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Search Slack for n8n templates with OpenAI and Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. 23 steps, 3 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

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23 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
3Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Logic 10Service 10

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

  1. 1Slack Trigger - Bot MentionSlack triggerStarts it
  2. 2Error TriggerError triggerStarts it
  3. 3Weekly Analytics CronSchedule triggerStarts it
  4. 4Extract Keywords & Detect IntentCodeLogic
  5. 5Error Reply in SlackSlackService
  6. 6Read Analytics DataGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Route by IntentSwitchLogic
  8. 8Generate Weekly SummaryCodeLogic
  9. 9Check Cache - Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10Generate Help ResponseCodeLogic
  11. 11Generate Categories ResponseCodeLogic
  12. 12Post Weekly Summary to SlackSlackService
  13. 13Cache Hit?IfLogic
  14. 14Reply in Slack ThreadSlackService
  15. 15Use Cached ResultCodeLogic
  16. 16Search n8n Templates APIHttp RequestService
  17. 17Log to Analytics SheetGoogle SheetsService
  18. 18Save to Cache SheetGoogle SheetsService
  19. 19Has Results?IfLogic
  20. 20AI Generate Tips & SuggestionsHttp RequestService
  21. 21AI Suggest AlternativesHttp RequestService
  22. 22Format Results + TipsCodeLogic
  23. 23Format No Results + SuggestionsCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
23, with 3 branches
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 23 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 23 steps before you point it at anything that matters.