Automation library · Chat assistants

Automate AI-powered employee onboarding emails and Slack updates

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Groq. 16 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Groq

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 3Service 9

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

  1. 1Onboarding FormForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2Generate AI ContentLm Chat GroqModel
  3. 3Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Store Form DataCodeLogic
  5. 5AI AgentAgentModel
  6. 6Download HandbookGoogle DriveService
  7. 7Download PolicyGoogle DriveService
  8. 8MergeMergeLogic
  9. 9AggregateAggregateLogic
  10. 10Welcome Email → New HireGmailService
  11. 11Notification Email → HR TeamGmailService
  12. 12Notification Email → ManagerGmailService
  13. 13System Access Request → IT TeamGmailService
  14. 14Slack Intro → General ChannelSlackService
  15. 15Append row in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  16. 16HR teamSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
16
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
Groq

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for Groq. 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 Groq. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.