Workflow
Daily Personal Briefing Email
Automatically gathers calendar events, unread emails, weather, news, and history facts to compose and send a personalized morning briefing email using AI.
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Daily BriefingEmail AutomationPersonal ProductivityNews And Weather
☀️ Daily Personal Briefing Email
Start every morning with everything you need to know, delivered automatically to your inbox.
What does this workflow do?
This workflow runs on a daily schedule and compiles a personalized morning briefing email by pulling data from five different sources:
| Source | What it gathers |
|---|---|
| 📅 Google Calendar | Today's events and meetings |
| 📧 Gmail | Unread emails from the last 24 hours |
| 🌤️ Weather API | Current temperature, conditions, and forecast for your location |
| 📰 BBC News | Top headlines of the day |
| 📜 On This Day | Fun historical facts about today's date |
An AI agent then takes all of this data and composes a beautifully formatted HTML email, which is sent directly to your inbox.
Who is this for?
- Busy professionals who want a single snapshot of their day before it begins
- Productivity enthusiasts who want to reduce time spent checking multiple apps
- Anyone who enjoys starting the day informed and organized
Setup Guide
- Connect your accounts: You will need to create two connectors. One for Gmail (for reading unread emails and sending the briefing) and one for Google Calendar (for fetching today's events).
- Configure your variables: Set the required workflow variables in your settings.
| Variable | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
recipient_email | The email address to send the briefing to | you@gmail.com |
weather_latitude | Your location's latitude | 51.5074 (London) |
weather_longitude | Your location's longitude | -0.1278 (London) |
- Adjust the schedule: The workflow is set to run daily at 7:00 AM UTC by default. You can change this in the Scheduled Trigger node to match your preferred wake-up time and timezone.
- Test it: Hit the Test button in the workflow builder to trigger a test run and confirm your briefing email arrives as expected.
How it works
- Scheduled Trigger fires at your chosen time each morning
- Parallel Branches fetch data simultaneously across calendar, email, weather, news, and historical facts
- Merge Node combines all the data into a single payload
- AI Agent crafts a polished, well-structured HTML email from the merged data
- Gmail Send delivers the briefing to your inbox
Example Output
You will receive a beautifully formatted email including:
- 🗓️ A summary of your meetings and events
- ✉️ Highlights from your unread emails
- ☁️ Today's weather at a glance
- 📰 Top news headlines with links
- 🎉 A fun "On This Day in History" fact
No more jumping between apps first thing in the morning. Just one email, and you are ready to go.
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