Shortwave AI Assistant
The AI assistant inside the Shortwave email app: it sorts your inbox, drafts replies in your voice and creates calendar invites.
By Shortwave · launched unknown · last checked 2026-11-03
Why 3: it carries out several steps in the inbox and calendar, such as sorting, drafting replies and creating invites, with Shortwave saying you stay in control at each step; not 4, because its own docs describe recommended actions you review rather than a run-and-report agent.
What it does. Shortwave's assistant searches your mail in plain English, recommends bulk actions such as archiving, labelling or deleting, drafts and replies in a style learned from your sent mail, and checks availability and sends Google Calendar invites. It can create AI filters that label, star or archive mail, and connects to tools such as Slack, Notion and Asana, plus custom MCP servers. Always-on background work is handled by a separate product, Tasklet.
Where it falls short. Shortwave's docs don't say whether the assistant asks for confirmation before sending or deleting. Other calendars must be shared with your signed-in address, integrations are switched on one by one, and usage is quota-limited by plan. Pricing pages show the underlying models are Anthropic's.
What it can do
Incidents
- None logged.
Closest fiction
Her — An assistant that reads your mail and runs your diary.
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History
- 2026-11-03 Added to the index.
Sources
- Shortwave: automate your email with AI Shortwave
- Shortwave pricing Shortwave
- AI Assistant guide Shortwave docs
- Shortwave's AI-powered assistant lets you ask questions about your email history TechCrunch, 2023-09-20
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