Validate academic promotion decisions with GPT-4o, policy rules, and Gmail
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What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 21 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 09:00). Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 09:00).
- Workflow Configuration (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 6 fields: performanceDataApiUrl, policyRulesApiUrl, hrEscalationEmail…
- Fetch Performance Data (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Fetch Policy Rules (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Governance Agent (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Model - Governance Agent; 3 tools (Calibration Agent Tool, Performance Signal Agent Tool, Policy Compliance Checker Tool); output parser: Governance Decision Output Parser
- Route by Decision (Switch): routes items into 3 branches
- Store Approved Promotions (Data table): uses Data table
- Store Rejected Cases (Data table): uses Data table
- Wait: pauses until webhook
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Send HR Escalation Email (Send Email): sends an email over SMTP
…plus 1 more step. 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 (13)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - AI Agent Tool
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agentTool - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - Data table
n8n-nodes-base.dataTable - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Send Email
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Code Tool
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.toolCode
From the author
How It Works This workflow automates performance governance and policy compliance monitoring for HR leaders, talent managers, and organizational development teams across enterprises. It solves the challenge of maintaining consistent performance standards…