Automation library · AI assistants

AI-powered Gmail assistant: send replies by analyzing thread ID

Started by an arriving email, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to Claude and OpenAI. 9 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Claude, OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 2Service 2

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

  1. 1Gmail TriggerGmail triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Anthropic Sonnet 4.5Lm Chat AnthropicModel
  4. 4MergeMergeLogic
  5. 5Email ClassifierText ClassifierModel
  6. 6Replying email AgentAgentModel
  7. 7Create a draftGmailService
  8. 8Get a threadGmailService
  9. 9CodeCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
9
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail
Model
Claude, OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail account, and a key for Claude and 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 Claude and OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.