AI-Powered Features

Privacy-first AI assistant with multi-provider support

Quick Reference: COMMANDS.md | Related: Calendar | Email

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Overview

AI assistant features:

• Natural language scheduling: "Schedule 30-min call with John next Tuesday"
• Find optimal meeting times: Analyze timezones and working hours
• Conflict resolution: Auto-suggest rescheduling
• Focus time protection: AI-adaptive deep work blocks
• Meeting analytics: Pattern analysis and insights
• Email analysis: Inbox summary, categorization, and action items

Time saved: 7.6 hours/week average | Errors reduced: 80%

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Privacy-First Design

Local AI (Ollama) - Default

• All data stays on your machine
• No external API calls
• GDPR/HIPAA compliant
• Works offline
• Zero cost (completely free)

Cloud AI - Opt-In

• Requires explicit consent
• Data sent to third-party API
• Advanced reasoning
• Faster processing

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Quick Start

1. Install Local AI (Recommended)

# Install Ollama (free, private, offline)
brew install ollama
ollama serve
ollama pull llama3.2

2. Configure

nylas ai config
# Select: Ollama (default)
# Model: llama3.2

3. Use AI Features

# Natural language scheduling
nylas calendar schedule ai "coffee with Alice next Monday 2pm"

# AI analytics
nylas calendar analyze

# Find best meeting time
nylas calendar find-time --participants alice@example.com,bob@example.com --duration 1h

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Providers

Provider	Privacy	Cost	Best For
Ollama	Local	Free	Privacy, offline, zero cost
Claude	Cloud	$$	Advanced reasoning
OpenAI	Cloud	$$	Fast processing
Groq	Cloud	$	Low latency

Default: Ollama (local, private, free)

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Calendar AI Features

Natural Language Scheduling

nylas calendar schedule ai "team standup every Monday at 10am"
nylas calendar schedule ai "lunch with Bob next week"
nylas calendar schedule ai "30-min 1:1 with Sarah on Thursday"

AI Analytics

nylas calendar analyze               # Meeting patterns
nylas calendar analyze focus-time    # Deep work analysis
nylas calendar analyze productivity  # Productivity insights

Conflict Detection & Resolution

nylas calendar ai conflicts --days 7              # Detect conflicts
nylas calendar ai reschedule <event-id> --reason "Conflict"  # AI reschedule

Smart Meeting Finder

nylas calendar find-time --participants alice@example.com,bob@example.com --duration 1h

Features:

• Auto-detects scheduling conflicts
• Suggests optimal rescheduling times
• Respects working hours and breaks
• Timezone-aware recommendations

Focus Time Protection

• Learns your meeting patterns
• Blocks focus time automatically
• Adapts to your calendar changes
• Protects against meeting overload

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Email AI Features

Inbox Analysis

nylas email ai analyze                    # Analyze last 10 emails
nylas email ai analyze --limit 25         # Analyze more emails
nylas email ai analyze --unread           # Only unread emails
nylas email ai analyze --folder SENT      # Analyze specific folder
nylas email ai analyze --provider claude  # Use specific AI provider

What You Get

• Summary: Brief overview of your inbox
• Categories: Emails grouped by type (Work, Personal, Newsletters, etc.)
• Action Items: Emails needing response with urgency levels (high/medium/low)
• Highlights: Key points extracted from emails

Example Output

Email Analysis (10 emails)

Summary
Your inbox contains mostly work-related emails. 3 emails require
immediate attention, and you have 2 newsletter updates.

Categories
  Work (5)
    - Project Update - from alice@company.com
    - Meeting Request - from bob@company.com
  Newsletters (3)
    - Weekly Digest - from news@tech.com

Action Items
  HIGH: "Urgent: Contract Review" from legal@company.com
     -> Needs response: Contract deadline approaching
  MEDIUM: "Meeting Request" from bob@company.com
     -> Needs response: Awaiting confirmation

Highlights
  - Project deadline moved to January 15
  - Team meeting scheduled for Friday

Provider: ollama | Tokens: 450

Smart Compose

nylas email smart-compose --prompt "Reply to thank them for the meeting"

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Configuration

Basic Config (~/.config/nylas/config.yaml)

ai:
  default_provider: ollama  # Required for AI commands
  ollama:
    host: http://localhost:11434
    model: llama3.2
  privacy:
    allow_cloud_ai: false
    local_storage_only: true

Privacy Controls

ai:
  privacy:
    allow_cloud_ai: false        # Require explicit opt-in
    data_retention: 90           # Days to keep patterns
    local_storage_only: true     # Never send data externally
    anonymize_patterns: true     # Remove PII from learned patterns

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Detailed Documentation

• Configuration Guide
• Provider Setup
• Features Reference
• Privacy & Security
• Architecture
• Troubleshooting
• Best Practices
• FAQ

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Get started: nylas ai config (choose Ollama for privacy and zero cost)