What does this Google Drive automation do?
A new file in a watched folder is read, summarized by AI, and filed as a task with the summary attached.
What can you do with it?
- Know what a document says without opening it
- Give every incoming file an owner
- Keep the summary next to the link, not in a chat thread
The Steps
This automation runs in 4 steps:
- When Google Drive — New File
- Then Google Drive — Read file
- Then Taskade AI — Ask AI
- Then Taskade — Add Task
Who is this automation for?
Built for teams that receive documents all day. A new file in a watched folder is read, summarized by AI, and filed as a task with the summary attached.
How do you set it up?
- Open the "Automations" tab in your workspace.
- Click ➕ Add automation, then start from scratch.
- Add the trigger "New File" from Google Drive.
- Add the action "Read file" from Google Drive.
- Add the action "Ask AI" from Taskade AI.
- Add the action "Add Task" from Taskade.
- Connect your Google Drive account when prompted, then enable the toggle in the top-right corner.
Prefer to describe it instead? Click Build this flow with AI above and Taskade wires the trigger, the steps for you.