Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor legal policy changes with Google Sheets and Gmail

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1Daily CheckSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Get Pages to MonitorGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Summarize ChangesChain LlmModel
  5. 5Fetch PageHttp RequestService
  6. 6Build Email BodyCodeLogic
  7. 7Extract & CompareCodeLogic
  8. 8Send Change AlertGmailService
  9. 9Content Changed?IfLogic
  10. 10Log ChangeGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Update Last CheckedGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Update Page RecordGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12, with 1 branch
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 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. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.