Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Gap-time cafe finder with OpenRouter AI and Google Calendar

Started by a clock, and works across Google Calendar, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenRouter

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenRouter Chat ModelLm Chat Open RouterModel
  3. 3Workflow ConfigurationSetLogic
  4. 4AI AgentAgentModel
  5. 5Get Next Calendar EventGoogle CalendarService
  6. 6Send Slack NotificationSlackService
  7. 7Get Travel Time (Google Maps API)Http RequestService
  8. 8Calculate Gap TimeCodeLogic
  9. 9Check If Gap >= 30 MinutesIfLogic
  10. 10Get User PreferencesGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Send Urgent Move Alert (Slack)SlackService
  12. 12Search Nearby Cafes (Google Places API)Http RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Calendar, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenRouter

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Calendar, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for OpenRouter. 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 OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.