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Gmail Workflow Automation

Automate Gmail with intelligent workflows - attachment management, email organization, auto-archiving, and Google Drive integration

10 minutes
By communitySource
#gmail#google-drive#email-automation#workflow#n8n

You manually save email attachments to Google Drive, label emails by client, archive old threads, and forward invoices to accounting. Every day, the same 20 minutes of email housekeeping that should happen automatically.

Who it's for: professionals drowning in Gmail with no automation, teams needing email-to-Drive attachment workflows, operations managers automating email-based processes, anyone who spends the first 30 minutes of their day organizing email, small businesses using Gmail as a workflow tool

Example

"Auto-save invoice attachments to Google Drive and archive the emails" → n8n workflow that monitors Gmail for invoices, extracts PDF attachments, saves to the right Drive folder by month, labels the email, and auto-archives — triggered on every new matching email

CLAUDE.md Template

New here? 3-minute setup guide → | Already set up? Copy the template below.

Or install from your terminal:
npx ccplaybooks add gmail-workflows
# Gmail Workflows

Automate Gmail with intelligent workflows for attachment management, email organization, and Google Drive integration. Based on n8n's 7,800+ workflow templates.

## Overview

This workflow helps you design and implement Gmail automation workflows that:
- Automatically save attachments to Google Drive
- Organize emails with smart labeling
- Archive processed emails
- Send notifications via Slack/Email
- Track email metrics

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README.md

What This Does

Automate Gmail with intelligent workflows for attachment management, email organization, and Google Drive integration. Based on n8n's 7,800+ workflow templates.


Quick Start

Step 1: Create a Project Folder

mkdir -p ~/Documents/GmailWorkflows

Step 2: Download the Template

Click Download above, then:

mv ~/Downloads/CLAUDE.md ~/Documents/GmailWorkflows/

Step 3: Start Working

cd ~/Documents/GmailWorkflows
claude

Examples

Daily Email Report:

# Email Activity Report - 2026-01-30

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