# Create free Slack Pro alternative with Google Drive: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive and Slack. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/create-free-slack-pro-alternative-with-google-drive (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Research and reporting](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Research+and+reporting#library)

# Create free Slack Pro alternative with Google Drive

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive and Slack. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 14 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: Gemini Retrieval

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fcreate-free-slack-pro-alternative-with-google-drive)

**14 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 3 Logic 2 Service 7

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

- 1 **On Slack App Mention Trigger** Slack trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **LLM for Message Summaries** Lm Chat Google Gemini *Model*
- 3 **Channel Conversation Memory Buffer** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 4 **Get Slack Channel History for Summaries** Slack Tool *Service*
- 5 **Get Slack User Profile by ID** Slack Tool *Service*
- 6 **Monthly Export Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 7 **Extract User Prompt Text from Slack Event** Set *Logic*
- 8 **Slack Channel Summary AI Agent** Agent *Model*
- 9 **Get All Slack Channels in Workspace** Slack *Service*
- 10 **Send Summary Message to Slack Channel** Slack *Service*
- 11 **Loop Over Slack Channels** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 12 **Get Slack Channel History for Export** Slack *Service*
- 13 **Convert Channel History JSON to** Convert To File *Service*
- 14 **Upload Channel History File to Google Drive** Google Drive *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 14, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Google Drive, Slack
- **Model:** Gemini
- **Retrieval:** Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive 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 a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fcreate-free-slack-pro-alternative-with-google-drive)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

## Workflows like it

Also research and reporting, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

- [**AI crew to automate fundamental stock analysis - Q&A workflow** 14 steps · calls a model · Google Drive, Qdrant](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/ai-crew-to-automate-fundamental-stock-analysis-q-and-a-workf)
- [**AI email assistant: Prioritize Gmail with Slack** 14 steps · calls a model · Gmail, Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/ai-email-assistant-prioritize-gmail-with-slack)
- [**Daily WhatsApp group summarizer – GPT-4o, Google Sheets** 14 steps · calls a model · Google Drive, Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/daily-whatsapp-group-summarizer-gpt-4o-google-sheets)
- [**Evaluation metric: summarization with Gemini and OpenAI** 14 steps · calls a model · Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/evaluation-metric-summarization-with-gemini-and-openai)
- [**Send weekly KPI executive summaries from Google Sheets** 14 steps · calls a model · Gmail, Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/send-weekly-kpi-executive-summaries-from-google-sheets)
- [**Transcribe and summarize voice notes with Whisper and OpenAI** 14 steps · calls a model · Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/transcribe-and-summarize-voice-notes-with-whisper-and-openai)