# Send AI-powered Slack briefings with Google Workspace: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sheets and Slack. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/send-ai-powered-slack-briefings-with-google-workspace (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Send AI-powered Slack briefings with Google Workspace

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sheets and Slack. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 33 steps: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: Gemini Retrieval

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

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**4** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 5 Logic 7 Service 19

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

- 1 **When Slack Message Received1** Slack trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Google Gemini Assistant1** Lm Chat Google Gemini *Model*
- 3 **Persist Conversation Context1** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 4 **Search Gmail Messages1** Gmail Tool *Service*
- 5 **Send Gmail Message1** Gmail Tool *Service*
- 6 **Read Google Calendar Events1** Google Calendar Tool *Service*
- 7 **Create Google Calendar Event1** Google Calendar Tool *Service*
- 8 **Get Google Docs Document1** Google Docs Tool *Service*
- 9 **Create Google Docs Document1** Google Docs Tool *Service*
- 10 **Read Rows in Sheets1** Google Sheets Tool *Service*
- 11 **Append or Update Sheets1** Google Sheets Tool *Service*
- 12 **Get Google Contact Details1** Google Contacts Tool *Service*
- 13 **Fetch Cal.com Slots1** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 14 **Create Cal.com Booking1** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 15 **When Schedule Triggered1** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 16 **Google Gemini Briefing1** Lm Chat Google Gemini *Model*
- 17 **Search Google Drive Files1** Google Drive Tool *Service*
- 18 **Prepare Slack Data1** Set *Logic*
- 19 **AI Response Generator1** Agent *Model*
- 20 **Prepare Date Variables1** Set *Logic*
- 21 **AI Summary Generator1** Agent *Model*
- 22 **Post Response to Slack1** Slack *Service*
- 23 **Fetch Today's Calendar1** Google Calendar *Service*
- 24 **Fetch Unread Important Emails1** Gmail *Service*
- 25 **Fetch Upcoming Cal.com Bookings1** Http Request *Service*
- 26 **Fetch Ahmedabad Weather1** Http Request *Service*
- 27 **Build Slack Message1** Set *Logic*
- 28 **Merge Calendar and Emails1** Merge *Logic*
- 29 **Combine Calendar and Cal.com1** Merge *Logic*
- 30 **Combine with Weather Data1** Merge *Logic*
- 31 **Post Daily Briefing1** Slack *Service*
- 32 **Post Detailed Report1** Slack *Service*
- 33 **Compile Source Summaries1** Set *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 33
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sheets, Slack
- **Model:** Gemini
- **Retrieval:** Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for Gemini. 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 Gemini. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 33 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 33 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%2Fsend-ai-powered-slack-briefings-with-google-workspace)
- **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.

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

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