Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Classify machine failure risk with OpenAI and Slack

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets, Slack and Twilio. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 9 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 2Service 5

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

  1. 1Machine Telemetry WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Normalize Sensor ReadingSetLogic
  3. 3CMMS Maintenance HistoryHttp RequestService
  4. 4Failure Risk ClassifierOpen AiModel
  5. 5Route By Risk BandSwitchLogic
  6. 6Create CMMS Work OrderHttp RequestService
  7. 7Log Downtime Risk RegisterGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Page Maintenance TeamSlackService
  9. 9SMS Plant ManagerTwilioService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
9, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack, Twilio
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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.