Actually Works · Episode 09
30 / 38This agent can send emails by itself. It never does.
Once a message is sent, a wrong tone or a wrong fact can't be taken back. One switch in the workflow keeps every send a human decision: create draft, never send.
The exact clicks
- Find the exact step in your email agent's workflow that sends the message — in n8n this is usually a "Send Email" or Gmail/Outlook node; in Zapier or Make, the final email action in the flow.
- Open that step and change its action from "Send" to "Create Draft" — most email nodes have Draft sitting in the same dropdown as Send.
- Run the workflow once and check that account's Drafts folder yourself, to confirm it actually landed there instead of going out.
- Read the draft yourself before doing anything else with it.
- Click send yourself, from your own inbox, every time — the workflow's job now ends at the draft.
What changes
- A wrong tone or a wrong fact in a sent email can't be taken back — a draft can be edited or deleted before anyone sees it.
- The agent still does the writing; the only thing removed is its ability to also press send.
What it will not do
- This slows down anything that genuinely needs to go out instantly — the trade is deliberate, not free.
- It only protects the send step. A draft with a wrong fact still needs an actual human read, not just an approval click.
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