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Generate vendor negotiation strategies from pricing data

Started by another system calling it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 11 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 2Model 2Logic 5Service 2

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

  1. 1Webhook - New Vendor PricingWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Poll Vendor Pricing WeeklySchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Prepare Vendor Pricing ContextSetLogic
  5. 5AI - Generate Negotiation StrategyAgentModel
  6. 6Python - Analyze Pricing & Flag OpportunitiesCodeLogic
  7. 7JS - Format Negotiation ReportCodeLogic
  8. 8Filter High-Priority OpportunitiesFilterLogic
  9. 9Send Negotiation RecommendationHttp RequestService
  10. 10Update Vendor Negotiation TrackerHttp RequestService
  11. 11Wait - Rate LimitWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
11, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.