Automation library · AI assistants

Use AI to organize your Todoist inbox with OpenAI

Started by a clock. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 7 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

SmallCalls a model: OpenAI

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7 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 3Service 2

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Your ProjectsSetLogic
  3. 3Get inbox tasksTodoistService
  4. 4If task is not a subtaskFilterLogic
  5. 5CategorizeOpen AiModel
  6. 6If other or ai hallucinatesFilterLogic
  7. 7Update priority in todoistTodoistService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
7
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
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 a clock.

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?

Not long. At 7 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 7 steps before you point it at anything that matters.