Autonomous email management with GPT-5-mini & human-in-the-loop for Outlook
Needs changesNeeds changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 51 nodes and runs on Microsoft Outlook events. Along the way it connects Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel 365, Slack and OpenRouter Chat Model.
How it runs
Trigger: On Microsoft Outlook events.
- Information Extractor: extracts structured fields from text with AI, with model: OpenRouter Chat Model
- Virtual Postman (Text Classifier): classifies text into categories with AI, with model: OpenRouter Chat Model
- markedAsRead (Microsoft Outlook): update
- Edit Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: id, subject, bodyPreview…
- Edit Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: id, subject, bodyPreview…
- markedAsRead (Microsoft Outlook): update
- markedAsRead (Microsoft Outlook): update
- Edit Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: id, subject, bodyPreview…
- Edit Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: id, subject, bodyPreview…
- aiTagging (Microsoft Outlook): update
…plus 35 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:
- AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in AI Agent1 (v1.7): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.
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| Removed in 3.0 | Replace with |
|---|---|
| AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) AI Agent1 (v1.7) | Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent. |
Nodes used (12)
- Basic LLM Chain
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm - Microsoft Outlook Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.microsoftOutlookTrigger - Information Extractor
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.informationExtractor - Text Classifier
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textClassifier - Microsoft Outlook
n8n-nodes-base.microsoftOutlook - Microsoft Excel 365
n8n-nodes-base.microsoftExcel - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Microsoft Outlook Tool
n8n-nodes-base.microsoftOutlookTool - Simple Memory
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memoryBufferWindow - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - OpenRouter Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenRouter
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