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AI-powered calendar & meeting digest with Gmail and GPT-4o/Claude - daily brief

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Important notice

This workflow is provided as-is. Please review and test before using in production.

1. Workflow Overview

How It Works The Daily Calendar Brief is an automated n8n workflow designed to prep you each morning with a rich, executive style email summary of your day. It pulls data from your calendar, ema...

Best for

  • Personal Productivity automation workflows
  • AI Summarization automation workflows
  • intermediate n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatopenrouter, n8n-nodes-base.code, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainllm, n8n-nodes-base.markdown, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memorybufferwindow, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.googlecalendar

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Nick Loui.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
AI-powered calendar & meeting digest with Gmail and GPT-4o/Claude - daily brief
Workflow name
AI-powered calendar & meeting digest with Gmail and GPT-4o/Claude - daily brief

đź›  How It Works

The Daily Calendar Brief is an automated n8n workflow designed to prep you each morning with a rich, executive-style email summary of your day. It pulls data from your calendar, email, and external contact sources to deliver a contextualized, prioritized briefing.

  1. Daily Trigger

Runs every weekday morning at 7:00 AM using a schedule node.

  1. Calendar Parsing

Grabs all Google Calendar events for the day and extracts details like: • Event title, time, and duration • Full attendee list • Meeting description

  1. Attendee Intelligence

Filters for external attendees and: • Scrapes recent email threads with them • Uses Hunter and LinkedIn to enrich attendee info with roles, bios, locations, and recent activity

  1. Brief Assembly

Combines: • Event metadata • Attendee research • Recent conversations

  1. Email Delivery

Renders the Markdown as HTML and sends a polished email to your inbox with: • Meeting timeline & attendees • Key takeaways & extra context • Conflicts & FYIs

Setup Steps

Prerequisites • n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud) • Google Calendar and Gmail OAuth credentials • OpenRouter key (for GPT-4o or Claude 3.7)

Configuration 1. Authorize Credentials • Connect Google Calendar and Gmail nodes with OAuth2 • Set up OpenRouter credentials for AI processing 2. Set Your Email Update the Send Email node with your preferred destination address (default is [email protected]). 3. Set Your Domain Filter In the “Identify External Attendees” node, adjust the filter value yourcompany.com to your actual domain. 4. Customize Prompts (Optional) You can fine-tune tone, formatting, or limits in the two language model nodes: • Research and Develop Brief (attendee context + email summary) • Summarize Schedule (overall Markdown brief formatting) 5. Activate Workflow

Enable the workflow and test it manually once to validate your setup. Confirm that the email lands correctly.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - OpenRouter Chat Model

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenRouter - lmChatOpenRouter
Config choices
Version 1

Block 2 - Merge Events

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 3 - OpenRouter Chat Model1

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenRouter - lmChatOpenRouter
Config choices
Version 1

Block 4 - Summarize Schedule

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm - chainLlm
Config choices
Version 1.6

Block 5 - Markdown to HTML

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.markdown - markdown
Config choices
Version 1

Block 6 - Simple Memory

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memoryBufferWindow - memoryBufferWindow
Config choices
Version 1.3

Block 7 - Sticky Note

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 8 - Run Daily

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 9 - Read Calendar Events

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleCalendar - googleCalendar
Config choices
Version 1.3

Block 10 - Parse Attendees

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 11 - Identify External Attendees

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.filter - filter
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 12 - Read Latest Emails

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - gmail
Config choices
Version 2.1

Block 13 - Research and Develop Brief

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices
Version 1.9

Block 14 - Send Email

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - gmail
Config choices
Version 2.1

3. Summary Table

Workflow AI-powered calendar & meeting digest with Gmail and GPT-4o/Claude - daily brief
Complexity intermediate
Nodes 14
Categories Personal Productivity, AI Summarization
Author Nick Loui
Published 25 May 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/4385/4385.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does AI-powered calendar & meeting digest with Gmail and GPT-4o/Claude - daily brief do?

How It Works The Daily Calendar Brief is an automated n8n workflow designed to prep you each morning with a rich, executive style email summary of your day. It pulls data from your calendar, ema...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Personal Productivity, AI Summarization use case.