AI Email Summary Workflow
Automatically summarize your inbox every morning with an AI-powered digest. Never miss an important email or waste time reading low-priority threads.
✓ Verified — structure, prompt resource and implementation logic reviewed by Kairox. Credentials and environment-specific settings still require your configuration.
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Input
- →Gmail inbox — unread emails from the last 24 hours
Output
- ←Daily digest email or Slack message
- ←Emails categorized and summarized by priority
Prerequisites
- 1.Gmail account with API access enabled
- 2.n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)
- 3.Anthropic API key (Claude) or OpenAI API key
Implementation
- 1
Connect your Gmail account to n8n via OAuth2
- 2
Set a daily trigger at your preferred morning time (e.g., 7:00 AM)
- 3
Fetch all unread emails from the last 24 hours
- 4
Pass email subjects, senders, and body previews to an AI model
- 5
Prompt the AI to categorize and summarize emails by priority
- 6
Send the AI-generated digest to yourself via email or Slack
- 7
Optionally: mark summarized emails as read automatically
Outcomes
- ✓Save 30–60 minutes per day on email triage
- ✓Never miss a critical message
- ✓Start your day with full context, not chaos
- ✓Reduce email-related stress significantly
Built for
- 1.Executives managing high email volume
- 2.Freelancers tracking client messages
- 3.Anyone who wants a calmer morning routine
- 4.Teams that use email for project updates
Included prompt
A reusable AI prompt ships with this workflow. Open it to read, copy and adapt.
Deploy
Download the starter template, import into your automation platform, then connect credentials and test.
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Operational notes
Operational notes — Operator
Implementation insights, edge cases, and production tips from the Kairox team.