# Triage PubMed clinical literature with Gemini: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Google Docs and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/triage-pubmed-clinical-literature-with-gemini (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Triage PubMed clinical literature with Gemini

Started by a clock, and works across Google Docs and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 17 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: Gemini

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Ftriage-pubmed-clinical-literature-with-gemini)

**17 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 2 Logic 6 Service 8

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

- 1 **Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Gemini 2.5 Flash** Lm Chat Google Gemini *Model*
- 3 **Load Request** Google Sheets *Service*
- 4 **Clinical Literature Triage** Chain Llm *Model*
- 5 **Build Query** Set *Logic*
- 6 **Parse AI Output** Code *Logic*
- 7 **Processing Request** Google Sheets *Service*
- 8 **Append row in sheet** Google Sheets *Service*
- 9 **Search PubMed** Http Request *Service*
- 10 **Build Report** Code *Logic*
- 11 **Fetch Details** Http Request *Service*
- 12 **Create Google Doc** Google Docs *Service*
- 13 **Parse PubMed XML** Xml *Logic*
- 14 **Write Report** Google Docs *Service*
- 15 **Normalize** Code *Logic*
- 16 **Complete Request** Google Sheets *Service*
- 17 **Aggregate** Aggregate *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 17
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Google Docs, Google Sheets
- **Model:** Gemini

## Questions

What does it need to run?

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

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 17 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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Ftriage-pubmed-clinical-literature-with-gemini)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Docs](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Docs#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)

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