AI Agents
Review and respond to emails with AI-powered summaries and manual approval
16 nodes
320
166
Manual trigger
Workflow Description
Automation that retrieves emails via IMAP, analyzes their content using OpenAI's language models, generates summaries and suggested actions, then submits them for human review before sending responses or archiving messages.
How it works
- 1.Retrieve incoming emails from mailbox using IMAP
- 2.Analyze email content and extract key information with OpenAI LLM Chain
- 3.Present AI-generated summary and recommended action for manual review
- 4.Send approved response or archive based on human decision
Use cases
- Manage customer support emails with mandatory human review before sending replies
- Prioritize and summarize important messages for faster decision-making
- Process high-volume inbound mail without losing human oversight and control
Requirements
- Active email account configured with IMAP access
- Valid OpenAI API key with sufficient credits
- n8n instance running with AI Agents capability enabled
Service Value
Ideal as a smart automation service combining integrations and AI to produce ready-to-use results.
Apps Used
Email Read Imap
Email Send
LLM Chain
AI Agent
OpenAI
Details
Trigger
Manual trigger
Nodes
16
Apps
5
Views
320
Downloads
166
How to Use
- 1.Click "Download Template"
- 2.Open your n8n dashboard
- 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
- 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials
Nodes Used (16)
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Email Trigger (IMAP)
Email Read Imap
Markdown
Markdown
Send Email
Email Send
Email Summarization Chain
Chain Summarization
Write email
Agent
OpenAI
OpenAI
Sticky Note2
Sticky Note
Sticky Note5
Sticky Note
Sticky Note1
Sticky Note
Sticky Note7
Sticky Note
Approve Email
Email Send
OpenAI Chat Model
OpenAI
Set Email text
Set
Sticky Note
Sticky Note
Sticky Note11
Sticky Note
Approved?
If