An email-only executive assistant
You forward.
Tully handles it.
An executive assistant who handles only what you forward — never your full inbox. She drafts, briefs, watches, and remembers. You stay in control of every word that goes out.
No inbox connection. No scanning. Just the emails you choose to send.
How it works
Forward. Handled. Returned.
Four steps, the same as a letter — written, posted, opened, replied to. Tully keeps that rhythm, in software.
- I
Forward
Send Tully the email or thread that needs handling.
- II
Tully reads carefully
She studies the request, researches if needed, and drafts the next step.
- III
You review
A draft, brief, or follow-up returns to your inbox — ready for approval.
- IV
Your inbox stays private
Tully sees only what you forward. Your folders and contacts remain yours.
Private by design
The constraint is the moat.
Forwarding is consent. Nothing crosses the boundary by accident. Tully sees only what you hand her — never an inbox, never a folder, never a contact list.
No inbox connection
Tully never connects to your email account. She receives only what you choose to forward.
Only what you forward
We never see your inbox, folders, contacts, or calendar — only the messages you send to Tully.
Never sends without approval
Tully prepares drafts for you. Nothing leaves until you approve it.
Private by design
Your correspondence is handled with discretion, clarity, and care — not surveillance.
Forwarding is consent
What Tully handles
Draft. Brief. Watch. Remember.
Every task starts with something you forward. Tully drafts what to say, briefs what was sent, watches what's still open, and remembers what you'd otherwise drop.
Draft.
Replies, declines, intros, negotiations — written in your voice.
From Acme Procurement
Re: Q3 contract addendum
Just looping back on the redlines. Could you confirm the indemnity language is acceptable so we can move to signature?
Draft reply ready
Thanks for circling back. The indemnity language works with one small adjustment in §7.2 — I've outlined the change below…
Brief.
Read long things; return the version you wish came with it.
From Counsel — Hayes & Roe
Master services agreement (v4) — for review
Attached is the latest draft of the MSA. Highlights of changes from v3 are noted in the body of the email…
Plain-English brief
Three substantive shifts since v3: liability cap raised to 2× fees; data deletion window cut to 30 days; new audit clause in §11.
Watch.
Forward once. Tully tracks the thread and resurfaces it for you.
From Vendor — Northwind
Re: Renewal terms
We'll review and revert. Talk soon. — Watch this thread; chase if silent for five days.
Auto-chase scheduled
Standing watch. If no reply by Tue 11 March, I'll draft a polite follow-up referencing our 6 March note.
Remember.
Standing instructions and digests, on your cadence.
From You
Standing instruction
Every Friday at 4pm, send me a list of every thread I forwarded that I haven't followed up on.
Friday digest
Five threads still open: Acme contract (oldest, 8d), Northwind renewal, Hartmann advisory, Q4 board, Reyes settlement.
What Tully does not do
No inbox triage. No auto-routing. No mailbox search.
The day Tully has full inbox access is the day she becomes a different product. The constraint is what makes her trustworthy.
A note on the name
Grace Tully
Personal Secretary
Named for Grace Tully— Franklin Roosevelt's personal secretary, and a model of trusted correspondence.
From 1941 to 1945 she sat at the door between the President and the world. Letters were drafted, replies prepared, decisions quietly remembered. The work was discreet, exact, and unfailingly private. Tully carries that posture into modern software — senior, capable, calm, and on-task.
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Have something that needs handling?
No inbox connection. No setup. Just send Tully what needs attention — and review what comes back.
We use your email only to send your Tully address and first instructions. Tully never connects to your full inbox.