AI Email Triage Kit for n8n — Auto-Sort Urgent, Leads & Spam with Claude

Stop reading every email yourself. This n8n workflow reads incoming mail, sorts it into urgent / sales lead / support / spam, drafts a 2-sentence reply, and pings you on Telegram only for what actually matters — the rest goes straight into a log sheet.

WHAT IT DOES

- Classifies every incoming email into urgent / sales-lead / support / spam / other

- Drafts a 2-sentence reply you can send as-is or edit

- Sends a Telegram alert only for urgent messages and sales leads

- Logs every email with its category to a Google Sheet, so nothing gets lost

WHAT'S INSIDE

- Ready-to-import n8n workflow file (.json)

- Step-by-step setup guide: webhook, Anthropic API key, Google Sheets, Telegram bot

- Three tested example emails so you can verify it works before relying on it

WHAT YOU NEED (not included, free tiers work)

- An n8n instance — free self-hosted or n8n.cloud

- An Anthropic API key — pay-as-you-go, pennies per email at this workflow's size

- A Google account for the log sheet

- A Telegram bot — free, 2-minute setup via @BotFather

HONEST LIMITS

- The classification prompt was tested directly against Claude and verified correct on all 3 sample emails. Routing was tested inside a live n8n instance: urgent and sales-lead reach Telegram, spam goes to the log only.

- You still need to connect your own credentials and run one test with your own mail before relying on it for real work. The guide walks through exactly how.

- This is a workflow file, not a hosted service. You run it on your own n8n, with your own API keys. We never see or store your email.

FAQ

Do I need to know how to code?

No, but you should be comfortable importing a workflow file into n8n and pasting API keys into the right fields. The setup guide walks through every step.

Does this read all my email automatically?

Only what you connect to it — you choose the trigger: a forwarding rule, Pipedream, or n8n's own IMAP node.

What does it cost to run?

n8n free tier, plus pay-as-you-go Anthropic API (a few cents per hundred emails at this prompt size), plus a free Telegram bot. No subscription to us.

Can I use it for a client?

Yes. One purchase, one business. If you set it up for multiple clients, please buy one copy per client.