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Automate Jira backlog hygiene and reporting with Slack

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets, Jira and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Azure OpenAI. 15 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Azure OpenAI

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 4Service 7

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

  1. 1Daily Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Azure OpenAI ModelLm Chat Azure Open AiModel
  3. 3Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Fetch Jira BacklogJiraService
  5. 5Generate AI DigestAgentModel
  6. 6Extract Jira FieldsSetLogic
  7. 7Email Weekly DigestGmailService
  8. 8Aggregate All ItemsAggregateLogic
  9. 9Check Overdue TasksIfLogic
  10. 10Log to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Notify Issue OwnerJiraService
  12. 12Slack Alert - OverdueSlackService
  13. 13Check Missing PriorityIfLogic
  14. 14Tag with 'Needs-Priority'JiraService
  15. 15Slack Alert - Missing PrioritySlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Jira, Slack
Model
Azure OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.