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Summarize and triage your daily Gmail inbox into Slack

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Groq. 16 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Groq

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 3Logic 6Service 5

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

  1. 1Run Daily at 8 AMSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Groq Llama 3.3 ModelLm Chat GroqModel
  3. 3Parse Triage JSONOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Test ManuallyManual triggerStarts it
  5. 5Fetch Last 24h of EmailsGmailService
  6. 6Triage Inbox with AIChain LlmModel
  7. 7Any New Emails?IfLogic
  8. 8Any Urgent Emails?IfLogic
  9. 9Build Slack Block Kit DigestCodeLogic
  10. 10Split Out Triaged EmailsSplit OutLogic
  11. 11Combine Emails Into Digest InputCodeLogic
  12. 12Post Inbox Zero to SlackSlackService
  13. 13Build Urgent AlertCodeLogic
  14. 14Post Briefing to SlackSlackService
  15. 15Log Emails to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  16. 16Post Urgent Alert to SlackSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
Groq

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for Groq. 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 Groq. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.