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Create AI-summarized email digests from Gmail labels

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 11 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 4Service 2

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Recursive Character Text SplitterText Splitter Recursive Character Text SplitterModel
  3. 3Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  4. 4Summarization MailsChain SummarizationModel
  5. 5Default Data LoaderDocument Default Data LoaderModel
  6. 6Get mails (last 24h)GmailService
  7. 7Edit FieldsSetLogic
  8. 8IfIfLogic
  9. 9Combine Subject and BodyCodeLogic
  10. 10No Operation, do nothingNo OpLogic
  11. 11Send Digested mailGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
11, with 1 branch
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 a clock.

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. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.