This workflow follows the Agent → Execute Workflow Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
Copy or download the full n8n JSON below. Paste it into a new n8n workflow, add your credentials, activate. Full import guide →
{
"name": "\ud83e\udd16Email Agent",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4o",
"options": {}
},
"id": "c98bcc4d-20a9-4b29-a4aa-f6b6e7bb1f1b",
"name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
560,
680
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "7ab380a2-a8d3-421c-ab4e-748ea8fb7904",
"name": "response",
"value": "Unable to perform task. Please try again.",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "0505c1f0-53d1-4988-843f-eb9eac2d7856",
"name": "Try Again",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
1640,
500
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "39c2f302-03be-4464-a17a-d7cc481d6d44",
"name": "=response",
"value": "={{$json.output}}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "97393469-bde9-4a13-8d89-68ac6a4305db",
"name": "Success",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
1640,
320
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"promptType": "define",
"text": "={{ $json.query }}",
"options": {
"systemMessage": "=# Overview\nYou are an email management assistant. All emails must be formatted professionally in HTML and signed off as \"Nate.\" \n\n**Email Management Tools** \n - Use \"Send Email\" to send emails. \n - Use \"Create Draft\" if the user asks for a draft. \n - Use \"Get Emails\" to retrieve emails when requested.\n - Use \"Get Labels\" to retrieve labels.\n - Use \"Mark Unread\" to mark an email as unread. You must use \"Get Emails\" first so you have the message ID of the email to flag.\n - Use \"Label Email\" to flag an email. You must use \"Get Emails\" first so you have the message ID of the email to flag. Then you must use \"Get Labels\" so you have the label ID.\n - Use \"Email Reply\" to reply to an email. You must use \"Get Emails\" first so you have the message ID of the email to reply to.\n\n## Final Notes\n- Here is the current date/time: {{ $now }}"
}
},
"id": "0f7ba4a7-44b1-41ce-8904-9a78e8e03be4",
"name": "Email Agent",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"typeVersion": 1.6,
"position": [
1040,
400
],
"onError": "continueErrorOutput"
},
{
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "={{ $fromAI(\"emailAddress\") }}",
"subject": "={{ $fromAI(\"subject\") }}",
"message": "={{ $fromAI(\"emailBody\") }}",
"options": {
"appendAttribution": false
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
720,
760
],
"id": "9e043f46-3e1a-431a-9495-b34e251de785",
"name": "Send Email",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "getAll",
"limit": "={{ $fromAI(\"limit\",\"how many emails the user wants\") }}",
"simple": false,
"filters": {
"sender": "={{ $fromAI(\"sender\",\"who the emails are from\") }}"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
1360,
860
],
"id": "fc850981-86fa-4714-a47a-27d5ed2f4944",
"name": "Get Emails",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "draft",
"subject": "={{ $fromAI(\"subject\") }}",
"emailType": "html",
"message": "={{ $fromAI(\"emailBody\") }}",
"options": {
"sendTo": "={{ $fromAI(\"emailAddress\") }}"
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
1200,
880
],
"id": "c460b943-04a8-4598-9e70-be4f5d4d2303",
"name": "Create Draft",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "reply",
"messageId": "={{ $fromAI(\"ID\",\"the message ID\") }}",
"message": "={{ $fromAI(\"emailBody\") }}",
"options": {
"appendAttribution": false
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
880,
820
],
"id": "500202a6-a9be-45ac-be3d-33e0928fb830",
"name": "Email Reply",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "label",
"returnAll": true
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
1480,
800
],
"id": "b05ce6a1-ae44-4d46-a32b-c6d2250794b1",
"name": "Get Labels",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "addLabels",
"messageId": "={{ $fromAI(\"ID\",\"the ID of the message\") }}",
"labelIds": "={{ $fromAI(\"labelID\") }}"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
1040,
860
],
"id": "88c2635f-5088-4f0c-b5f8-c4a5f73ffc79",
"name": "Label Emails",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "markAsUnread",
"messageId": "={{ $fromAI(\"messageID\") }}"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
1620,
740
],
"id": "8f3771c3-cf3d-4481-8a6d-4ead60291649",
"name": "Mark Unread",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"inputSource": "passthrough"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
800,
400
],
"id": "053be115-2ecf-4d22-8f7f-93ad7271bf80",
"name": "When Executed by Another Workflow"
}
],
"connections": {
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Email Agent",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Email Agent": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Success",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Try Again",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Send Email": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Email Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Email Reply": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Email Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Emails": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Email Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create Draft": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Email Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Labels": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Email Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Label Emails": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Email Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Mark Unread": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Email Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When Executed by Another Workflow": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Email Agent",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "e76750a7-4129-45a9-83ff-321a6ba6d324",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "C3hLlOS4O6ZJtVFy",
"tags": []
}
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.
gmailOAuth2openAiApi
Pro
For the full experience including quality scoring and batch install features for each workflow upgrade to Pro
About this workflow
🤖Email Agent. Uses lmChatOpenAi, agent, gmailTool, executeWorkflowTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 12 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
Related workflows
Workflows that share integrations, category, or trigger type with this one. All free to copy and import.
I prepared a comprehensive guide detailing how to create a Smart Agent that automates meeting task management by analyzing transcripts, generating tasks in Airtable, and scheduling follow-ups when nec
Agent, OpenAI Chat, Tool Workflow +5
__Email_Agent. Uses agent, gmailTool, executeWorkflowTrigger, lmChatOpenAi. Event-driven trigger; 12 nodes.
Agent, Gmail Tool, Execute Workflow Trigger +1
Enrich Property Inventory Survey With Image Recognition And Ai Agent. Uses manualTrigger, lmChatOpenAi, airtable, executeWorkflowTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 29 nodes.
OpenAI Chat, Airtable, Execute Workflow Trigger +5
Manual Http. Uses manualTrigger, lmChatOpenAi, airtable, executeWorkflowTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 29 nodes.
OpenAI Chat, Airtable, Execute Workflow Trigger +5
⚡📽️ Ultimate AI-Powered Chatbot for YouTube Summarization & Analysis. Uses executeWorkflowTrigger, chatTrigger, stickyNote, memoryBufferWindow. Event-driven trigger; 29 nodes.
Execute Workflow Trigger, Chat Trigger, Memory Buffer Window +4