# Smart Filter

Filo's **Smart Filter** is front-loaded with a dedicated AI model that screens every incoming message the instant it hits your Gmail. No training period, no hand-built rules—just a clean feed of what actually matters.

| What it does | Why it's better | Where the rest goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reads the message plus key metadata—sender, subject, body—and decides: "Is this essential?" | You open Filo and see only work-critical or life-critical mail—no mental triage required. | Messages that don't make the cut drop automatically into Updates (receipts, notifications), Promotions (ads, newsletters), or stay visible in All for later. |
| Runs the classification in real time—filtering and delivery happen at the same moment. | Important never fills with promos you'll delete later; context-switching stays near zero. | Because these tabs exist, nothing is lost—just neatly muted until you need it. |

### How it beats other "priority" views

Most email clients rely on static heuristics (bulk-send flags, marketing domains). Filo taps an AI model that inspects the full content of each message, so the difference between a client brief and a travel voucher is obvious from day one—no rule-writing, no probation period.

One lean **Important** tab worthy of its name, plus quiet side buckets—ready when you want them, invisible when you don't.

## New: Smart Filter (your custom rules)

On top of Filo's automatic AI triage, you can now create Smart Filter rules to tell Filo _exactly_ how to handle certain messages—think of it like Shortcuts on iPhone for your inbox.

### Where to find it

**Settings → Smart Filter**

### How it works

**Each rule has two parts:**

1. **Condition**  
   Enter a condition such as a sender, domain, keyword, subject phrase, or a time condition.  
2. **Actions**  
   Choose one or more actions to run the moment a message matches the condition.

### Available actions

- •Label As → pick any label (e.g., Important, Updates, Promotions, or your custom labels)  
- •Star it  
- •Skip the inbox (Archive it)  
- •Delete it  
- •Move to Spam  
- •Never send it to Spam  
- •Mark as Important  
- •Never mark as Important  
- •Mark as Read  
- •Mark as Unread  
- •Never create todo

You can create as many rules as you like. If no rule matches, Filo's default AI triage still applies—so you always get a clean Important feed by default.

### Quick recipes (examples)

- •**Auto-file receipts:** _If_ subject contains "receipt" or "invoice" → Label As: Updates + Mark as Read.  
- •**Tidy newsletters:** _If_ sender domain contains "newsletter.example.com" or message contains "unsubscribe" → Label As: Promotions + Skip the inbox.  
- •**Never miss VIPs:** _If_ sender is your CEO or a key client domain → Star it + Label As: Important.  
- •**Quiet the noise:** _If_ subject contains "tracking" or "order shipped" → Label As: Updates + Skip the inbox.

### Good to know

- •**AI first, then your rules:** Filo still decides what's Important by default. Your rules add precise control for the edge cases you care about.  
- •**Nothing is lost:** Even when archived or auto-labeled, every message remains searchable and visible in All and in its label.  
- •**Fast by design:** Rules and AI classification run at delivery—no delay, no manual maintenance.

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