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Jot is a command-line tool designed to simplify your email management and note-taking process. It effortlessly reads and retrieves your action items, then seamlessly integrates these summaries into your Notion workspace.

Jot - Simplifying Email Management and Note-Taking

Jot is a command-line tool designed to simplify your email management and note-taking process. It effortlessly reads and summarizes your Gmail content, then seamlessly integrates these summaries into your Notion workspace.

Pre-Requisites

1. Setup Google Cloud Project and Enable Gmail API

• Navigate to Google Cloud Console and sign in with your Google account.
• Enter Project name and organization and click on Create.
• Click on APIs and Services -> Enabled APIs and Services in the Pinned Products on Dashboard view.
• Click on the + Enable APIS and SERVICES button.
• Find the Google Workspace - Gmail API and click on the Enable API button.

2. Configure Oauth Consent

• In the Google Cloud console, go to Menu -> APIs & Services -> OAuth consent screen.
• Select the user type for your app and click Create.
• Complete the app registration form, then click Save and Continue.
• If you're creating an app for use outside of your Google Workspace organization, click Add or Remove Scopes. We recommend the following best practices when selecting scopes.
• After selecting the scopes required by your app, click Save and Continue.
• If you selected External for user type, add test users:
  • Under Test users, click Add users.
  • Enter your email address and any other authorized test users, then click Save and Continue.

3. Create Access Credentials

• In the Google Cloud console, go to Menu -> APIs & Services -> Credentials.
• Click Create Credentials > OAuth client ID.
• Click Application type > Desktop app.
• In the Name field, type a name for the credential. This name is only shown in the Google Cloud console.
• Click Create. The OAuth client created screen appears, showing your new Client ID and Client secret.
• Click OK. The newly created credential appears under OAuth 2.0 Client IDs.
• Download the JSON for the OAuth credentials and copy it to the Jot directory with the filename 'credentials.json'.