Send AI-Summarized Unread Email Alerts to Slack using GPT-4 and Gmail

### Who is this for? If you're overwhelmed with incoming emails but only want to be notified about the essentials, this workflow is for you. Perfect for busy professionals who want a short AI summary of new emails delivered directly to Slack. ### What does it solve? Reading every email wastes time. This workflow filters out the noise by: - Automatically summarizing each unread Gmail email using AI - Sending you just the sender and a short summary to Slack - Helping you stay focused without missing key information ### How it works - Every minute, the workflow checks Gmail for unread emails - When it finds one, it: - Extracts the email content - Sends it to OpenAI's GPT model for a 250-character summary - Delivers the message directly to Slack ### How to set up? 1. **Connect your accounts:** - Gmail (OAuth2) - OpenAI (API key or connected account) - Slack (OAuth2) 2. **Edit the Slack node:** - Choose the Slack user/channel to send alerts to 3. **Optional:** Adjust the AI prompt in the "AI Agent" node to modify the summary style 4. **Optional:** Change polling frequency in the Gmail trigger node ### How to customize this workflow to your needs - Edit the AI prompt to: - Highlight urgency - Include specific keywords - Extend or reduce summary length - Modify the Slack message format (add emojis, tags, or links)

Platform

n8n

Category

Communication

Price

Free

Creator

Matt Chong | n8n Creator

• gmail
• slack
• stickyNote
• gmailTrigger
• agent
• lmChatOpenAi
• outputParserStructured