Email Summary Agent

n8n template #2722

Summary

Problem Teams often struggle with email overload, leading to missed actions and inefficient meeting preparation. Solution This workflow automates email management using n8n and AI. It fetches emails, summarizes key points and actions, and sends two concise updates—one in the morning and one at night. How It Works Triggers at 7 AM and 9 PM: Automates the process to summarize emails received during specific time blocks. Fetches Emails: Retrieves emails from the last 24 hours or after a specific time. Summarizes with AI: Uses OpenAI to process the email content into actionable summaries. Sends Team Updates: Compiles the summaries into a concise, formatted email and sends it to the team. Expecte

How to set it up

Open template #2722 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create 2 credentials under Credentials → Add credential: Gmail, OpenAI. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Check the model in the OpenAI node. The template may point at a model your account can't use; swap it for one you have access to.
Click Execute workflow and step through each node's output to confirm the data looks right.
Toggle the workflow to Active so its trigger runs on its own.

Hand off to your agent

Prompt

Help me set up the n8n workflow "Email Summary Agent" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2722). It uses: Gmail, OpenAI. Import the template JSON into my n8n instance, list every credential I need to create, and walk me through testing it.

Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.

Apps and nodes

Gmail OpenAI

Questions

Yes. Vishal Kumar published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 42K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Gmail, OpenAI. The other 0 nodes are built into n8n.

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