Automation library · Strategy and planning

Simulate business decisions with Google Sheets and OpenAI

Started by another system calling it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 3Model 2Logic 7Service 3

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

  1. 1Webhook - Scenario InputWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Schedule - Weekly SimulationSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Prepare Scenario ContextSetLogic
  5. 5AI - Simulate OutcomesAgentModel
  6. 6Filter - Valid Scenario TypesFilterLogic
  7. 7JS - Format Simulation ReportCodeLogic
  8. 8Fetch Historical DataHttp RequestService
  9. 9Log Simulation to Google SheetHttp RequestService
  10. 10Notify via SlackHttp RequestService
  11. 11Python - Parse & Summarize HistoryCodeLogic
  12. 12Respond to WebhookRespond To WebhookStarts it
  13. 13Wait For DataWaitLogic
  14. 14JS - Build Prompt ContextCodeLogic
  15. 15Wait - Rate Limit BufferWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
15, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, and a key for OpenAI. 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 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.