Web Development

CortexMail

CortexMail is an open-source AI email assistant that reads inboxes and generates context-aware replies automatically.

CortexMail AI email assistant interface

The Challenge

Managing email is secretly a productivity black hole. Important messages get buried, replies get delayed, and writing the same polite response for the tenth time feels like a personal attack. CortexMail was built to fix that mess by turning inbox chaos into something smart, fast, and slightly badass.

The hardest part wasn’t just reading emails — it was understanding context, intent, and tone without sounding robotic or wrong. Teaching software to respond like a human is harder than it looks. Brains are weird.

“Automation isn’t about replacing humans — it’s about deleting the boring parts.”

The Solution

CortexMail acts like a background brain for your inbox. It monitors incoming emails, analyzes content using AI, and generates context-aware replies while keeping the user in control. The system is modular by design, separating email monitoring, AI processing, and UI logic so each part can evolve without breaking the whole damn thing.

The focus was clarity, reliability, and smooth user experience — no unnecessary clicks, no clutter, just smart defaults and transparent behavior. Think less “magic black box” and more “explainable intelligence.”

Email Monitoring Engine

Continuously checks inbox activity and extracts only what matters, without slowing down the system or spamming requests.

AI Reply Logic

Uses structured prompts and safeguards to generate helpful, polite, and relevant responses — not unhinged auto-replies.

Tech Stack

  • Python 57.1%
  • CSS 17.4%
  • JavaScript 12.8%
  • HTML 12.7%

Source Code