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Cyberpulse AI GRC: Automate security questionnaire responses

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1. Workflow Overview

Description Automates vendor/customer security questionnaire responses. It ingests a questionnaire (Sheet/CSV/XLSX), matches each question to your approved answers and evidence, and writes a clean ...

Best for

  • SecOps automation workflows
  • Multimodal AI automation workflows
  • intermediate n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.webhook, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.set, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai, n8n-nodes-base.if, n8n-nodes-base.merge, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.gmail

Source and attribution

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

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Cyberpulse AI GRC: Automate security questionnaire responses
Workflow name
Cyberpulse AI GRC: Automate security questionnaire responses

Description

Automates vendor/customer security questionnaire responses. It ingests a questionnaire (Sheet/CSV/XLSX), matches each question to your approved answers and evidence, and writes a clean “Auto-Fill” sheet ready to review and send back. Optional alerts nudge reviewers and track progress to completion.

Who’s It For

GRC / Compliance teams responding to customer security reviews

Security engineers and sales engineers supporting questionnaires

Startups that need fast, consistent, audit-ready answers

How It Works

Trigger

Run manually, on a schedule, or when a questionnaire file/row is added.

Ingest & Normalize

Reads questions from Google Sheets/CSV/XLSX.

Normalizes columns (e.g., question, category, customer_notes) and de-duplicates.

Classify

Detects question type (Yes/No, multi-select, free text).

Tags topics (encryption, access control, incident response, privacy, HR, etc.).

Answer Retrieval

Looks up approved answers from your Answer Library sheet (mapped by keywords/category/control).

Falls back to templates (short form/long form) when no exact match exists.

Evidence Linking

Inserts Drive links for policies, diagrams, SOC2/ISO docs (from your evidence folder).

Adds version/date so reviewers can verify what was sent.

Auto-Fill Output

Writes a new sheet with columns like: question, proposed_answer, rationale/notes, evidence_link, control_ref, owner, status, confidence, last_updated.

Review & Notifications

Emails the reviewer/owner with a link to the output sheet for quick approval edits.

Status can move from draft → reviewed → ready to send.

Export

Optional export to CSV/XLSX to match customer’s template.

Optional PDF of responses for audit trail.

Requirements

Google Sheets & Drive credentials

Destination Sheet & Evidence folder (env vars used in the template):

GSHEET_ID, GSHEET_SHEET

DRIVE_FOLDER_ID (or keep SANITIZED and set after import)

Alert email: GRC_ALERT_EMAIL

File Templates

GRC_SQ_AutoFill_Template.xlsx – target sheet with the output columns above

Answer_Library.xlsx / Sheet tab – key-value pairs: keywords/category → approved answers

Control_Mapping.xlsx / Sheet tab – optional mapping to ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST CSF

Output

A populated Auto-Fill sheet ready to review/share

Evidence links with versioning

Email notification to the reviewer with next steps

Customization Tips

Add your framework tags (ISO/SOC2/NIST) to enable quick mapping in the output.

Set owners per topic (e.g., “Encryption → Security Eng”, “Privacy → Legal”).

Add a confidence score threshold to flag answers needing human review.

Enable “strict mode” to prevent sending answers without evidence links.

Schedule a weekly run to pre-fill common questionnaires and keep answers fresh.

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 - Webhook

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

Block 2 - Google Sheets

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.6

Block 3 - Edit Fields

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices
Version 3.4

Block 4 - OpenAI

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - openAi
Config choices
Version 1.8

Block 5 - Google Sheets1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.6

Block 6 - If

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

Block 7 - Merge

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices
Version 3.2

Block 8 - Code

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

Block 9 - Gmail

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

Block 10 - Google Drive

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices
Version 3

Block 11 - Sticky Note

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

3. Summary Table

Workflow Cyberpulse AI GRC: Automate security questionnaire responses
Complexity intermediate
Nodes 11
Categories SecOps, Multimodal AI
Author Adnan Tariq
Published 14 Aug 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/7349/7349.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 Cyberpulse AI GRC: Automate security questionnaire responses do?

Description Automates vendor/customer security questionnaire responses. It ingests a questionnaire (Sheet/CSV/XLSX), matches each question to your approved answers and evidence, and writes a clean ...

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 SecOps, Multimodal AI use case.