Feed selected Gmail messages into ReminderStream
Gmail can automatically forward matching incoming emails. After setup in Gmail on the web, forwarding happens in Gmail and does not depend on leaving your computer on.
Coming soon: automatic Gmail forwarding
ReminderStream does not yet support Gmail forwarding verification or securely linking automatically forwarded mail to your account. Do not add our shared intake address as a Gmail forwarding destination yet.
An automatic forward can keep the original sender. Our current intake accepts messages sent from your verified address, so automatic forwarding needs a separate account connection. We will update this page when that setup is available.
Use manual forwarding when email intake is active
- Open Settings and verify the exact email address you will send from. Check that Email to reminders shows an active intake address.
- In Gmail, open a message and choose Forward. Send it from your verified address to the intake address shown in Settings. Include the useful text in the message body; attached emails and other attachments are ignored.
- Return to Email to reminders and refresh. Review extracted dates, select the event time zone, and choose Save reminder for each event you want.
Manual forwarding also requires sender authentication to pass. Messages must be under 150 KB. In the current email workflow, receiving a message produces a preview; it does not automatically save a reminder. If intake is awaiting activation, you can create a reminder manually.
Gmail setup, once ReminderStream enables this connection
These are Gmail's steps for a supported, verified destination. ReminderStream's destination-verification step is still being built.
- In Gmail on the web, open Settings → See all settings → Forwarding and POP/IMAP (or Forwarding).
- Choose Add a forwarding address. Use the destination provided by the future ReminderStream forwarding setup, then confirm.
- Gmail sends a verification message to that destination. Complete destination verification before continuing. This is separate from verifying your own email in ReminderStream.
- Leave forwarding for all incoming mail disabled. In Gmail's search options, enter a specific sender or subject and preview the matches.
- Choose Create filter → Forward it, select the verified destination, and create the filter. Keep your Gmail copy.
Choose what gets shared
Start with one sender and a narrow subject, such as school announcements about upcoming events. Review matching messages before enabling a rule. A broad rule may share unrelated personal messages with ReminderStream.
We analyze message text into summaries and event candidates; we do not maintain an application archive of raw emails. AWS temporarily buffers messages for delivery and retries. See our Data Policy for processing and retention details.
A Gmail forwarding rule acts as new mail arrives. It is different from the nightly assistant workflow, which checks selected messages on a schedule. Choose one intake method initially so it is easy to check the results.
Test and troubleshoot when available
- Send a new matching message from another mailbox, then check the received preview in ReminderStream. A matching search result alone does not prove forwarding worked.
- Filters forward new arrivals, not older matching mail. A reply must match the rule itself to be forwarded.
- If Forward it is unavailable, check destination verification. If settings are unavailable in a work or school account, ask your administrator about forwarding restrictions.
- Until ReminderStream forwarding setup is released, a missing Gmail confirmation is expected. Repeatedly sending verification requests to the shared intake address will not activate it.
Stop automatic forwarding
In Gmail Settings → Filters and Blocked Addresses, edit or delete every filter that forwards to ReminderStream. Also check the Forwarding tab and disable forwarding for all incoming mail if enabled, then save changes.
Stopping a rule stops future forwarding. It does not cancel reminders you already saved. Manage those on your reminder list, and pause any assistant schedule separately.
Gmail instructions checked October 8, 2026. ReminderStream automatic forwarding is planned and has not been activated.