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AI-powered email processing with approval workflow

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Workflow Description

An automation that reads incoming emails, analyzes them using AI, generates draft responses, and requires your approval before sending. It retrieves contextual information from a vector database and gives you complete control over each reply.

How it works

  1. 1.Read incoming emails via IMAP or Gmail
  2. 2.Extract text and generate embeddings for vector search
  3. 3.Generate draft response using OpenAI language model
  4. 4.Present response with approve/reject options
  5. 5.Send approved response or discard request

Use cases

  • Manage customer support inquiries with quality review
  • Auto-respond to frequent questions while ensuring accuracy
  • Screen and prioritize important emails before human review

Requirements

  • Active IMAP or Gmail account with credentials
  • OpenAI API key
  • Qdrant vector database instance configured

Service Value

Ideal as a smart automation service combining integrations and AI to produce ready-to-use results.

Apps Used

Email Read Imap Markdown OpenAI Email Send Vector Store LLM Chain AI Agent Set If Gmail

Details

Trigger Manual trigger
Nodes 12
Apps 10
Views 577
Downloads 208

How to Use

  1. 1.Click "Download Template"
  2. 2.Open your n8n dashboard
  3. 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
  4. 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials

Nodes Used (12)

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Email Trigger (IMAP)

Email Read Imap

#1

Markdown

Markdown

#2

DeepSeek R1

OpenAI

#3

Send Email

Email Send

#4

Qdrant Vector Store

Vector Store Qdrant

#5

Embeddings OpenAI

OpenAI

#6

Email Summarization Chain

Chain Summarization

#7

Write email

Agent

#8

OpenAI

OpenAI

#9

Set Email

Set

#10

Approve?

If

#11

Sticky Note

Sticky Note

#12

Sticky Note1

Sticky Note

#13

Sticky Note2

Sticky Note

#14

Sticky Note3

Sticky Note

#15

Send Draft

Gmail

#16

Sticky Note4

Sticky Note

#17
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