Automation library · Chat assistants

Send a weekly Airtable task digest to Slack, Gmail and Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Airtable, Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 11 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1Schedule: Every Friday 9AMSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Airtable: Fetch This WeekAirtableService
  3. 3Code: Analyze & FormatCodeLogic
  4. 4OpenAI: Generate AI SummaryOpen AiModel
  5. 5Code: Merge AI SummaryCodeLogic
  6. 6IF: Has Urgent or Overdue?IfLogic
  7. 7Google Sheets: Log Weekly StatsGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Gmail: Send Digest EmailGmailService
  9. 9Slack: Post Weekly DigestSlackService
  10. 10Gmail: Send Urgent AlertGmailService
  11. 11Slack: DM Urgent AlertSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
11, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable, Gmail, Google Sheets 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. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.