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      "notes": "The no-actions branch goes directly to the result page, so FYI messages and discussion-only meetings still produce a visible answer."
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      "notes": "Turns the structured actions array into task rows. With one array of objects, task, owner, deadline and source_quote become top-level fields."
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      "notes": "Open this node after execution, choose Binary and Download. Columns: task, owner, deadline, source_quote. This is an export of candidates for review, not a persistent task list. No file is produced when there are no actions."
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        "responseText": "={{ '<main style=\"max-width:820px;margin:32px auto;padding:24px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><h1>Project assistant</h1><pre style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:anywhere;font-family:inherit;line-height:1.6\">' + ([$('Project Input').first().json.Project, 'SUMMARY', $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.summary, $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.email_category === 'not_applicable' ? '' : 'Email category: ' + $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.email_category, 'ACTION ITEMS — REVIEW BEFORE USING', $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.actions.length ? $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.actions.map((a, i) => (i + 1) + '. ' + a.task + '\\nOwner: ' + a.owner + ' | Deadline (as written): ' + a.deadline + '\\nSource: ' + a.source_quote).join('\\n\\n') : 'No action items found.', $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.more_actions ? 'Only the first five actions are shown. Submit the remaining text separately.' : '', $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.reply_draft ? 'REPLY DRAFT — NOT SENT\\n' + $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.reply_draft : '', $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.follow_up ? 'TO CLARIFY\\n' + $('Analyze Project Input').first().json.output.follow_up : ''].filter(Boolean).join('\\n\\n')).replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;') + '</pre></main>' }}"
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      "notes": "Both branches show the same result, read directly from Analyze Project Input. Dynamic text is escaped before display. The CSV branch runs before this page so its download is already available in the editor."
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        "content": "## 05 · Project assistant — workshop showcase\n**10 functional nodes · zero Code nodes · one OpenAI request**\n\n1. Select your OpenAI credential in **OpenAI Model**.\n2. Click **Execute workflow** and open **Project Input → Test URL** if the form does not open automatically.\n3. Choose Email, Meeting notes or Task list; enter a project name and paste a short sample.\n4. Read the result in the form. Inspect **Analyze Project Input → output** to see the structured data.\n5. If actions exist, open **Download Task CSV → Binary → Download** in the editor.\n\nOnly n8n and OpenAI are needed. Model selection remains editable. Each submission is independent; this demo does not retain a shared task list, access a calendar, send email or run on a schedule.",
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        "content": "## What this demonstrates\n**Form → input limit → LLM + structured output → IF → task rows → CSV → result**\n\n- The same small workflow handles three project inputs.\n- The model extracts and drafts; native n8n nodes route and export.\n- Every task has a source quote for checking against the input.\n- No commitments? The result still appears, with no invented task or empty CSV.\n- Deadlines stay as written. \"Next Friday\" is not silently converted using the execution date.\n- Calendar availability is not checked; scheduling replies ask for confirmation.\n\n**Budget:** 6,000 input characters, at most five actions, one model request and a 1,800-token output cap. Inputs over the limit are rejected before AI. Extra actions are flagged. These are per-submission limits, not an account-wide spending cap.",
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        "content": "## Test 1 — meeting notes\nInput type: **Meeting notes**\nProject: **Urban Heat Study**\n\nPaste:\n```\nMeeting on 2026-09-10.\nPriya agreed to check the sensor calibration by 2026-09-18.\nMartin will send the revised methods section next Friday.\nWe discussed adding satellite imagery, but nobody committed to it.\n```\nExpected: two actions. Priya and Martin are named owners. Keep \"next Friday\" as written and flag it for confirmation. Satellite imagery is discussion, not an action.",
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        "content": "## Test 2 — email with meeting and task\nInput type: **Email**\nProject: **Urban Heat Study**\n\nPaste:\n```\nHi Martin,\nCould we arrange a 30-minute call next week to discuss the sensor results?\nPlease send me the latest station list before the call.\nThanks, Priya\n```\nExpected: meeting category AND the station-list task. A reply asks for availability or confirmation; it never claims a calendar slot is free. No email is sent.",
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        "content": "## Test 3 — nothing to do\nInput type: **Task list**\nProject: **Urban Heat Study**\n\nPaste:\n```\nSensor calibration: completed.\nMethods section: done.\nSatellite imagery: cancelled.\nNo outstanding tasks remain.\n```\nExpected: a visible summary with zero action items. CSV is skipped.\n\nFor an input-limit test, paste more than 6,000 characters: the form should ask you to shorten it without calling OpenAI.",
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        "content": "## Changes from the original\nThe original already had zero Code nodes, but 23 functional nodes and three Google integrations made workshop setup heavy. This version keeps email triage, meeting-action extraction and task-list summarisation in one form.\n\nRemoved inbox polling, calendar slot suggestions, Sheets persistence and scheduled email delivery. These are intentionally outside this showcase.\n\nFixed the silent no-actions path and made limits explicit. One response format replaces two example-only parsers. Explicit requests in a meeting email can still become action candidates.\n\nNode settings were checked against n8n documentation/source. Familiar compatible node versions are retained from the supplied workflow. Local fixtures check routing and rendering; your n8n/OpenAI execution still needs a test after importing.",
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