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Newsletter summarization & briefing with Gmail

Started by a clock, and works across Email, Gmail and Google Sheets. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 12 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: GeminiRetrieval

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 4Service 4

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

  1. 1Memory3Memory Buffer WindowModel
  2. 2Google Gemini Chat ModelLm Chat Google GeminiModel
  3. 3Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  4. 4Public Affairs ConsultantCodeModel
  5. 5Google SpreadsheetGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Structure HTML-MailCodeLogic
  7. 7GmailGmailService
  8. 8Send emailEmail SendService
  9. 9Parse HTML-CodeCodeLogic
  10. 10Split in ChunksCodeLogic
  11. 11Set Table FieldsSetLogic
  12. 12Append RowGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
Gemini
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 Email, Gmail and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for Gemini. 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 Gemini. 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?

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.