Taku (AI Jidoka Lab) This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #17477 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Gmail → Gmail Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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{
"name": "Draft AI replies to incoming Gmail emails with Groq Llama 3.3",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "ae007662-9792-46f0-afad-de519c4b9987",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"width": 480,
"height": 864,
"content": "## Draft AI replies to incoming Gmail emails with Groq Llama 3.3\n\n### How it works\n\nThis workflow watches Gmail for newly received emails and sends each message to Groq Llama 3.3 to generate a possible reply. It parses the AI response, checks whether a reply is actually needed, and creates a Gmail draft only when the condition passes. The user can then review and send the drafted response manually from Gmail.\n\n### Setup steps\n\n- Connect Gmail credentials for both the Gmail Trigger and Gmail draft creation node, ensuring permissions include reading messages and creating drafts.\n- Configure the HTTP Request node with a valid Groq API key, typically using an Authorization header such as `Bearer <GROQ_API_KEY>`.\n- Verify the Groq request body uses the intended Llama 3.3 model and includes the desired email fields, such as sender, subject, and body.\n- Review the Parse code node output structure so it matches the fields expected by the `Needs a reply?` condition and the Gmail draft node.\n\n### Customization\n\nAdjust the AI prompt to change tone, length, language, or signature. You can also modify the conditional logic to skip newsletters, automated emails, or messages from specific senders."
},
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 240,
"height": 368,
"content": "## Receive incoming email\n\nStarts the workflow when a new Gmail message arrives and passes the email content onward for reply generation."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a2c4f4e6-7473-4eb9-bc3b-14ecb54e313f",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 432,
"height": 336,
"content": "## Generate and parse draft\n\nSends the incoming email to Groq's OpenAI-compatible chat completion endpoint to create a suggested reply, then parses the AI response into usable workflow fields."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 432,
"height": 432,
"content": "## Check and create draft\n\nDetermines whether the parsed AI output indicates a reply is needed, and if so creates a Gmail reply draft for the user to review."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "node-trigger-9",
"name": "When Email Received",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
"position": [
0,
300
],
"parameters": {
"simple": false,
"filters": {},
"options": {},
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "node-ai-10",
"name": "Post to Groq for Reply Draft",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"model\": \"llama-3.3-70b-versatile\",\n \"temperature\": 0.3,\n \"response_format\": { \"type\": \"json_object\" },\n \"messages\": [\n { \"role\": \"system\", \"content\": \"You are the email first-response assistant for [YOUR COMPANY / SHOP NAME].\\nRead the incoming email and reply ONLY with a JSON object with exactly these keys:\\n- should_reply: true | false (true only for real senders that expect a reply; false for newsletters, automated notifications and ads)\\n- reply_draft: a polite reply draft (~120 words). No signature. Never state facts you cannot verify (stock, prices, delivery dates) \u2014 say you will check and follow up instead.\\nOutput nothing but the JSON.\" },\n { \"role\": \"user\", \"content\": {{ JSON.stringify(($json.text || $json.snippet || \"\").slice(0, 3000)) }} }\n ]\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "none",
"specifyHeaders": "keypair",
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "node-code-11",
"name": "Parse AI Draft Response",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const item = $input.first().json;\nconst content = item?.choices?.[0]?.message?.content ?? '{}';\nlet data;\ntry { data = JSON.parse(content); } catch (e) { data = { should_reply: false, reply_draft: '' }; }\nconst trig = $('When Email Received').first().json;\nfunction asText(v){\n if(v == null) return '';\n if(typeof v === 'string') return v;\n if(typeof v === 'object'){\n if(typeof v.text === 'string') return v.text;\n if(Array.isArray(v.value) && v.value[0]) return v.value[0].address || v.value[0].name || '';\n if(typeof v.address === 'string') return v.address;\n return '';\n }\n return String(v);\n}\nreturn [{ json: {\n should_reply: data.should_reply === true,\n reply_draft: data.reply_draft ?? '',\n subject: asText(trig.subject ?? trig.Subject),\n} }];"
},
"typeVersion": 2
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{
"id": "node-if-12",
"name": "If Reply Needed",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "loose"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "cond-12",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.should_reply ? \"yes\" : \"\" }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "node-draft-13",
"name": "Send Reply via Gmail",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
992,
176
],
"parameters": {
"message": "={{ $json.reply_draft }}",
"options": {},
"subject": "={{ 'Re: ' + ($json.subject || 'your message') }}",
"resource": "draft",
"emailType": "text"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"connections": {
"If Reply Needed": {
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[
{
"node": "Send Reply via Gmail",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[]
]
},
"When Email Received": {
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{
"node": "Post to Groq for Reply Draft",
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"node": "If Reply Needed",
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"Post to Groq for Reply Draft": {
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{
"node": "Parse AI Draft Response",
"type": "main",
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}
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]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This workflow polls Gmail for new emails, sends the message content to Groq’s Llama 3.3 chat completions API to generate a JSON reply draft decision, and creates a Gmail draft reply only when the message appears to need a human response. Polls Gmail every minute for newly…
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