Automation library · AI assistants

Send legal AI news digests from IMAP email with OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 6Service 4

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

  1. 1Schedule, Every 5 HoursSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI, Relevance ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3OpenAI, Research ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Tavily, Web SearchTavily ToolService
  5. 5IMAP, Fetch Unread EmailsImapService
  6. 6OpenAI Agent, Score RelevanceAgentModel
  7. 7OpenAI Agent, Research TopicsAgentModel
  8. 8Set, Extract Email FieldsSetLogic
  9. 9Code, Parse AI AnalysisCodeLogic
  10. 10Code, Build HTML EmailCodeLogic
  11. 11Filter, Keep Relevant OnlyFilterLogic
  12. 12IMAP, Delete Processed EmailImapService
  13. 13Gmail, Send DigestGmailService
  14. 14Aggregate, Collect TopicsAggregateLogic
  15. 15IF, Has TopicsIfLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail account, 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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.