This workflow follows the Agent → Form Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "aOP0D1cAqzGv7Xa8",
"name": "spy tool",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "5690844d-5322-4c62-8c83-eb4d4dc9c481",
"name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"position": [
1400,
340
],
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4o",
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3b1c034f-501b-423c-844f-9cb607fa91e6",
"name": "Gmail",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool",
"position": [
1580,
340
],
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "tom@sleak.chat",
"message": "={{ $fromAI(\"change\", \"What relevant part has changed on the website?\") }}",
"options": {
"appendAttribution": false
},
"subject": "=Relevant changes on {{ $('parse results').item.json.website_url }}",
"emailType": "text",
"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "=Use this tool if you need to send an email, but only if the terms in the instructions mentioned explicitly state so\n"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "4d448a02-4569-451e-8be5-59bfc48f36d8",
"name": "parse results",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1180,
-160
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const parsedObject = JSON.parse($('convert message to website url & instruction').first().json.choices[0].message.content);\n\nreturn parsedObject"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "238298c4-5bba-4ac1-b3cc-ab5a28888560",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1420,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"width": 260,
"height": 180,
"content": "## Note: almost never works right away\nAdjust the prompts in the 'Tools agent' and 'Gmail' node as desired to steer the agent's behavior in the right direction"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0d519c06-aa30-4a33-895f-9185936d27cf",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
480,
100
],
"parameters": {
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "Connect your Firecrawl account"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "9e327bbe-0096-4a4d-aec2-2e4cae7d91bd",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1740,
80
],
"parameters": {
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "Connect your own OpenAI account\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "30ce0e22-f536-462f-8f94-f3fd92ae036f",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1660,
300
],
"parameters": {
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "Connect your own Gmail account\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "bc003781-3d91-49b6-b6bb-b2970b39256a",
"name": "convert message to website url & instruction",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
940,
-160
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"model\": \"gpt-4o-2024-08-06\",\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": \"convert the following message to a website url (just the plain text url, NOT formatted or in markdown) and prompt to AI. Make the prompt as verbose as possible. Message: {{ $('New espionage assignment').first().json.assignment_instructions }}\"\n }\n ],\n \"response_format\": {\n \"type\": \"json_schema\",\n \"json_schema\": {\n \"name\": \"variable_extraction\",\n \"schema\": {\n \"type\": \"object\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"website_url\": { \"type\": \"string\" },\n \"prompt\": { \"type\": \"string\" }\n },\n \"required\": [\"website_url\", \"prompt\"],\n \"additionalProperties\": false\n },\n \"strict\": true\n }\n }\n}\n",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"nodeCredentialType": "openAiApi"
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "6a8c172d-ac39-4cb0-b601-39fc770695ed",
"name": "New espionage assignment",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
"position": [
700,
-160
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"formTitle": "New espionage assignment",
"formFields": {
"values": [
{
"fieldLabel": "assignment_instructions"
}
]
}
},
"notesInFlow": false,
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "c5c64e5c-88de-45e3-bb9b-4096e74a6e83",
"name": "wait 1 day",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
940,
80
],
"parameters": {
"unit": "days",
"amount": 1
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "62a278ff-ed00-4e54-a608-001237551113",
"name": "scrape page - 1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
700,
80
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.firecrawl.dev/v1/scrape",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"url\": \"{{ $('parse results').item.json.website_url }}\",\n \"formats\": [\n \"markdown\"\n ],\n \"onlyMainContent\": true,\n \"waitFor\": 5000\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpBasicAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
},
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "89c15d8f-7f8e-4391-b24a-07579964ca5c",
"name": "scrape page - 2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1180,
80
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.firecrawl.dev/v1/scrape",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"url\": \"{{ $('parse results').item.json.website_url }}\",\n \"formats\": [\n \"markdown\"\n ],\n \"onlyMainContent\": true,\n \"waitFor\": 5000\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "7b148c5b-d4ae-498a-b7ef-2ed4ecc0a665",
"name": "send e-mail?",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
1420,
80
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $('parse results').item.json.prompt }}\n\nNOTE: ONLY send an email if the situation meets the above condition. Otherwise, do NOT use the tool\n\nNOTE: this concerns differences between the \"old version page\" (scrape from yesterday) and \"new version page\" (scrape from now)",
"options": {
"systemMessage": "=old version page: \\n\\n {{ JSON.stringify($('scrape page - 1').item.json[\"data\"][\"markdown\"]) }} \\n\\n /// \\n\\n new version page: \\n\\n {{ JSON.stringify($('scrape page - 1').item.json[\"data\"][\"markdown\"]) }}"
},
"promptType": "define",
"hasOutputParser": true
},
"typeVersion": 1.7
},
{
"id": "7897d707-2c27-43bf-9ea0-90ab7996bf4a",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
920,
-260
],
"parameters": {
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "Connect your own OpenAI account\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "dec23eea-1590-4418-ab2b-1cb4a6ccfdc6",
"connections": {
"Gmail": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "send e-mail?",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"wait 1 day": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "scrape page - 2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"send e-mail?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "scrape page - 1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"parse results": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "scrape page - 1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"scrape page - 1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "wait 1 day",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"scrape page - 2": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "send e-mail?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "send e-mail?",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"New espionage assignment": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "convert message to website url & instruction",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"convert message to website url & instruction": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "parse results",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2httpBasicAuthhttpHeaderAuthopenAiApi
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How this works
This workflow empowers you to discreetly monitor and analyse online activities by leveraging AI to process information from emails and web sources, delivering actionable insights directly to your inbox. It's ideal for researchers, journalists, or security analysts needing to track mentions or changes without constant manual checks. The core step involves the OpenAI Chat Model interpreting data from Gmail triggers, combined with HTTP requests to fetch and parse website content, ensuring timely and context-aware summaries.
Use this when you require automated surveillance of specific online events, such as competitor updates or social media alerts, triggered by incoming emails. Avoid it for real-time monitoring of high-volume data streams, where simpler polling might suffice, or if privacy regulations prohibit such tracking. Common variations include swapping Gmail for other email tools or adding Slack notifications for team alerts.
About this workflow
spy tool. Uses lmChatOpenAi, gmailTool, stickyNote, httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 14 nodes.
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