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7/19/2026

Build a support triage agent that owns its own inbox
Short summary
Tutorial on building an AI support triage agent that owns its own first-class email inbox via Nylas Agent Accounts, eliminating shared mailboxes or helpdesk middleware. Covers provisioning a send-and-receive mailbox, webhook triggers for inbound mail, and classifying or routing messages with an LLM. Includes curl and Nylas CLI commands for every step.
- •Create a dedicated Agent Account mailbox via Nylas API with a single POST call
- •Agent receives, classifies, routes, and replies to inbound email autonomously
- •No OAuth dance; integrates with existing observability and webhook plumbing
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