Claude Can Now Send Emails in Gmail, Even without Your Approval
The update lets paid users let Claude send, reply to and forward Gmail messages, while approval remains the default setting.
- On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Anthropic expanded Claude's Gmail integration, allowing the AI to draft, reply to, forward, and send emails on users' behalf without requiring approval each time.
- While the Claude connector for Google Workspace has managed Google accounts for over a year, sending emails was a notable missing feature that transforms Claude into an active inbox assistant rather than a summarization tool.
- Users can choose to confirm each action before sending, while Team and Enterprise administrators determine whether members can bypass approval; Claude now also shares, moves, or deletes files directly in Google Drive.
- Automating repetitive email tasks aims to save users considerable time, signaling a shift where AI assistants move beyond suggesting actions to executing them directly within services users already rely on.
- In separate updates, Anthropic brought Claude Cowork to mobile and web interfaces across all paid plans while extending the 50% increased weekly Claude Code limits through August 31.
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