How the Gmail connection works
You link one Gmail account, and echo reads your sent mail to learn how you write. From then on, when a message needs a response, it generates a reply that draws on the thread and your voice profile — so the output is grounded in the actual conversation, not a one-size-fits-all template.
When you're happy with a draft, it sends through your own Gmail, from your address, in your threads. echo is an assistant on top of the inbox you already use, not a separate place you have to migrate to.
What 'generate' means here
Generating a reply with echo means producing a draft, not firing off a message. For each email it writes one or two options you can pick from, and the editor is the point of the whole flow — you read, adjust, and decide.
That distinction is deliberate. A reply generator that sends on its own is a liability on real email; one that drafts and waits gives you the speed without the risk. With echo, 'generate' always ends at a draft you control.
Your account, your control
Everything happens against your own Gmail, and nothing sends without your tap. There's no separate outbox quietly mailing on your behalf — the send button is yours, on every reply.
The one-tap good-draft / needs-work signal then feeds back into the generator, so the replies it produces drift closer to how you'd write them the more you use it. It's a generator that learns, scoped to a single account you already trust.
how it works
- 01
Connect Gmail
Link one account; echo learns your voice from your sent mail.
- 02
Open an email that needs a reply
echo reads the thread and generates one or two replies in your voice.
- 03
Review and edit
Pick the closer draft and adjust anything in the editor.
- 04
Send from Gmail
Send the reply from your own account — nothing goes out until you do.
frequently asked
Does echo work with Gmail?
Yes — echo is Gmail-first. You connect one Gmail account, it learns from your sent mail, and replies send through your own Gmail.
Does it generate the reply automatically when an email arrives?
echo drafts replies for emails that need them, but it never sends on its own. Generating means producing a draft you review, edit, and approve.
Can I connect more than one account?
echo is built around connecting a Gmail account and learning your voice from it. Start with one; the flow is designed around that single connected inbox.
Will replies come from my real address?
Yes. Approved replies send through your own Gmail, from your address, in the original thread — echo doesn't send from anywhere else.
Last updated June 9, 2026