Mine Gmail for on-record PR quotes with Claude Cowork
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- by David Gewirtz (ZDNET / Yahoo)
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- Method:
- How we verify
Evidence: Article or interviewA newsletter, journalist or interview account of what happened.
Outcome
Connected read-only to Gmail, Claude Cowork found 12 relevant PR pitches in about a minute, then narrowed to eight on-record quotes with publish permission that the journalist verified before use.
Agent
Prompt Original prompt
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Find the pieces that contain full, on-record statements with explicit permission to publish, especially emails that say "free to use in any piece" or "free to use in coverage."
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Goal: Find emails with on-record statements that explicitly allow publication.
Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Gmail account (I'll log in)
- Date range
- Phrases that signal permission ('free to use in any piece')
- Sources or senders to exclude
Rules:
- Search for the permission phrases and close variants.
- For each match, record sender, organisation, date, the quote and the exact permission wording.
- Exclude embargoed or 'background only' notes.
- Don't reply or forward.
- Keep the exact wording; don't paraphrase quotes.
- Note any condition attached (e.g. 'with attribution to X').
- Export as CSV and markdown.
- Only collect quotes where the email explicitly grants permission; quote the permission line.
- Don't reply to, label or delete any email.
- Flag borderline cases separately.
If you get stuck: If permission is unclear, put it in a separate 'check' list. If a login, CAPTCHA or two-step code appears, stop and ask me to handle it; never guess or store passwords.
Verify before you finish: Re-open five results to confirm the quote and permission.
Output: A table of quotes with permission text and email links.
Done when: every quote listed has explicit permission in the same email.Source
https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/claude/articles/tried-claude-cowork-gmail-inbox-150900973.html
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