Email Assistant Lab Instructions

Student Guide · Short Version

AIX Workspace Student Guide

This is the short, basic version of the student guide — the main steps only.

How to Access AIX Workspace

Step A

Create your account

Step B

Get your credentials from email

Step C

Build the Email Dictation Model

In this workflow, you will build an email assistant in n8n. Describe the email you want to send in natural language, including the recipient, main message, and preferred tone. The AI Agent uses the chat model to draft the subject and message, while Postgres Chat Memory keeps track of your conversation.

Your workflow at a glance

Chat Trigger

AI Agent

Chat Model

Postgres Memory

SMTP Send Email

1

Step 1

Create a new workflow in n8n
2

Step 2

Add the chat trigger
3

Step 3

Add the AI Agent
4

Step 4

Set the Chat Model
OpenAI → qwen3-8-27b
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Step 5

Set the Memory
Postgres Chat Memory
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Step 6

Add the email tool
SMTP — Send Email
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Step 7

Test the workflow