Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Send Prey missing-device alerts with Claude and Slack

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Claude. 9 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Claude

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 4Service 2

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

  1. 1When Prey Event PostedWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Claude Chat ModelLm Chat AnthropicModel
  3. 3Route by Event TypeSwitchLogic
  4. 4Content Analysis AgentAgentModel
  5. 5Set Alert Data FieldsSetLogic
  6. 6Set Log Entry FieldsSetLogic
  7. 7Post Alert to SlackSlackService
  8. 8Append Log to SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Prepare Missing Event LogSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
9, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack
Model
Claude

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Claude. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.