# Plan daily restaurant prep lists with DeepSeek: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/plan-daily-restaurant-prep-lists-with-deepseek (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Plan daily restaurant prep lists with DeepSeek

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 33 steps, 3 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

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

**3** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**3** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 4 Model 4 Logic 12 Service 13

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

- 1 **Manual Prep Trigger** Webhook *Starts it*
- 2 **Daily Prep Schedule** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **DeepSeek Prep Planner Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 4 **Prep Completion Webhook** Webhook *Starts it*
- 5 **Weekly Prep Report Schedule** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 6 **DeepSeek Weekly Digest Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 7 **Set Prep Date Context** Set *Logic*
- 8 **AI Prep List Planner** Agent *Model*
- 9 **Normalize Completion** Set *Logic*
- 10 **Read Prep Log** Google Sheets *Service*
- 11 **AI Weekly Prep Digest** Agent *Model*
- 12 **Read Prep Master List** Google Sheets *Service*
- 13 **Parse AI Prep Plan** Code *Logic*
- 14 **If Valid Completion** If *Logic*
- 15 **Build Weekly Prep Stats** Code *Logic*
- 16 **Parse Weekly Digest** Code *Logic*
- 17 **Build Prep Context** Code *Logic*
- 18 **If Plan Has Items** If *Logic*
- 19 **Update Prep Log Status** Google Sheets *Service*
- 20 **Set Prep Error Alert** Set *Logic*
- 21 **If Prep Log Has Rows** If *Logic*
- 22 **Email Weekly Prep Report** Gmail *Service*
- 23 **Split Prep Items** Split Out *Logic*
- 24 **Telegram Completion Confirmed** Telegram *Service*
- 25 **Telegram Prep Error Alert** Telegram *Service*
- 26 **Telegram No Prep Data Notice** Telegram *Service*
- 27 **Post Weekly Prep Report on Telegram** Telegram *Service*
- 28 **Append Prep Log** Google Sheets *Service*
- 29 **Email Completion Notice** Gmail *Service*
- 30 **Email Prep Error Alert** Gmail *Service*
- 31 **Build Kitchen Summary** Code *Logic*
- 32 **Send Prep List to Kitchen** Telegram *Service*
- 33 **Email Prep List to Manager** Gmail *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 33, with 3 branches
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Gmail, Google Sheets, Telegram
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Telegram 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. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 33 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 33 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%2Fplan-daily-restaurant-prep-lists-with-deepseek)
- **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)[Telegram](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Telegram#library)

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