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Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 9 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenRouter

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 2Service 4

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

  1. 1OpenRouter Chat Model1Lm Chat Open RouterModel
  2. 2Google Drive New File Trigger1Google Drive triggerStarts it
  3. 3Generate Summary with OpenRouter AI1AgentModel
  4. 4Download Image File1Google DriveService
  5. 5Append row in sheet1Google SheetsService
  6. 6Extract Text with OCR.space1Http RequestService
  7. 7Send Completion Notification via Gmail1GmailService
  8. 8Format OCR Result & Check for Empty1CodeLogic
  9. 9Process Completed1No OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
9
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
OpenRouter

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenRouter. 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.