Operstead This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #17263 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Gmail → Google Sheets recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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About this workflow
This workflow polls your Gmail inbox every 15 minutes, uses OpenAI to classify unread emails as URGENT, STANDARD, or SPAM, drafts reply emails for non-spam messages, posts a review notification to Slack, and logs spam messages to Google Sheets. Runs every 15 minutes on a…
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