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Inbox Referee

Reads a Gmail thread, scores its tone from 0 to 100, and suggests a reply strategy.

PrototypePlatform: Chrome extensionLast updated July 28, 2026

In one sentence

Reads a Gmail thread, scores its tone from 0 to 100, and suggests a reply strategy.

The problem

Client threads escalate slowly. By the time a message reads as hostile, three earlier ones already drifted and nobody noticed.

Why I built it

I run three businesses out of one inbox. A tone signal before I reply is worth more than a draft written for me.

Who it is for

Anyone handling client or support email where the relationship matters more than the reply speed.

Current status

Prototype

Built and in use by me, but no public install or demo link has been verified.

Screenshots

Screenshots pending — real captures only, never mocked.

Technology

  • TypeScript
  • Chrome MV3
  • Gmail DOM
  • BYOK LLM

Role

Sole developer.

What I learned

Scoring tone is the easy half. Presenting it without making the user feel judged is the hard half, and it is a design problem rather than a model problem.

Public links

There is no public link for this project yet. It is not on a store, there is no hosted demo, and the repository is private — which is exactly why it is labelled a prototype rather than live.

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