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Automated multi-cloud resource cost optimizer with OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Email, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 9 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 1Service 6

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

  1. 1Scheduled Cost AnalysisSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get AWS Cost DataHttp RequestService
  3. 3Get Azure Cost DataHttp RequestService
  4. 4Get GCP Cost DataHttp RequestService
  5. 5Merge Cost DataMergeLogic
  6. 6AI Cost OptimizationOpen AiModel
  7. 7Send ReportEmail SendService
  8. 8Send AlertSlackService
  9. 9Update Cost DashboardGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
9
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email, 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 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?

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.