rsnodgrass/zero-inspire

Daily inspiration quote emailed to you by Inbox Zero

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Daily Inspiration Plugin

An AI-powered Inbox Zero plugin that generates unique, personalized motivational quotes to brighten your day.

What

Every day at your configured time, you'll receive a beautifully formatted email with an AI-generated inspirational quote tailored to your day. Each quote is unique and created just for you - no pre-canned messages!

The AI considers:

  • The day of the week (Monday motivation vs Friday celebration)
  • Your custom prompt preferences (if configured)
  • Creates original quotes with fictional wise authors
  • Assigns a theme with color-coded styling

Why

The goal of this plugin is to demonstrate several Inbox Zero plugin capabilities:

  • Scheduled triggers - Running code at specific times
  • Email triggers - Responding to +tag emails
  • User settings - Configurable options with schema validation
  • LLM integration - Using AI to generate content
  • HTML email formatting - Beautiful responsive email templates

See the Plugin Development Guide for more information.

Installation

  1. Go to Settings > Plugins in Inbox Zero
  2. Search for "Daily Inspiration"
  3. Click Install
  4. Enable the plugin for your account
  5. Click on the plugin settings to customize

Features

On-Demand Personalized Inspiration

Need a pick-me-up during the day? Have anyone send an email to:

The plugin will:

  1. Read the subject/content of their email for context
  2. Generate a personalized quote based on what they wrote
  3. Reply with a beautiful, themed quote email

Example: If someone emails [email protected] with subject "Feeling stuck on a project", the AI will generate a quote specifically about perseverance and creative problem-solving!

Configuration

Setting Description Default
Enable Morning Inspiration Send daily motivational quotes Enabled
Delivery Time When to send the morning quote (24h format) 08:00
Timezone Your local timezone America/Los_Angeles
Custom Prompt Personalize how quotes are generated (default AI prompt)
Enable +inspire Email Respond to +inspire emails Enabled

Custom Prompt Examples

Leave empty for the default experience, or customize with prompts like:

  • "Focus on quotes about technology and innovation"
  • "Generate quotes with a mindfulness and zen philosophy tone"
  • "Create humorous yet inspirational quotes"
  • "Focus on entrepreneurship and business wisdom"

Example Emails

Morning Email

Subject: Your Morning Inspiration

Good morning! Here's your Monday inspiration:

"The seeds of greatness are planted in the soil of small,
consistent actions. Water them with patience, and watch
your garden of achievements bloom."

[PERSEVERANCE]

Have a wonderful and productive day!

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Generated by Daily Inspiration with Inbox Zero

Permissions

This plugin requires:

Permission Why
Send Email To send you the morning quote and reply to inspire requests
Email Trigger To detect emails sent to your +inspire address
Schedule To run the morning quote delivery at your configured time
LLM Access To generate unique, personalized quotes (uses "economy" tier)

Privacy

This plugin:

  • Does not store email content permanently
  • Only reads sender info and subject for personalization context
  • Uses LLM in "economy" mode for cost-efficient generation
  • Does not share data with third parties

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for release history.

Contributors

rsnodgrass

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