Automation library · Data collection

Add Project Tasks to Google Sheets with OpenAI

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Google Sheets. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 13 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 10Logic 1Service 1

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

  1. 1Chat TriggerChat triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Chat MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  4. 4OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  5. 5OpenAI Chat Model2Lm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6Structured Output Parser1Output Parser StructuredModel
  7. 7Project Manager AgentAgentModel
  8. 8Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  9. 9Write JsonAgentModel
  10. 10Have All Info?IfLogic
  11. 11Add TaskGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Get More InfoChatModel
  13. 13Respond CompleteChatModel

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
13, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on someone opening a chat with it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.