Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Triage inbound Gmail with Claude and Google Sheets

Started by an arriving email, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Claude. 11 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Claude

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 4Service 4

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

  1. 1Gmail TriggerGmail triggerStarts it
  2. 2Chat modelLm Chat AnthropicModel
  3. 3Prepare emailCodeLogic
  4. 4AI: classify & draftInformation ExtractorModel
  5. 5Validate AI outputCodeLogic
  6. 6Is spam?IfLogic
  7. 7Log spamGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Create draft replyGmailService
  9. 9Log emailGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10High priority?IfLogic
  11. 11Slack alertSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
11, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
Claude

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, 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 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.