Email Support Reply
When replying to support emails:
- •Use a polite, empathetic tone and a clear subject (e.g. Re: [original subject]).
- •Structure the reply: acknowledge the issue, answer or next steps, closing.
- •Do not include sensitive data (passwords, tokens, PII) in the email body.
- •If the issue requires escalation or more time, say so and set expectations.
- •Confirm the recipient address and that the user requested an email reply before sending.
Step-by-step instructions
- •Understand the customer’s issue from the user’s context or the quoted email.
- •Draft a reply: brief acknowledgment, direct answer or next steps, and a short closing.
- •Use subject “Re: [original subject]” when replying to a thread.
- •Remove or redact any passwords, tokens, or PII from the draft.
- •Confirm recipient and that the user wants to send; then call send_email with the final body.
Examples of inputs and outputs
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Input: “Reply to this support email: [paste]. Say we’ve fixed the login bug and they can retry.”
Output: Draft with acknowledgment, “We’ve fixed the issue… you can retry logging in,” and sign-off; then send after user confirms. - •
Input: “Customer says the API is slow. Draft a reply.”
Output: Empathetic acknowledgment, ask for endpoint/timeframe or suggest checking status page, offer to escalate; no send unless user asks.
Common edge cases
- •No recipient given: Ask for the reply-to address before sending.
- •User pastes a password: Do not include it in the reply; say “I’ve removed sensitive data from the draft.”
- •Escalation needed: State in the reply that the issue is being escalated and give a timeframe or next step; do not promise resolution you can’t guarantee.
- •Vague “reply to this”: Summarize the customer’s issue in your draft and ask the user to confirm before sending.
Tool usage for specific purposes
- •send_email: Use to send the support reply only after the user has confirmed. Use it with a clear subject (Re: …), structured body (acknowledge → answer → close), and no secrets or PII in the body.