Automation library · Research and reporting

AI research paper analysis & documentation with Decodo

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Google Docs, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 20 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

20 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 7Logic 6Service 6

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

  1. 1Enter Research URLForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2Decodo Research ScraperDecodo ToolService
  3. 3OpenAI Research AnalyzerLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  5. 5OpenAI Quality ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6Set Research URLSetLogic
  7. 7Research Validation AgentAgentModel
  8. 8Research Analysis AgentAgentModel
  9. 9Insights Generation AgentAgentModel
  10. 10Research Quality AssessorAgentModel
  11. 11Validate URLHttp RequestService
  12. 12Format Output with InsightsSetLogic
  13. 13Check Quality ThresholdIfLogic
  14. 14Create Research DocumentGoogle DocsService
  15. 15Append to Log SheetGoogle SheetsService
  16. 16Skip Low Quality ResearchNo OpLogic
  17. 17Update Research DocumentGoogle DocsService
  18. 18Check High Quality for SlackIfLogic
  19. 19Set Log EntrySetLogic
  20. 20Send Slack AlertSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
20, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Docs, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Docs, 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 someone submitting a form.

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. 20 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 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.