Automation library · Data collection

Automated patient response system with OpenAI

Started by a change in a Google Sheet, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 8 steps, 1 loop or waits: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

SmallCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

8 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 1Service 2

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

  1. 1Google Sheets TriggerGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3ThinkTool ThinkModel
  4. 4Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  5. 5WaitWaitLogic
  6. 6AI AgentAgentModel
  7. 7Send a message1GmailService
  8. 8Send a messageGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A change in a Google Sheet
Steps
8, 1 loop or waits
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a change in a Google Sheet.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 8 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 8 steps before you point it at anything that matters.