Grok for Outlook
If your inbox is out of control, this free Outlook add-in summarises long email threads so you can catch up fast, drafts contextual replies for you to review and send, and helps keep the inbox organised. It's a practical way to cut down time spent reading and re-reading email chains before you can respond.
What changed
Source summary
xAI launched a Grok add-in for Microsoft Outlook that summarises email threads, drafts contextual replies, and helps organise the inbox.
Why it matters to your work
Practical interpretation
If your inbox is out of control, this free Outlook add-in summarises long email threads so you can catch up fast, drafts contextual replies for you to review and send, and helps keep the inbox organised. It's a practical way to cut down time spent reading and re-reading email chains before you can respond.
When this could help
When triaging a full inbox, catching up on a long thread, or needing a fast first-draft reply.
Summarises long email threads, drafts on-style replies, and sweeps mail to archive finished conversations and flag what needs a reply — without leaving Outlook.
How to get started
Install the add-in from the Microsoft Marketplace listing (linked from x.ai as "Add to Outlook").
Provider guidance ↗Open Grok in your mailbox.
Provider guidance ↗Ask Grok to summarise a thread, including decisions, owners and items still waiting on you.
Provider guidance ↗Have Grok draft a reply from a few rough words, then ask for changes to tone, subject line or recipients.
Provider guidance ↗Ask Grok to sweep recent mail to archive finished conversations, flag junk, and surface messages that need a reply.
Provider guidance ↗
Try this · The SCALA method
Give AI a clearer brief
- Situation
- You're behind on a long email thread or need a fast first-draft reply.
- Consultant
- Treat Grok as an inbox assistant drafting on your behalf — it doesn't send anything without you.
- Action
- Ask Grok to summarise the thread first, then draft a reply in your style from a few rough points.
- Language
- Give Grok the key facts and your intended tone; it matches your writing style from context.
- Ask
- Review and edit the draft before sending — nothing sends automatically.
SCALA suggested prompt · Adapt the context and check the result.
Learn the SCALA method →Build it into your routine
SCALA suggested workflow
Daily inbox triage
Have Grok sweep and summarise new mail each morning, archiving finished threads and flagging what needs a reply.
What to check
Sources & provider guides
Official documentation checked 12 Oct 2026. SCALA prompts and workflows are suggestions, not claims of hands-on testing.
Source & availability
This is a summary of a published provider announcement, with practical context from SCALA’s feed.
Plan, region, workspace and rollout conditions may affect access in Australia. Check the original source for current availability.
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