AppStoneLab Technologies LLP This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #13990 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Emailreadimap → Emailsend recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"name": "Candidate evaluation",
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"content": "### \ud83d\udce5 Watch Inbox\n**Trigger:** Fires when a new email arrives in INBOX.\n\n- Format: `Resolved` (full data + binary)\n- Attachments: ON \u2192 store candidate resume as `attachment_0`\n- Action: Mark as Read"
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"content": "### \ud83d\udcc4 OCR Extraction\n**Mistral OCR** reads the CV binary.\n\n- Model: `mistral-ocr-latest`\n- Input: Candidate Resume/CV \n- Output: Extracted info from PDF \n- Works on both digital & scanned PDFs"
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"content": "### \ud83e\udd16 AI CV Scoring\n**Gemini** evaluates CV vs JD.\n\n- Model: `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview`\n- Input: Extracted info of Candidate from Mistral OCR\n- Returns JSON: score, decision, name, summary, key_skills\n- JSON Output mode: ON"
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"content": "### \u2699\ufe0f Parse Response\n**Critical node** \u2014 does 3 things:\n\n1. Strips Gemini markdown fences (` ```json `)\n2. Parses JSON into clean fields\n3. Passes `binary` from IMAP trigger forward so CV attachment survives into email nodes"
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"content": "### \ud83d\udd00 Route Decision\n**IF** \n`decision == \"shortlisted\"`\n\n- \u2705 TRUE \u2192 HR email + candidate invite\n- \u274c FALSE \u2192 polite decline to candidate"
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"parameters": {
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"content": "### \ud83d\udce7 HR Notification\n**Sends to HR** on shortlist.\n\n- Includes: score, name, email, key skills, AI summary\n- Attachment: `attachment_0` (original CV PDF)\n- Subject has score in title for quick scanning"
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"content": "### \ud83d\udce7 Interview Invite\n**Sends to shortlisted candidate.**\n\n- Includes scheduling link (update `YOUR_CALENDLY_OR_CAL_LINK_HERE`)\n- 'What to Expect' section with 3 interview steps\n- Runs after Node 6 (sequential on TRUE branch)"
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"content": "### \ud83d\udce7 Polite Decline\n**Sends to rejected candidate.**\n\n- Empathetic tone, no harsh language\n- Links to appstonelab.com/career for future roles\n- No CV attachment needed here"
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"content": "## \ud83e\udd16 AI Hiring Pipeline\n\n**Purpose:** Automates end-to-end CV screening for a Specific role.\n\n**Flow:**\n1. Watches inbox for incoming CV emails\n2. Extracts CV text via Mistral OCR (works on scanned + digital PDFs)\n3. Scores CV against JD using Gemini AI (returns structured JSON)\n4. Parses response + preserves binary attachment\n5. Routes: Shortlisted \u2192 HR notified + candidate invited | Rejected \u2192 polite decline\n\n**Stack:** IMAP \u00b7 Mistral OCR \u00b7 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite \u00b7 SMTP\n\n**Threshold:** score \u2265 shortlisted decision by Gemini"
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"name": "AI Score CV",
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{
"content": "=You are an expert HR assistant for AppStoneLab Technologies. Evaluate the CV below against the job description and return ONLY a valid JSON object \u2014 no markdown, no code blocks, no extra text.\n\nJOB DESCRIPTION:\nRole: AI Engineer at AppStoneLab Technologies (Surat, India)\nExperience: 0\u20131 years\n\nResponsibilities:\n- Design and implement agentic workflows using LangGraph and LangChain\n- Build modular AI agents for multi-step task planning and execution\n- Create and optimize structured prompts for LLM-driven use cases\n- Integrate LLMs with tools via function calling for dynamic workflows\n- Build intelligent APIs using Flask or FastAPI\n- Work on NLP, computer vision, and recommendation tasks\n- Explore multi-agent setups, memory management, and RAG pipelines\n\nRequirements:\n- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field\n- Experience with agentic AI frameworks (LangGraph, LangChain, AutoGen)\n- Solid Python development skills\n- Understanding of LLM architecture, prompt chaining, memory, tool calling\n- Bonus: RAG pipelines, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate), cloud (AWS/GCP)\n- Portfolio of AI projects on GitHub or Kaggle\n\nCV CONTENT:\n{{ $json.extractedText }}\n\nReturn this exact JSON structure:\n{\n \"score\": <number 0-100>,\n \"decision\": \"<shortlisted or rejected>\",\n \"candidate_name\": \"<full name>\",\n \"summary\": \"<3-4 sentence professional summary focused on fit for this AI Engineer role>\",\n \"key_skills\": \"<comma-separated top 5 relevant skills found in the CV>\"\n}"
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"name": "Parse AI Response + Pass Binary",
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"jsCode": "const item = $input.first();\nconst aiRaw = item.json.content.parts[0].text;\n\nconst cleaned = aiRaw\n .replace(/^```json\\s*/i, '')\n .replace(/^```\\s*/i, '')\n .replace(/```\\s*$/i, '')\n .trim();\n\nconst parsed = JSON.parse(cleaned);\n\nreturn [{\n json: {\n score: parsed.score,\n decision: parsed.decision,\n candidate_name: parsed.candidate_name,\n summary: parsed.summary,\n key_skills: parsed.key_skills,\n candidate_email: $('Watch Inbox for CV Emails').first().json.from.value[0].address,\n original_subject: $('Watch Inbox for CV Emails').first().json.subject\n },\n binary: $('Watch Inbox for CV Emails').first().binary\n}];"
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.decision }}",
"rightValue": "shortlisted"
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"parameters": {
"html": "=<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head><meta charset=\"UTF-8\"><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"></head>\n<body style=\"margin:0;padding:0;background-color:#f5f3ee;font-family:'Georgia',serif;\">\n <table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color:#f5f3ee;padding:40px 20px;\">\n <tr>\n <td align=\"center\">\n <table width=\"600\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width:600px;width:100%;\">\n\n <!-- Top accent bar -->\n <tr>\n <td style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,#0f0f0f 0%,#1a1a2e 50%,#0f3460 100%);height:4px;border-radius:12px 12px 0 0;\"></td>\n </tr>\n\n <!-- Header -->\n <tr>\n <td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-left:1px solid #e8e4dc;border-right:1px solid #e8e4dc;padding:36px 48px 28px;\">\n <table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n <tr>\n <td>\n <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:4px;color:#aaa;text-transform:uppercase;\">AppStoneLab Technologies</p>\n <h1 style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Georgia',serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:normal;color:#0f0f0f;letter-spacing:-0.5px;\">AI Hiring Pipeline</h1>\n </td>\n <td align=\"right\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n <div style=\"background:#0f3460;color:#fff;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:2px;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:20px;white-space:nowrap;\">\u2713 SHORTLISTED</div>\n </td>\n </tr>\n </table>\n </td>\n </tr>\n\n <!-- Score Banner -->\n <tr>\n <td style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1a2e 0%,#16213e 50%,#0f3460 100%);border-left:1px solid #e8e4dc;border-right:1px solid #e8e4dc;padding:28px 48px;\">\n <table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n <tr>\n <td>\n <p style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:3px;color:#88aacc;text-transform:uppercase;\">Candidate Score</p>\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:52px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;line-height:1;\">{{ $json.score }}<span style=\"font-size:20px;color:#88aacc;\">/100</span></p>\n </td>\n <td align=\"right\" style=\"vertical-align:middle;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:3px;color:#88aacc;text-transform:uppercase;\">Position</p>\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Georgia',serif;font-size:18px;color:#ffffff;\">AI Engineer</p>\n <p style=\"margin:4px 0 0 0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:10px;color:#88aacc;\">Surat, India</p>\n </td>\n </tr>\n </table>\n </td>\n </tr>\n\n <!-- Candidate Info -->\n <tr>\n <td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-left:1px solid #e8e4dc;border-right:1px solid #e8e4dc;padding:32px 48px 24px;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0 0 20px 0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:3px;color:#aaa;text-transform:uppercase;border-bottom:1px solid #e8e4dc;padding-bottom:12px;\">Candidate Details</p>\n <table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n <tr>\n <td style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f0ede6;width:40%;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:11px;color:#aaa;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\">Full Name</p>\n </td>\n <td style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f0ede6;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Georgia',serif;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a;\">{{ $json.candidate_name }}</p>\n </td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f0ede6;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:11px;color:#aaa;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\">Email</p>\n </td>\n <td style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f0ede6;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:13px;color:#0f3460;\">{{ $json.candidate_email }}</p>\n </td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f0ede6;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:11px;color:#aaa;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\">Key Skills</p>\n </td>\n <td style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f0ede6;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:12px;color:#1a6b3c;\">{{ $json.key_skills }}</p>\n </td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td style=\"padding:10px 0;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:11px;color:#aaa;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\">Applied Via</p>\n </td>\n <td style=\"padding:10px 0;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:12px;color:#888;\">Email</p>\n </td>\n </tr>\n </table>\n </td>\n </tr>\n\n <!-- AI Summary -->\n <tr>\n <td style=\"background-color:#f9f7f2;border-left:1px solid #e8e4dc;border-right:1px solid #e8e4dc;padding:28px 48px;border-top:1px solid #ece9e0;\">\n <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:3px;color:#aaa;text-transform:uppercase;border-bottom:1px solid #e8e4dc;padding-bottom:12px;\">AI Assessment Summary</p>\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Georgia',serif;font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#444;\">{{ $json.summary }}</p>\n </td>\n </tr>\n\n <!-- CV Note / Footer -->\n <tr>\n <td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e8e4dc;border-top:1px solid #ece9e0;padding:20px 48px;border-radius:0 0 12px 12px;\">\n <table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n <tr>\n <td>\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:11px;color:#888;\">\ud83d\udcce Original CV is attached to this email</p>\n </td>\n <td align=\"right\">\n <p style=\"margin:0;font-family:'Courier New',monospace;font-size:10px;color:#ccc;\">Powered by AppStoneLab AI Pipeline</p>\n </td>\n </tr>\n </table>\n </td>\n </tr>\n\n </table>\n </td>\n </tr>\n </table>\n</body>\n</html>",
"options": {
"attachments": "attachment_0"
},
"subject": "=\u2705 Shortlisted: {{ $json.candidate_name }} | AI Engineer | Score: {{ $json.score }}/100",
"toEmail": "{HR_EMAIL}",
"fromEmail": "{SENDER_EMAIL}"
},
"credentials": {
"smtp": {
"name": "<your credential>"
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"name": "Send Interview Invite to Candidate",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
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"parameters": {
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We've carefully reviewed your profile and are genuinely excited about what you bring to the table.\n </p>\n <p style=\"margin:0 0 32px 0;font-family:'Georgia',serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#333333;\">\n We'd love to have a conversation with you. 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About this workflow
Stop manually reading every CV. This workflow watches your inbox, extracts CV text using Mistral OCR, scores every candidate against your job description using Google Gemini AI, and automatically routes them - shortlisted candidates get a professional interview invite, rejected…
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