Summarize new Google Drive files and post them to Slack

Every new file in a Google Drive folder gets an AI summary posted straight to your Slack channel.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs.

Pattern: Parallel Split (2)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsDocument Processing & OCRSpreadsheet & Database OpsReporting & AnalyticsFile & Cloud Storage
Connects
Google DriveOpenAISlackGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

New documents land in your shared drive constantly, and nobody has time to read every one to know what's inside. Important updates or action items can sit buried in a PDF for days before anyone notices.

Who it fits

A team that shares reports, contracts, or documents in Google Drive and wants to stay on top of them.

How it works

  1. A new PDF, Google Doc, or text file is uploaded to your Drive folder
  2. The system extracts the text from the file
  3. AI generates a summary with the title, key points, action items, and category
  4. A copy of the summary is logged in a Google Sheet for later searching
  5. The summary is posted to Slack with a link back to the original file
What you get

Documents you know are worth opening

Every new file added to your Drive folder gets summarized instantly, with key points and action items ready in Slack.

What you get

A Slack message summarizing every new document, plus a searchable log in Google Sheets.

What you need

A Google Workspace account, an OpenAI account, and a Slack account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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