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Executive-style daily meeting prep brief
Weekdays at 7:00 AM it reads today's Google Calendar events, finds external attendees, pulls recent email threads with them, enriches them via Hunter and LinkedIn, and emails a brief with timeline, context, conflicts and FYIs.
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App vs bot, side by side
| Old app / habit | Bot | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool | Manual pre-meeting research (calendar, inbox, LinkedIn) | n8n + Google Calendar + Gmail + Hunter/LinkedIn enrichment + OpenRouter |
| Monthly cost | Not reported | $25 one-time template + OpenRouter/Hunter usage |
| Setup | None (already in use) | Not reported · Intermediate |
| Your time | Baseline | Not reported |
| Maintenance | Handled by vendor/you as before | Set your domain filter and email; enrichment sources can change. |
| Privacy | Data stays with the app vendor | Calendar, email threads and attendee data go to OpenRouter and Hunter. |
Full comparison
| Replaces | Manual pre-meeting research (calendar, inbox, LinkedIn) |
|---|---|
| Bot / agent stack | n8n + Google Calendar + Gmail + Hunter/LinkedIn enrichment + OpenRouter |
| Monthly cost before | Not reported |
| Monthly cost after | $25 one-time template + OpenRouter/Hunter usage |
| Setup time | Not reported |
| Time saved | Not reported |
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Reliability | 3/5: detailed template; enrichment quality depends on Hunter/LinkedIn data and there's no usage data. |
| Maintenance | Set your domain filter and email; enrichment sources can change. |
| Privacy & data | Calendar, email threads and attendee data go to OpenRouter and Hunter. |
| Best for | Sales and founders with many external calls |
| Not for | Internal-only calendars |
Pros and cons
Pros
- Context on every external attendee
- Flags conflicts
- Lands before the workday
Cons
- Paid template ($25)
- Sends a lot of personal data to third parties
How it works
- Weekday 7:00 AM schedule
- Get today's calendar events
- Filter external attendees
- Pull recent email threads + enrich via Hunter/LinkedIn
- LLM writes the brief
- Email it as HTML
Source and evidence
Paid n8n template by Nick Loui (updated about 8 months before our check).
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“Not reported” means the source doesn't say. We never fill gaps with guesses. Numbers marked “per author” or “vendor claim” are the source's own and weren't independently tested. Source last checked 2026-10-16.
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Plain-text summary (for search and AI assistants)
Executive-style daily meeting prep brief. Replaces Manual pre-meeting research (calendar, inbox, LinkedIn) with n8n + Google Calendar + Gmail + Hunter/LinkedIn enrichment + OpenRouter. Cost before: Not reported. Cost after: $25 one-time template + OpenRouter/Hunter usage. Setup: Not reported, Intermediate. Time saved: Not reported. Reliability 3/5: 3/5: detailed template; enrichment quality depends on Hunter/LinkedIn data and there's no usage data. Best for: Sales and founders with many external calls. Not for: Internal-only calendars. Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/4385-ai-powered-calendar-and-meeting-digest-with-gmail-and-gpt-4oclaude-daily-brief/
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