Automate AI-powered employee onboarding emails and Slack updates with Groq, Gmail, and Google Sheets
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 16 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“Employee Onboarding Form”). Along the way it connects Groq Chat Model, Gmail, Slack and Google Drive and 1 more.
How it runs
Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“Employee Onboarding Form”).
- Store Form Data (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: Generate AI Content; output parser: Structured Output Parser
- Download Handbook (Google Drive): download
- Download Policy (Google Drive): download
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Aggregate: combines items into one
- Welcome Email → New Hire (Gmail): uses Gmail
- Notification Email → HR Team (Gmail): uses Gmail
- Notification Email → Manager (Gmail): uses Gmail
- System Access Request → IT Team (Gmail): uses Gmail
…plus 3 more steps. See the full node list below.
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 (11)
- n8n Form Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Groq Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatGroq - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
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