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)

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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)
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  1. 1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
  2. 2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
  3. 3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
  4. 4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.

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