Atlas Gmail copy messaging produces clean, email-ready text from an assistant response, stripping terminal noise and markdown that does not belong in email so technical summaries, status updates, and code explanations paste clearly into a Gmail compose window. You trigger it with the /copy-as-gmail command or the Copy for Gmail action on an assistant message in 2026.
Email-ready by default
Pasting raw AI output into an email leaves markdown artifacts that make an update look unpolished. The Gmail target shares a plain-text core that removes those artifacts before the text reaches your clipboard.
Headings, emphasis markers, and terminal-only formatting are stripped where they would hurt readability, while the substance of the message stays intact. What lands in the compose window reads like an email you wrote, not a transcript you dumped.
Designed for async updates
Use it to turn implementation plans, bug explanations, and release notes from a terminal session into readable stakeholder email.
Code remains readable as text so technical detail survives, while the formatting is calm enough for a non-terminal audience. It closes the gap between where the work happens and where it gets reported.
Same interaction model as Slack copy
The Gmail action is available through /copy-as-gmail and the assistant message menu, matching the Slack copy flow exactly.
Both targets read from the same copy-format action list, so the interaction is identical and only the output format differs. The current Gmail target produces clean text for clipboard paste; rich Gmail draft API support is a later phase.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Copy for Gmail do?
- It formats an assistant response as clean plain text for email, keeping the content readable when pasted into a Gmail compose window.
- Does Gmail copy preserve code?
- Yes. Code stays readable as text, while markdown syntax and terminal-only formatting are removed where they would hurt email readability.
- Is rich Gmail formatting supported?
- The current Gmail target produces clean text for clipboard paste. Rich Gmail draft API support is a later phase.
- How is it different from Slack copy messaging?
- It shares the same interaction model and action list, but outputs clean email text instead of Slack mrkdwn.
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