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Generate personalized cold email drafts from Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to Groq. 14 steps, 2 branches, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Groq

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14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 7Service 4

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

  1. 1Check for new leads on scheduleSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Groq Llama 3.3 70BLm Chat GroqModel
  3. 3Read LeadsGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Email WriterAgentModel
  5. 5Filter UnsentIfLogic
  6. 6Parse EmailCodeLogic
  7. 7Process One by OneSplit In BatchesLogic
  8. 8Email Valid?IfLogic
  9. 9Research CompanyHttp RequestService
  10. 10Create Gmail DraftGmailService
  11. 11Log failed email to sheetSetLogic
  12. 12Prepare lead context for AISetLogic
  13. 13Update Lead StatusGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14Rate Limit WaitWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, with 2 branches, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
Groq

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for Groq. 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 Groq. 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.