Use Zapier Agents to draft journalist-query replies
Maddy Osman built a Zapier Agent to prepare responses to journalist requests using her existing published content.
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Read [Gmail label] for journalist requests. Score against [topic criteria], retrieve cited passages from [content library], and log deadlines and reasons in [Sheet]. Send a draft to [Slack channel] for my review, not to the journalist.
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- Maddy Osman
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- Reported result
- Osman reports relevant journalist requests being parsed, scored and drafted into Slack within minutes, with every outgoing response edited and sent by her.
- Human involvement
- Osman edits and sends each journalist response herself.
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How the agent did it
- Parse labeled journalist requests.
- Retrieve cited passages through Pinecone.
- Log and deliver a Slack draft.
Maddy Osman built a Zapier Agent to prepare responses to journalist requests using her existing published content. A Gmail label selects potential opportunities before the agent runs. It parses the request, extracts qualifications and deadlines and scores relevance against Osman's topic guidelines.
Requests that pass the score threshold go to a Replit bridge connected to Pinecone. The bridge retrieves relevant passages from her content library and returns citations. The agent records the query, contact information, deadline, score, reasoning and draft in Google Sheets, then sends the result to Slack.
The stopping point is explicit: nothing is sent to the journalist automatically. Osman reads the response, adjusts tone and checks that it answers the request before copying it into Gmail and sending. She reports that this retrieval step lets her handle several relevant opportunities each day. The account also says a draft can require a full change of angle. Its strongest reusable detail is the combination of topic filtering, cited retrieval and a visible human send decision.
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Source: autonomous.activecampaign.com · Maddy Osman
Frequently asked questions
What selected incoming requests?
A dedicated Gmail label selected opportunities.
Where was supporting content retrieved?
Pinecone through a Replit bridge.
Were replies automatically sent?
No; the agent stopped at Slack.
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About this account
The agent scores relevance and prepares grounded replies.
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Credit: Maddy Osman
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Tools and topics
Zapier Agents · Gmail · Pinecone · Replit bridge · Google Sheets · Slack
Journalist queries · Pinecone RAG · Slack drafts
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