Automation library · AI assistants

Production AI Playbook: Human Oversight (Exercise 1)

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 8 steps, 1 branch: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

SmallCalls a model: OpenRouter

8 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 5Logic 1Service 1

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

  1. 1When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenRouter Chat ModelLm Chat Open RouterModel
  3. 3AI AgentAgentModel
  4. 4Human ApprovalChatModel
  5. 5IfIfLogic
  6. 6Gmail - Send ReplyGmailService
  7. 7Rejected ResponseChatModel
  8. 8Approved ResponseChatModel

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
8, with 1 branch
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Gmail
Model
OpenRouter

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail account, and a key for OpenRouter. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone opening a chat with it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 8 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 8 steps before you point it at anything that matters.