Automation library · Scheduling

Schedule weekly focus-time blocks with Google Calendar

Started by a clock, and works across Google Calendar and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 5Service 4

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

  1. 1Every Sunday 18:00Schedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3⚙️ My PreferencesSetLogic
  4. 4Write My Focus PlanChain LlmModel
  5. 5Get Next Week's EventsGoogle CalendarService
  6. 6DM My Focus PlanSlackService
  7. 7Find Free GapsCodeLogic
  8. 8Any Focus Slots?IfLogic
  9. 9Cap Blocks Per WeekLimitLogic
  10. 10Warn: Week Too FragmentedSlackService
  11. 11Book Focus BlockGoogle CalendarService
  12. 12Bundle Booked BlocksAggregateLogic

How it's built

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

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Calendar 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. 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.