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AI email assistant: Prioritize Gmail with Slack

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 14 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 1Logic 4Service 7

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

  1. 1Gmail TriggerGmail triggerStarts it
  2. 2Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Message a modelOpen AiModel
  4. 4Get row(s) in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5CodeCodeLogic
  6. 6Code1CodeLogic
  7. 7IfIfLogic
  8. 8Code2CodeLogic
  9. 9Send a messageSlackService
  10. 10Add label to messageGmailService
  11. 11Send a message1SlackService
  12. 12Add label to message1GmailService
  13. 13Append row in sheet1Google SheetsService
  14. 14Append row in sheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

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. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.