Add a true Delete/Trash action for automation rules

Inbox Zero needs a real Delete/Trash action in automation rules.

Right now, the closest option is Mark Spam, but that is not the same thing, and it is not appropriate for many email types.

Why this matters

There are many emails I want removed from my inbox that are not actually spam, for example:

• newsletters I signed up for but do not want to keep

• low-value promo emails

• routine notifications

• internal operational noise

• low-priority alerts that should be discarded

• For these emails:

  • Archive is not enough, because I do not want to keep them

  • Mark Spam is wrong, because they are not spam and should not be treated that way

  What’s missing

  I need a rule action that does the equivalent of Gmail Move to Trash / Delete, separate from:

  • Archive

  • Mark Spam

  • Mark Read

  • Label

  Why the current setup breaks down

  At the moment, the workflow becomes:

  1. Inbox Zero identifies the email correctly

  2. But it cannot delete it properly

  3. So an external assistant has to delete it manually

• That defeats the point of automation.
  

  Request
  

  Please add a true Delete/Trash rule action that is available:

  • in automation rules

  • in AI-generated rules

  • in programmatic / API-backed rule workflows