# Monitor IP conflicts and governance with OpenAI and Slack: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack, in-memory vectors and one other.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/monitor-ip-conflicts-and-governance-with-openai-and-slack (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Monitor IP conflicts and governance with OpenAI and Slack

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack, in-memory vectors and one other. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 34 steps, 2 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI Retrieval

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**34 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**5** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 18 Logic 6 Service 8

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

- 1 **Schedule IP Monitoring** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Monitoring Agent Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 3 **Monitoring Memory** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 4 **Conflict Detection Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 5 **Lifecycle Tracking Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 6 **IP Embeddings** Embeddings Open Ai *Model*
- 7 **Monitoring Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 8 **IP Tracking Sheet Tool** Google Sheets Tool *Service*
- 9 **Governance Agent Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 10 **Governance Memory** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 11 **Licensing Compliance Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 12 **Documentation Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 13 **Governance Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 14 **External IP Alert Webhook** Webhook *Starts it*
- 15 **IP Monitoring Agent** Agent *Model*
- 16 **IP Conflict Detection Agent** Agent Tool *Model*
- 17 **IP Lifecycle Tracking Agent** Agent Tool *Model*
- 18 **IP Knowledge Base** Vector Store In Memory *Model*
- 19 **IP Governance Agent** Agent *Model*
- 20 **Licensing Compliance Agent** Agent Tool *Model*
- 21 **Documentation Generation Agent** Agent Tool *Model*
- 22 **Parse Webhook Data** Set *Logic*
- 23 **Route by Severity** Switch *Logic*
- 24 **Prepare Governance Record** Set *Logic*
- 25 **Format Analytics Data** Set *Logic*
- 26 **Prepare Conflict Record** Set *Logic*
- 27 **Store Governance Decisions** Data Table *Service*
- 28 **Export Analytics to Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 29 **Store IP Conflicts** Data Table *Service*
- 30 **Send Compliance Report** Gmail *Service*
- 31 **Alert Critical Conflicts** Slack *Service*
- 32 **Check Severity Level** If *Logic*
- 33 **Email High Priority Conflicts** Gmail *Service*
- 34 **Notify Medium Conflicts** Slack *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 34, with 2 branches
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack, in-memory vectors, n8n data table
- **Model:** OpenAI
- **Retrieval:** Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack and in-memory vectors accounts, 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. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 34 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 34 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fmonitor-ip-conflicts-and-governance-with-openai-and-slack)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Gmail](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Gmail#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)[in-memory vectors](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=in-memory+vectors#library)[n8n data table](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=n8n+data+table#library)

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