Automation library · Research and reporting

Generate research reports from live web search with OpenAI

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 14 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 6Logic 3Service 4

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

  1. 1Research request formForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2Chat model - AnalysisLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Output Parser - AnalysisOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Chat model - WritingLm Chat Open AiModel
  5. 5Output Parser - ReportOutput Parser StructuredModel
  6. 6Set configSetLogic
  7. 7Analyse the sourcesAgentModel
  8. 8Write the reportAgentModel
  9. 9Search the main topicHttp RequestService
  10. 10Build the report emailCodeLogic
  11. 11Search the expert angleHttp RequestService
  12. 12Log the requestGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Combine the sourcesCodeLogic
  14. 14Email the reportGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
14
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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