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Classify Gmail intents with Gemini and Slack

Started by an arriving email, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 15 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini

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15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 5Service 8

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

  1. 1Watch New Unread EmailsGmail triggerStarts it
  2. 2Extract Sender Subject BodySetLogic
  3. 3Bundle Emails for AIAggregateLogic
  4. 4Classify Intent and Generate ActionsGoogle GeminiModel
  5. 5Parse AI JSON ResponseCodeLogic
  6. 6Split AI Results Per EmailSplit OutLogic
  7. 7Route by Email IntentSwitchLogic
  8. 8Create Gmail Draft ReplyGmailService
  9. 9Send Urgent Slack Complaint AlertSlackService
  10. 10Log FYI to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Log Spam to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Send Slack Alert for Drafted EmailSlackService
  13. 13Create Google Task for ComplaintGoogle TasksService
  14. 14Log Question or Request to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  15. 15Log Complaint to SheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
15, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
Gemini

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for Gemini. 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 Gemini. 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.