Email drafting & news research assistant with OpenAI, Gmail, Tavily & Perplexity
UnknownUnknown. This template uses community nodes we can't verify statically. Uses community nodes that can't be verified statically (unverified community packages are off by default in 3.0). Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 14 nodes and runs when a chat message arrives (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model, Gmail, Perplexity and MCP Client and 1 more.
How it runs
Trigger: When a chat message arrives (plus 2 other triggers).
- AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; 2 tools (News MCP Client, Email MCP Client); memory: Simple Memory
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
We can't fully verify this one: it relies on 1 community package, and n8n 3.0 turns unverified community packages off by default (N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false).
- Check that @tavily/n8n-nodes-tavily is verified or supports 3.0 (used in Search in Tavily, Search in Tavily1).
Nodes used (9)
- AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Chat Trigger
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - Simple Memory
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memoryBufferWindow - Gmail Tool
n8n-nodes-base.gmailTool - Tavily Tool
@tavily/n8n-nodes-tavily.tavilyTool - Perplexity Tool
n8n-nodes-base.perplexityTool - MCP Server Trigger
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.mcpTrigger - MCP Client Tool
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.mcpClientTool
From the author
AI Agent MCP for Email & News Research Build a chat-first MCP-powered research and outreach agent. This workflow lets you ask questions in an n8n chat, then the agent researches news (via Tavily + Perplexity through an MCP server) and drafts emails (via Gmail…