Automation library · AI assistants

A very simple _Human in the Loop_ email response system

Started by an arriving email, and works across Email. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 10 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Model 4Logic 3Service 3

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Email Trigger (IMAP)Email Read ImapService
  2. 2OpenAILm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4MarkdownMarkdownLogic
  5. 5Write emailAgentModel
  6. 6Email Summarization ChainChain SummarizationModel
  7. 7Set Email textSetLogic
  8. 8Approve EmailEmail SendService
  9. 9Approved?IfLogic
  10. 10Send EmailEmail SendService

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
10, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an arriving email.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 10 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.