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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.
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 re-checked 2026-10-16.
Our rating is an editorial opinion based on the public source above, not lab testing. Spot an error? Request a correction.
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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