Automation library · Research and reporting

Generate executive research briefs with Perplexity and Claude

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Gmail and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to Claude and Perplexity. 8 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

SmallCalls a model: Claude, Perplexity

8 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 2Service 3

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

  1. 1Research Request FormForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2Claude Sonnet 4.6Lm Chat AnthropicModel
  3. 3Normalize RequestSetLogic
  4. 4AI Brief WriterAgentModel
  5. 5Perplexity ResearchPerplexityService
  6. 6Shape Research RecordSetLogic
  7. 7Log to Research TableData TableService
  8. 8Email BriefGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
8
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Gmail, n8n data table
Model
Claude, Perplexity

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail account, and a key for Claude and Perplexity. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone submitting a form.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Claude and Perplexity. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 8 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 8 steps before you point it at anything that matters.