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# Request funds by email

> Let partners request MDF straight from their inbox, with the AI agent filling in the request for them.

export const noun_0 = "MDF request"

export const verb_0 = "request"

A partner often thinks of an activity to fund mid email thread. Letting them email the details captures the moment: the AI agent reads the forwarded message and fills in the request form for them, so the request still lands against the right fund and partner without anyone opening a portal. Reach for this when your partners live in email and friction kills participation.

## What you'll achieve

An off-portal MDF request path: partners forward an activity to a support address, the AI agent maps it into your request form, and the request arrives attributed and CRM-ready like any other submission.

## Before you start

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enable the AI agent">
    The AI agent reads forwarded emails and submits requests. Confirm it is enabled for your program.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the fund and its request form">
    A fund with its request form must exist, so the agent has a form to map the email into. See [Set up an MDF program](/features/mdf/funds-allocation/guides/set-up-an-mdf-program).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Set up the partner support email">
    Confirm your partner support email address is active. Partners forward a lead to it, and the AI agent reads the email and submits the {noun_0} for them.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Tell partners they can email">
    Share the address and a short note that they can forward a prospect with a sentence of context to {verb_0} a deal, no portal needed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Let the agent fill the form">
    The agent maps the email into your {noun_0} form, so the deal still lands attributed and CRM-ready.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Verify it worked

Send a test email to the partner support address, then confirm the request appears in [Submissions](https://app.introw.io/submissions) against the right fund, attributed to the partner.

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Request funds by link" icon="book-open" href="./request-by-link">
    Give partners a link as well.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run the MDF request-to-payout flow" icon="book-open" href="./run-the-mdf-request-to-payout-flow">
    Review and process the requests that come in.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Implementation reference" icon="screwdriver-wrench" href="../technical">
    Full request and submission configuration options.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>