AI Email Assistant with Anthropic & Slack

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "AI Email Assistant",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "host": "imap.example.com",
        "port": 993,
        "secure": true,
        "user": "={{ $credentials.imapUser }}",
        "password": "={{ $credentials.imapPassword }}"
      },
      "id": "imap-trigger",
      "name": "E-Mail abrufen",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "position": [
        220,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "string": [
            {
              "value1": "={{ $json.from }}",
              "operation": "notContains",
              "value2": "newsletter"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "filter-node",
      "name": "Filter: Keine Newsletter",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "prompt": "={{ $('Prompt: Zusammenfassung').item.json.prompt }}\n\nE-Mail von: {{$json.from}}\nBetreff: {{$json.subject}}\nDatum: {{$json.date}}\n\nInhalt:\n{{$json.text}}",
        "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "claude-summary",
      "name": "Claude: Zusammenfassen",
      "type": "@anthropic-ai/anthropic",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        700,
        200
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "anthropicApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "prompt": "={{ $('Prompt: Antwort').item.json.prompt }}\n\nE-Mail von: {{$json.from}}\nBetreff: {{$json.subject}}\n\nZusammenfassung: {{$node['Claude: Zusammenfassen'].json.message.content[0].text}}",
        "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "claude-response",
      "name": "Claude: Antwort-Entwurf",
      "type": "@anthropic-ai/anthropic",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        700,
        400
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "anthropicApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "keepOnlySet": true,
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "absender",
              "value": "={{ $json.from }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "betreff",
              "value": "={{ $json.subject }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "zusammenfassung",
              "value": "={{ $('Claude: Zusammenfassen').json.message.content[0].text }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "antwortEntwurf",
              "value": "={{ $('Claude: Antwort-Entwurf').json.message.content[0].text }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "template-builder",
      "name": "Template zusammenstellen",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "typeVersion": 3.4,
      "position": [
        940,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "channel": "#email-assistant",
        "text": "\ud83d\udce7 Neue E-Mail:\n*Von:* {{$json.absender}}\n*Betreff:* {{$json.betreff}}\n\n*Zusammenfassung:*\n{{$json.zusammenfassung}}\n\n*Antwort-Entwurf:*\n{{$json.antwortEntwurf}}"
      },
      "id": "slack-notify",
      "name": "An Slack senden",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "typeVersion": 2.1,
      "position": [
        1180,
        300
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "slackApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "key": "prompt",
        "value": "Du bist ein professioneller E-Mail-Assistent f\u00fcr ein deutsches KMU.\n\nAufgabe: Fasse die folgende E-Mail pr\u00e4zise zusammen.\n\nFormat:\n\ud83d\udccc KERNPUNKT: [Hauptanliegen in einem Satz]\n\ud83d\udccb DETAILS:\n- [Detail 1]\n- [Detail 2]\n\u23f0 DRINGLICHKEIT: [hoch/mittel/niedrig]\n\ud83d\udca1 HANDLUNGSEMPFEHLUNG: [Was sollte getan werden?]"
      },
      "id": "prompt-summary",
      "name": "Prompt: Zusammenfassung",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "typeVersion": 3.4,
      "position": [
        220,
        120
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "key": "prompt",
        "value": "Du bist ein professioneller E-Mail-Assistent f\u00fcr ein deutsches KMU.\n\nAufgabe: Erstelle einen Antwortentwurf auf die zusammengefasste E-Mail.\n\nRegeln:\n- Professioneller, freundlicher Ton\n- Auf Deutsch\n- H\u00f6fliche Gru\u00dfformel\n- Klare Antworten auf alle Punkte\n- Bei Unklarheiten: R\u00fcckfrage formulieren\n\nFormat:\nSehr geehrte(r) [Anrede],\n\n[Antworttext]\n\nMit freundlichen Gr\u00fc\u00dfen\n[Dein Unternehmen]"
      },
      "id": "prompt-response",
      "name": "Prompt: Antwort",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "typeVersion": 3.4,
      "position": [
        220,
        480
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Prompt: Zusammenfassung": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Claude: Zusammenfassen",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Prompt: Antwort": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Claude: Antwort-Entwurf",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "E-Mail abrufen": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Filter: Keine Newsletter",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Filter: Keine Newsletter": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Claude: Zusammenfassen",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Claude: Antwort-Entwurf",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        []
      ]
    },
    "Claude: Zusammenfassen": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Template zusammenstellen",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Claude: Antwort-Entwurf": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Template zusammenstellen",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Template zusammenstellen": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "An Slack senden",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "tags": [],
  "triggerCount": 1,
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z",
  "versionId": "1"
}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• anthropicApi
• slackApi

About this workflow

AI Email Assistant. Uses emailTrigger, @anthropic-ai/anthropic, slack. Event-driven trigger; 8 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/ceeceeceecee/ai-email-assistant/blob/main/workflow/ai-email-assistant.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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