Very simple Human in the loop system email with AI e IMAP

Automate your email response process with human oversight and AI assistance using this Very simple Human in the loop system email with AI e IMAP workflow. This n8n workflow monitors your IMAP inbox for incoming emails, then leverages OpenAI to intelligently summarize the email content and draft a preliminary response. The workflow begins with an Email Trigger (IMAP) node that fetches new emails, passing their content to a Markdown node for initial processing before an Email Summarization Chain (AI:chainSummarization) powered by OpenAI (AI:lmChatOpenAi) distills the key information. An AI:agent node then uses this summary to Write email, generating a draft response. This draft is then sent to a human for review via an Approve Email (emailSend) node. Once approved, the final email is dispatched using the Send Email node. This system is ideal for marketing teams, customer support, or any business needing to efficiently manage incoming communications while ensuring quality and brand voice through human review. It significantly reduces the time spent on drafting routine email responses, allowing teams to focus on more complex tasks and ensuring timely, well-crafted communication without the overhead of constant manual intervention.

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OpenAI

Workflow JSON

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You need to answer them professionally based on the information you have. This is a business email. Be concise and never exceed 100 words. 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"singleValue": true}, "leftValue": "={{ $json.data.approved }}", "rightValue": ""}]}}, "typeVersion": 2.2}], "active": false, "pinData": {}, "settings": {"executionOrder": "v1"}, "versionId": "47e79286-00f4-48e8-a0d1-e0f56d9ba0d5", "connections": {"OpenAI": {"ai_languageModel": [[{"node": "Write email", "type": "ai_languageModel", "index": 0}]]}, "Markdown": {"main": [[{"node": "Email Summarization Chain", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Approved?": {"main": [[{"node": "Send Email", "type": "main", "index": 0}], []]}, "Write email": {"main": [[{"node": "Set Email text", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Approve Email": {"main": [[{"node": "Approved?", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Set Email text": {"main": [[{"node": "Approve Email", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "OpenAI Chat Model": {"ai_languageModel": [[{"node": "Email Summarization Chain", "type": "ai_languageModel", "index": 0}]]}, "Email Trigger (IMAP)": {"main": [[{"node": "Markdown", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Email Summarization Chain": {"main": [[{"node": "Write email", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}}}

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