalate. The decision depends on the confidence threshold you set and the rules you've taught it.

3

It writes the reply in your voice

Tone matched to the relationship, context pulled from your memory, calendar checked for any time it proposes. Replies are signed by your assistant, not by you.

4

You see what happened

Every action shows up in your morning brief. Anything that needs your call appears at the top.

What you control

Auto-reply confidence

Pick how sure Atona has to be before sending. Higher = more drafts. Lower = more autopilot.

Per-contact rules

"Always auto-reply to Sarah." "Always draft to my CEO." "Never touch my therapist."

Sensitive list

Add keywords or domains Atona must never reply to or summarize.

Quiet hours

Hold all auto-replies overnight. Atona sends them in the morning instead.

What Atona will not do

Common questions

What counts as "sensitive"?

Anything from a bank, medical provider, legal counsel, or government agency. Anything containing personal identifiers like account numbers, social security numbers, or health information. These are recognized and held back before any AI sees them.

Will it reply from my Gmail?

No. Replies go from your dedicated assistant address. Your personal Gmail stays personal — Atona only reads it.

How does it learn my voice?

From how you've written in the past, plus standing preferences you've taught it. You can also override the tone for any specific reply.

Can I undo a reply?

Yes. For any reply Atona sent, you can recall, revise, or have it apologize on your behalf.

What about spam?

Spam never reaches Atona. It stays in your spam folder where it belongs.

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