Email Decline Drafter

WHAT IT DOES

Email Decline Drafter reads your email or message thread and generates a polite, professional decline reply draft. It identifies the key request being made, then crafts a response that explains the reason for declining, offers alternatives if possible, and maintains a positive tone. Choose your firmness level—Soft (gentle, apologetic), Neutral (clear but polite), or Firm (direct and definitive). Optionally provide a specific reason (e.g., "already committed," "budget constraints," "not a priority") and toggle alternative suggestions on or off. The result is a complete draft you can review, edit, and insert into your reply field with one click—perfect for declining invitations, turning down requests, rejecting proposals, or saying no while preserving relationships.

WHERE IT RUNS

Any webpage with email threads, message conversations, or support tickets—Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail, LinkedIn messages, Slack threads, Zendesk, Intercom, and more. The script scans the page for conversation context: subject lines, sender information, message bodies, and quoted replies. No site-specific configuration needed; the detection algorithm adapts to the page structure automatically.

HOW TO USE

Install the script and navigate to any email or message you need to decline. Click "Generate Decline" in the panel—the tool extracts the conversation context and sends it to the AI. Choose your firmness level, toggle alternative suggestions on/off, and optionally add a specific reason. The draft appears in the panel. Review it, edit if needed, then click "Insert" to place it directly into your reply field, or "Copy" to paste elsewhere. Settings persist per site and globally—the tool remembers your firmness and alternatives preferences. Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+Shift+D to generate, Ctrl+Shift+R to regenerate, Ctrl+Shift+I to insert.

TECHNICAL MECHANISM

The script extracts email content using a cascading DOM selector strategy: it targets subject lines (h1[data-thread-perm-id], .hP, .subject), sender information (.gD, .go, [email]), and message bodies (.ii.gt, .a3s, .msg-body, [role="article"]). Collected text is concatenated with labels into a structured input. The AI prompt includes the full thread content, firmness level (soft/neutral/firm), a toggle for alternatives, and an optional specific reason. Firmness maps to tone descriptions: soft = "gentle and apologetic," neutral = "clear but polite," firm = "definitive and unambiguous." The model generates a draft that respects the chosen tone, includes the reason provided, and adds alternatives if toggled. The response is displayed in a textarea with Insert and Copy buttons. Reply insertion uses native value setting with both "input" and "change" events for React/Vue compatibility. The script prefers WebMCP (navigator.modelContext) when available, falling back to DOM scraping when not.

THE PANEL

The tool runs inside BGPanel, a lightweight UI system built into the BotGentz extension. Drag the panel by its header to reposition it anywhere on screen—it snaps to edges and remembers its position per site. Click the header to collapse the panel into a small bubble; click again to expand. Resize the panel by dragging its bottom-right corner. Press Escape at any time to close the panel. The panel stays out of your way but is always accessible via the extension's toolbar.

PLEASE NOTE

Requires the free BotGentz browser extension and an active monthly subscription—the AI backend uses credits for each generation. One generation per click; regenerate counts as a new generation. The script reads only what is visible on the page—it cannot access iframes or shadow DOM. AI-generated declines are suggestions—always review and edit before sending. No email content is stored or shared beyond the API request; all processing is ephemeral. The tool's firmness levels guide the AI's tone but actual wording may vary—review the draft before use. Sites change their markup over time; if detection fails, check for updates or use the tool on a page with clearly visible conversation content.