AI Automation

AI Email Assistant

An n8n workflow that reads, prioritizes and drafts replies to Gmail — with a human approving anything before it sends.

An inbox flowing through AI triage into a calendar event and a Slack approval
ClientAI Email Assistant
ProjectAI Automation
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The project

About AI Email Assistant

An AI-powered email automation workflow built with n8n, OpenAI, Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack and MongoDB. It watches a Gmail inbox, analyzes each message with OpenAI to classify its category and priority, drafts a reply, and detects meeting requests to create Google Calendar events automatically. High-priority emails are routed to Slack for human approval before anything sends, Gmail labels are applied automatically, and every processed email is logged to MongoDB for a full audit trail.

Built to cut manual email handling without losing human oversight: routine triage and drafting are automated, but nothing goes out without approval.

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The challenge

Inboxes that need triage, not just filters

Managing a high volume of email manually risks delayed replies and missed meetings. Simple rules or filters can't judge priority or draft a reply — that takes understanding the message.

02
The approach

Automate the reading and drafting, keep a human on send

OpenAI classifies and drafts inside an n8n workflow connected to Gmail, Calendar and Slack — but nothing goes out without a person approving it first.

The solution

A closer look at how it works

Priority triage

Every email is classified by category and priority automatically as it arrives.

Meeting detection

Emails that read like a meeting request create a Google Calendar event on their own.

Human-approved replies

Draft replies route to Slack for a yes or no before anything is sent to the customer.

Results

What it made possible

  • Routine triage and drafting happen without manually reading every email
  • Every processed email is logged to MongoDB for a full audit trail
  • Approval stays with a person for anything that goes out
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