Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor construction execution from Google Drive photos

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 6Service 6

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Schedule Trigger (Configurable Interval)Schedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3AI: Analyze imageAgentModel
  4. 4ConfigSetLogic
  5. 5Prepare: Image dataSetLogic
  6. 6Drive: List files (Input folder)Google DriveService
  7. 7Gmail: Send reportGmailService
  8. 8Filter: Keep images onlyFilterLogic
  9. 9Drive: Share image (anyone reader)Google DriveService
  10. 10IF: Images Found?IfLogic
  11. 11Sheets: Append log rowGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Drive: Download imageGoogle DriveService
  13. 13End: No images foundNo OpLogic
  14. 14Drive: Move image (Processed folder)Google DriveService
  15. 15End: Processing CompleteNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Drive 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 a clock.

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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.