Pydantic AI
Email Assistant with Pydantic AI
Build an AI email assistant that searches your inbox, drafts replies, and manages email workflows — using Pydantic AI.
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Working Code
from pydantic_ai import Agent, RunContext
agent = Agent( "openai:gpt-4o", system_prompt="You are an email assistant. Search emails to find context, then help draft professional replies. Always create drafts — never send directly.",)
@agent.toolasync def search_emails(ctx: RunContext, query: str, limit: int = 5) -> str: """Search the inbox for emails matching a query.""" results = await email_client.search(query, max_results=limit) return "\n\n".join( f"From: {e.sender}\nSubject: {e.subject}\nDate: {e.date}\nPreview: {e.body[:200]}" for e in results )
@agent.toolasync def draft_email(ctx: RunContext, to: str, subject: str, body: str) -> str: """Create an email draft.""" draft_id = await email_client.create_draft(to=to, subject=subject, body=body) return f"Draft created (ID: {draft_id}). Review before sending."
result = await agent.run("Find the latest email from the marketing team and draft a reply confirming the deadline")print(result.output)Step by Step
1
Install dependencies
Install Pydantic AI and the required tools for this use case.
2
Define your tools
Create the domain-specific tool functions your agent will use to interact with external services.
3
Create the agent and run
Initialize the Pydantic AI agent with your tools, set the system prompt, and execute a query.
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