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Benchmark procurement prices and flag overpricing

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets, RSS and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Groq. 16 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Groq

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 9Service 4

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

  1. 1Groq Chat ModelLm Chat GroqModel
  2. 2Schedule Benchmark RunSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3AI Procurement Risk AnalysisAgentModel
  4. 4Fetch Procurement DataGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Parse AI Response to Structured JSONCodeLogic
  6. 6Group Latest & Historical PricesCodeLogic
  7. 7Evaluate Overpricing RiskIfLogic
  8. 8Calculate Market Benchmark MetricsCodeLogic
  9. 9Prepare Alert Notification MessageSetLogic
  10. 10Store Benchmark ReportGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Process Items for Market NewsSplit In BatchesLogic
  12. 12Merge Pricing Data with Market SignalsMergeLogic
  13. 13Send Overpricing AlertSlackService
  14. 14Fetch Market News (Google RSS)Rss Feed ReadService
  15. 15Extract Market Trend SignalsCodeLogic
  16. 16Rate Limit ControlWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, RSS, Slack
Model
Groq

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets, RSS 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 a clock.

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.