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I automated email triage for a consulting firm using n8n + Gemini
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Read the original ↗Part 1 · What the source did
Per the thread: job candidates get an auto-reply, client emails get a drafted response, and spam gets labeled.
- Routes job candidates to an auto-acknowledgement.
- Drafts responses to client emails.
- Labels spam.
Summary written by Agent Cookbook. See the original for the full context.
Part 2 · Our copy-paste version
Adapted by us from what the source described. Fill in the [BRACKETS].
The prompt
Classify this email as CANDIDATE, CLIENT, VENDOR, SPAM or OTHER. Return JSON with category, confidence and a one-line reason.
CANDIDATE: draft the standard acknowledgement [TEMPLATE].
CLIENT: draft a reply using the thread context; flag deadlines.
SPAM: label only.
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Approval ruleClient replies always stay drafts.
Set it up
- Build the trigger and classifier.
- Send candidate acknowledgements only after a week of correct drafts.
- Keep client replies as drafts.
Common failures
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What usually goes wrong
- Recruiters misclassified as candidates; add examples.
Variations
- Grok Bot routine with Gmail drafts.