# Generate AI SOPs from Google Drive with OpenAI and Google Docs: n8n workflow > Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets and one other. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/generate-ai-sops-from-google-drive-with-openai-and-google-do (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Chat assistants](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Chat+assistants#library) # Generate AI SOPs from Google Drive with OpenAI and Google Docs Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets and one other. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 16 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly. Medium Calls a model: OpenAI [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fgenerate-ai-sops-from-google-drive-with-openai-and-google-do) **16 steps** Medium: a working afternoon **1** Branch: places the flow splits **0** Loops or waits **5** Services it connects to ## The flow Starts it 1 Model 6 Logic 3 Service 6 The steps in the order they run, from what starts it. - 1 **New or Updated Document Trigger** Google Drive trigger *Starts it* - 2 **OpenAI Model for SOP Structure** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model* - 3 **SOP Structure Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model* - 4 **OpenAI Model for Refinement** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model* - 5 **Refined SOP Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model* - 6 **Workflow Configuration** Set *Logic* - 7 **Generate SOP Structure** Agent *Model* - 8 **Refine for Clarity and Consistency** Agent *Model* - 9 **Download Document from Drive** Google Drive *Service* - 10 **Check Quality Threshold** If *Logic* - 11 **Extract Text from Document** Extract From File *Service* - 12 **Create SOP Document** Google Docs *Service* - 13 **Normalize Content and Metadata** Set *Logic* - 14 **Log SOP Metadata** Google Sheets *Service* - 15 **Notify Operations Team** Slack *Service* - 16 **Email SOP to Stakeholders** Gmail *Service* ## How it's built - **Starts on:** An event in a connected app - **Steps:** 16, with 1 branch - **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon - **Connects to:** Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Slack - **Model:** OpenAI ## Questions What does it need to run? An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for OpenAI. 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 OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n. How long does it take to set up? Plan an afternoon. 16 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 16 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%2Fgenerate-ai-sops-from-google-drive-with-openai-and-google-do) - **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. [Gmail](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Gmail#library)[Google Docs](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Docs#library)[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library) ## Workflows like it Also chat assistants, with the same services where possible, closest in size first. - [**AI Financial Assistant: Telegram to Google Sheets with USD** 16 steps · calls a model · Google Sheets, Telegram](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/ai-financial-assistant-telegram-to-google-sheets-with-usd) - [**Analyze high-priority tenders from Airtable** 16 steps · calls a model · Airtable, Gmail](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/analyze-high-priority-tenders-from-airtable) - [**Archive and index legal PDFs from Gmail with Gemini and Sheets** 16 steps · calls a model · Gmail, Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/archive-and-index-legal-pdfs-from-gmail-with-gemini-and-shee) - [**Automate AI-powered employee onboarding emails and Slack updates** 16 steps · calls a model · Gmail, Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automate-ai-powered-employee-onboarding-emails-and-slack-upd) - [**Automate client onboarding with OpenAI and Google Drive** 16 steps · calls a model · ClickUp, Gmail](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automate-client-onboarding-with-openai-and-google-drive) - [**Automate employee onboarding with Groq and Gmail** 16 steps · calls a model · Gmail, Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automate-employee-onboarding-with-groq-and-gmail)