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AI-Powered Email Processing with Manual Approval Workflow

17 nodes 281 139 Manual trigger
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Workflow Description

Automates email intake, analyzes messages using OpenAI, generates contextual responses, and requires your approval before sending. Uses semantic search through a vector store to improve response accuracy and relevance.

How it works

  1. 1.Read incoming messages from IMAP or Gmail accounts
  2. 2.Extract content and intent using OpenAI language model
  3. 3.Search vector store for similar past resolutions
  4. 4.Generate draft response via LLM chain
  5. 5.Present draft to user and request approval (yes/no)
  6. 6.Send approved response or save for later review

Use cases

  • Customer support teams automating ticket responses while maintaining quality control
  • Managing high-volume repetitive inquiries with human oversight
  • Processing multilingual email queries with contextual understanding

Requirements

  • Active Gmail or IMAP email account configured
  • OpenAI API key with GPT access
  • Qdrant vector database instance set up
  • n8n workflow enabled with manual trigger

Service Value

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

Apps Used

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

Details

Trigger Manual trigger
Nodes 17
Apps 7
Views 281
Downloads 139

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 (17)

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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