Automation library · Scheduling

Prepare pre-call research briefs with OpenAI and Firecrawl

Started by a clock, and works across Google Calendar, Google Drive and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 13 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1Daily 4PM TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2GPT-5 Mini ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Brief Schema ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Scrape Web PagesFirecrawl ToolService
  5. 5Calculate Tomorrow WindowCodeLogic
  6. 6Research Brief GeneratorAgentModel
  7. 7Fetch Calendar EventsGoogle CalendarService
  8. 8Search Client FolderGoogle DriveService
  9. 9Extract Call DetailsCodeLogic
  10. 10Folder Exists?IfLogic
  11. 11Save Brief to DriveGoogle DriveService
  12. 12Create Client FolderGoogle DriveService
  13. 13Notify Ops ChannelSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
13, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Calendar, Google Drive, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Calendar, Google Drive and Slack 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. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.