Email and Calendar management via browser automation (Playwright)

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Summary

Enable GAIA to manage email (Gmail, Outlook) and calendar (Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar) through Playwright browser automation. This is the fastest path to Tier 1 use-case enablement — no dedicated API integrations needed.

Strategic Context

From the OpenClaw strategy (§9.5):

Email triage and management — Always-on: Yes, Sensitive Data: Yes, AMD Local Advantage: Very strong (cost + privacy) — Tier 1: Lead with

Why browser automation first:

• Works with ANY web app — Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, etc.
• No API keys or OAuth setup required — user just logs in
• Sandboxed via Playwright — safe, cross-platform
• Enables demos immediately — "tell my agent to check my email" works day one
• Build dedicated API integrations later where performance matters

Use Cases Enabled

Email (via Gmail/Outlook web)

• Read and summarize unread emails
• Draft and send replies
• Search for specific emails
• Archive/label/organize messages
• "Check my email and summarize anything urgent"

Calendar (via Google Calendar/Outlook web)

• View upcoming events and daily agenda
• Create new events from natural language
• Check availability for meeting scheduling
• "What's on my calendar today?" / "Schedule a meeting with John at 3pm Friday"

General Web App Workflows

• Fill out forms on any website
• Extract data from dashboards
• Monitor web pages for changes
• "Go to my banking dashboard and show me this month's spending"

Architecture

Built on #458 (BrowserToolsMixin). This issue adds:

1. Pre-built workflow templates for common email/calendar actions
2. Auth persistence — Playwright browser context saves login sessions across agent restarts
3. Structured extraction — Parse email lists, calendar events into structured data the agent can reason about

Dependencies

• Implement BrowserToolsMixin with Playwright for web browsing agent #458 — BrowserToolsMixin with Playwright (foundation)

Acceptance Criteria

• Agent can log into Gmail and summarize unread emails
• Agent can draft and send an email reply
• Agent can check Google Calendar and list today's events
• Agent can create a calendar event from natural language
• Browser login sessions persist across agent restarts
• Works in headless mode (no visible browser window)
• Demo: "Check my email and tell me what's urgent, then look at my calendar for tomorrow"