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Triage Gmail inbox emails and draft AI replies with Claude

Started by an arriving email, and works across Gmail and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to Claude. 11 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Claude

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 4Service 3

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

  1. 1New Email TriggerGmail triggerStarts it
  2. 2Claude Sonnet 4.6Lm Chat AnthropicModel
  3. 3Triage SchemaOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Extract EmailSetLogic
  5. 5AI TriageAgentModel
  6. 6Shape Triage RecordSetLogic
  7. 7Log to Triage TableData TableService
  8. 8Create Draft ReplyGmailService
  9. 9Route by UrgencySwitchLogic
  10. 10Send Urgent AlertGmailService
  11. 11Draft Only, No AlertNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
11, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, n8n data table
Model
Claude

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an arriving email.

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. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.