# Give each AI agent its own email

> Researched. Small business · Intermediate · Inbox. Updated 2026-10-31.

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## What it does
Give each AI helper its own sending address, such as ops@ or billing@, so its drafts are easy to tell apart and nothing goes out without you.

## Who it's for
Small teams running more than one AI helper on Gmail or Google Workspace. You need to own the domain or the Gmail addresses. An alias is not a separate inbox, so it does not isolate access to your mail.

## Tools
- Google Workspace admin access, or a Gmail account that can add Send mail as addresses
- One alias name per helper, such as ops@ or billing@
- Claude or ChatGPT with a Gmail connection, if the helper should draft from Gmail

## Steps
1. List your helpers and the one job each does. Give each a plain name, such as billing@ or scheduling@.
2. In Google Workspace, an admin adds each name as an alternate email address for the user. Google says up to 30 per user, and one user can use an alias.
3. In Gmail, open Settings, then See all settings, then Accounts, and under Send mail as choose Add another email address. Enter the name and address and send the verification.
4. Open the confirmation message Google sends to the address and click the link. Check Spam for a message from send-as-noreply@google.com if it does not arrive.
5. Tell each helper to draft only. In a new message, choose the helper's address in the From line and check it before sending.
6. If you use Claude's Gmail connector, Claude's help center says it asks for approval before it sends, replies or forwards by default. Keep that on.
7. If several people need to use one address, Google recommends Gmail delegation instead of an alias.

## Copy-paste prompt
Adapt bracketed fields to your situation.
```text
You are the [HELPER NAME] helper for [BUSINESS NAME]. Your address is [ALIAS ADDRESS].

Your only job: [ONE JOB, for example: draft replies to billing questions].

Rules:
- Draft only. Never send, forward or delete email.
- Write every draft so it can be sent from [ALIAS ADDRESS].
- If a message is not about your job, say so and stop. Do not answer it.
- Put each draft in front of me with the original message summarized in one line.
- Do not promise prices, dates or refunds. Mark those spots with [CONFIRM].
```

## Guardrails
- What it touches: Chat input you provide (Google Workspace admin access, or a Gmail account that can add Send mail as addresses; One alias name per helper, such as ops@ or billing@).
- Needs your OK: Send, pay, publish, and account changes stay with you. Treat agent output as drafts first.
- Safety level: Drafts for you
- Gmail help says Send as for third-party addresses such as @yahoo.com or @outlook.com ends in January 2027. Workspace aliases and Gmail addresses you own are not affected.
- An alias does not give a helper a separate inbox. Anyone with access to your mail can still read everything.
- A separate mailbox with its own login: Not stated in sources.

## Tips
- Google says mail sent to an alias routes to the user's primary inbox, so you read it there.
- Gmail help says you can send from up to 99 different addresses.
- Name each alias for the job, not the tool.

## Estimates (labeled, not measured)
- Time saved: About 15 minutes a week of sorting who wrote what.
- Money saved: Not stated in sources.
- Tool cost: Google Workspace aliases cost nothing extra per Google's help page, up to 30 per user. Workspace plan prices: Not stated in sources.

## Sources
Summaries use the public sources below, not independent verification.
- Google: https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/users/add-or-delete-an-alternate-email-address-email-alias (Add or delete an email alias: up to 30 aliases per user at no extra cost, alias forwards to primary inbox, one user per alias, delegation for shared addresses (read 2026-10-31 through a page fetch tool, not a direct browser open))
- Google: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370 (Send emails from a different address or alias: Send mail as steps, verification email, up to 99 addresses, January 2027 change for third-party addresses (read 2026-10-31 through a page fetch tool, not a direct browser open))
- Anthropic: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/10166901-use-google-workspace-connectors (Use Google Workspace connectors: Gmail drafting, approval before send, reply or forward by default (read 2026-10-31 through a page fetch tool, not a direct browser open))

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