Automation library · AI assistants

Classify emails and send replies with OpenAI

Started by an arriving email, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 6Logic 6Service 2

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2OpenAI Chat Model2Lm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3New EmailGmail triggerStarts it
  4. 4Structured OutputOutput Parser StructuredModel
  5. 5Structured Output1Output Parser StructuredModel
  6. 6AI ClassifierAgentModel
  7. 7AI Email WriterAgentModel
  8. 8Needs Human Attention?SwitchLogic
  9. 9gotoHuman: Human reviewGoto HumanService
  10. 10Set PromptSetLogic
  11. 11Not importantNo OpLogic
  12. 12Human responseSwitchLogic
  13. 13No replyNo OpLogic
  14. 14Reply to threadGmailService
  15. 15Set (edited) promptSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
15, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
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 an arriving email.

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. 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.