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Automate Daily Email Digest with Gmail

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 6 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

SmallCalls a model: OpenAI

6 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 2Service 2

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

  1. 1Afternoon Trigger (4 PM)CronStarts it
  2. 2Calculate Today's DatesFunctionLogic
  3. 3Get Today's Emails (Gmail)GmailService
  4. 4Combine Email ContentFunctionLogic
  5. 5AI: Summarize EmailsOpen AiModel
  6. 6Send Summary EmailGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
6
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Gmail
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail account, 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?

Not long. At 6 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 6 steps before you point it at anything that matters.