Monitor multi-cloud costs and enforce policies with OpenAI and Slack alerts
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 14 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 08:00). Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model and Slack.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 08:00).
- Workflow Configuration (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: costThresholdCritical, costThresholdHigh, slackChannelCritical…
- Simulate Cloud Spend Data (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 7 fields: cloudProvider, totalSpend, previousMonthSpend…
- Cost Intelligence Agent (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Model - Cost Intelligence; output parser: Cost Analysis Output Parser
- Governance Agent (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Model - Governance; output parser: Governance Output Parser
- Route by Severity (Switch): routes items into 3 branches
- Log Cost Analysis (Data table): uses Data table
- Slack: uses Slack
- Slack: uses Slack
- Email Finance Team (Send Email): sends an email over SMTP
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (9)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - Send Email
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend - Data table
n8n-nodes-base.dataTable
From the author
How It Works This workflow automates cloud cost intelligence and governance for organizations struggling with unpredictable cloud spending and budget overruns. Designed for FinOps teams, cloud architects, and finance departments, it solves the critical…