This workflow follows the Google Calendar → Google Sheets recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Smart Focus Mode: Calendar Guard & AI Journaling",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## \ud83e\udde0 Smart Focus Guardian\n\n**Why this is advanced:**\nUnlike basic timers, this workflow **checks your schedule first**. It prevents you from missing meetings by blocking Focus Mode if a calendar event overlaps.\n\n**How it works**\n1. **Guard:** Checks **Google Calendar** for conflicts in the next X minutes.\n - **\u26a0\ufe0f Conflict:** Aborts and warns via **Slack**.\n - **\u2705 Clear:** Activates Focus Mode (DND, TimeBlock).\n2. **Enrich:** **Gemini** analyzes your task and tags it with a category (e.g., \"Creative Work\").\n3. **Log:** Saves the session with AI tags to **Google Sheets**.\n4. **Vibe:** Starts **Spotify** playlist (optional).\n\n**Setup steps**\n1. **Credentials:** Connect Slack, Google Calendar, Spotify, Gemini, Sheets.\n2. **Config:** Open **\"Config\"** to set IDs.",
"height": 420,
"width": 500,
"color": 3
},
"id": "7dc321af-1da7-47eb-b51a-0a1b1a520829",
"name": "Sticky Note - Main",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration\nSet Sheet ID, Slack ID, Calendar ID.",
"width": 300,
"color": 4
},
"id": "beb6a3ac-8c0c-4951-aa9e-f784ddd81379",
"name": "Sticky Note - Config",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Calendar Guard\nChecks for existing meetings before starting.\n*Adds logic complexity.*",
"width": 640,
"color": 4
},
"id": "153f78a8-e498-4013-a9dc-60b9fb07ebfb",
"name": "Sticky Note - Guard",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## \ud83d\ude80 Activation & AI\nSets environment and uses AI to categorize the task.",
"width": 840,
"color": 4
},
"id": "18279102-9317-453e-8b19-89f12702a498",
"name": "Sticky Note - Action",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"httpMethod": "POST",
"path": "smart-focus",
"options": {}
},
"id": "5eaaeb55-80dc-4363-b5ef-c49941a085ed",
"name": "Start Focus (Webhook)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "conf_1",
"name": "SHEET_ID",
"value": "",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "conf_2",
"name": "SLACK_USER_ID",
"value": "",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "conf_3",
"name": "CALENDAR_ID",
"value": "primary",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "id-4",
"name": "TEST_MODE",
"value": "true",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true,
"options": {}
},
"id": "6771664a-ed8b-457a-ba1d-6ceadec50ede",
"name": "Config",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// Time Calc for Logic\n// Handle Webhook or Manual Input\nconst body = $input.all()[0].json.body || {};\nconst duration = body.duration || 25;\nconst task = body.task || \"Deep Work (Test)\";\n\nconst now = new Date();\nconst endTime = new Date(now.getTime() + duration * 60000);\n\nreturn {\n json: {\n duration,\n task,\n startTime: now.toISOString(),\n endTime: endTime.toISOString(),\n today: now.toISOString().split('T')[0]\n }\n};"
},
"id": "3252a7ae-3bf6-4a3a-9a39-66e2aac298ce",
"name": "Calc Time",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "getAll",
"calendar": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().json.CALENDAR_ID }}"
},
"returnAll": true,
"options": {
"timeMin": "={{ $json.startTime }}",
"timeMax": "={{ $json.endTime }}",
"singleEvents": true
}
},
"id": "7da66947-2144-4414-bba9-e066de710e5f",
"name": "Check Conflicts",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleCalendar",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
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],
"credentials": {
"googleCalendarOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "has_conflict",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.id }}",
"rightValue": "",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "exists"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "c9a4d60a-fd8b-41df-aafd-db4b7dc0867c",
"name": "Conflict Exists?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"authentication": "oAuth2",
"select": "user",
"user": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().json.SLACK_USER_ID }}"
},
"text": "=\u26a0\ufe0f **Focus Mode Aborted**\n\nYou have a meeting coming up: \"{{ $('Check Conflicts').first().json.summary }}\".\nPlease reschedule your focus session.",
"otherOptions": {}
},
"id": "354174d4-d8a5-4805-99d8-f5fe024b3074",
"name": "Warn Slack",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"typeVersion": 2.4,
"position": [
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64
],
"credentials": {
"slackOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"authentication": "oAuth2",
"operation": "setDoNotDisturb"
},
"id": "f3ad0592-fe27-4b7b-b114-f507619799ad",
"name": "Slack DND On",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"typeVersion": 2.4,
"position": [
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],
"credentials": {
"slackOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"modelId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "models/gemini-1.5-flash",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "models/gemini-1.5-flash"
},
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"content": "=Categorize this task: \"{{ $('Calc Time').first().json.task }}\"\nOptions: [Deep Work, Admin, Learning, Creative, Meeting]\nOutput JUST the category name."
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.googleGemini",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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192
],
"id": "d0727ac8-8708-4fc5-ba07-41556a6f2851",
"name": "Gemini: Tag Task",
"credentials": {
"googlePalmApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"calendar": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().json.CALENDAR_ID }}"
},
"start": "={{ $('Calc Time').first().json.startTime }}",
"end": "={{ $('Calc Time').first().json.endTime }}",
"additionalFields": {
"showMeAs": "busy"
}
},
"id": "901ce83f-8f08-4e66-b854-c3d41a4a087f",
"name": "Block Time",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleCalendar",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
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192
],
"credentials": {
"googleCalendarOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "appendOrUpdate",
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().json.SHEET_ID }}"
},
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "FocusLog"
},
"columns": {
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"value": {
"Date": "={{ $('Calc Time').first().json.today }}",
"Task": "={{ $('Calc Time').first().json.task }}",
"Category": "={{ $json.content.parts[0].text.trim() }}",
"Duration": "={{ $('Calc Time').first().json.duration }}"
}
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "0312b503-1755-456f-896e-e11d68d48125",
"name": "Log to Sheet",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"typeVersion": 4.7,
"position": [
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192
],
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "start"
},
"id": "08642c68-f1cb-4e20-a67a-c17d5ac92746",
"name": "Start Music",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1120,
192
],
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"onError": "continueRegularOutput"
},
{
"parameters": {},
"id": "1c4c183c-b8b5-4284-8240-ceaed9fc75d7",
"name": "Manual Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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368
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"conditions": [
{
"leftValue": "",
"rightValue": "",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
}
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "31dc4654-d5f7-4884-88f8-14aa52ae7055",
"name": "Test Mode?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"typeVersion": 3.2,
"position": [
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176
]
}
],
"connections": {
"Calc Time": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check Conflicts",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Check Conflicts": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Conflict Exists?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Conflict Exists?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Warn Slack",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Slack DND On",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Slack DND On": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Gemini: Tag Task",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Gemini: Tag Task": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Block Time",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Block Time": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Log to Sheet",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Log to Sheet": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Start Music",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Manual Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Config",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Test Mode?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Calc Time",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Start Focus (Webhook)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Config",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Config": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Test Mode?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"availableInMCP": false
},
"versionId": "cfdcf914-9b32-40eb-8310-08e84c0514b8",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "1CaBzFuvXMw2L6Do",
"tags": []
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleCalendarOAuth2ApigooglePalmApigoogleSheetsOAuth2ApislackOAuth2ApispotifyOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
Smart Focus Mode: Calendar Guard & AI Journaling. Uses googleCalendar, slack, googleGemini, googleSheets. Webhook trigger; 17 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/alternativescom/n8n-automation-workflows/blob/main/17-smart-focus-mode/workflow.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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