Automation library · Data collection

Route AV rental kit readiness with Airtable and OpenAI

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Trello. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 16 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 7Service 6

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

  1. 1Receive Reservation ChangeWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Supply Kit Classification ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Normalise Kit EventSetLogic
  4. 4Classify Technician ConstraintsText ClassifierModel
  5. 5Settle Stock Reservation UpdatesWaitLogic
  6. 6Route Kit PolicySwitchLogic
  7. 7Create Blocked Kit TaskTrelloService
  8. 8Fetch Rental ReservationHttp RequestService
  9. 9File Readiness AssessmentHttp RequestService
  10. 10Queue Substitution ReviewGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Draft Cross Hire BriefGmailService
  12. 12Verify Kit ArtifactCodeLogic
  13. 13Fetch Kit StockHttp RequestService
  14. 14Shape Kit ReadinessCodeLogic
  15. 15Check Kit Input IntegrityIfLogic
  16. 16Stop Invalid Kit InputCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
16, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Trello
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Trello 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?

Plan an afternoon. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.