# Search Slack for n8n templates with OpenAI and Google Sheets: n8n workflow

> 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.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/search-slack-for-n8n-templates-with-openai-and-google-sheets (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Setup and learning](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Setup+and+learning#library)

# 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.

Large

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**23 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**3** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Logic 10 Service 10

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

- 1 **Slack Trigger - Bot Mention** Slack trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Error Trigger** Error trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **Weekly Analytics Cron** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 4 **Extract Keywords & Detect Intent** Code *Logic*
- 5 **Error Reply in Slack** Slack *Service*
- 6 **Read Analytics Data** Google Sheets *Service*
- 7 **Route by Intent** Switch *Logic*
- 8 **Generate Weekly Summary** Code *Logic*
- 9 **Check Cache - Google Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 10 **Generate Help Response** Code *Logic*
- 11 **Generate Categories Response** Code *Logic*
- 12 **Post Weekly Summary to Slack** Slack *Service*
- 13 **Cache Hit?** If *Logic*
- 14 **Reply in Slack Thread** Slack *Service*
- 15 **Use Cached Result** Code *Logic*
- 16 **Search n8n Templates API** Http Request *Service*
- 17 **Log to Analytics Sheet** Google Sheets *Service*
- 18 **Save to Cache Sheet** Google Sheets *Service*
- 19 **Has Results?** If *Logic*
- 20 **AI Generate Tips & Suggestions** Http Request *Service*
- 21 **AI Suggest Alternatives** Http Request *Service*
- 22 **Format Results + Tips** Code *Logic*
- 23 **Format No Results + Suggestions** Code *Logic*

## 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.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fsearch-slack-for-n8n-templates-with-openai-and-google-sheets)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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