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Email Maintenance Intake with Auto Vendor Dispatch

Watches a maintenance inbox, reads the photo attached to each incoming request, classifies severity, and emails the assigned vendor a dispatch with the issue details and image.

CategoryOther
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerevent
Steps5
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerNew email in maintenance inboxGmailGmail
  • ActionExtract and analyze photo attachmentOpenAI
  • LogicSelect vendor by trade and set priority
  • ActionEmail dispatch to assigned vendor with photoGmailGmail
  • OutputSend confirmation reply to requesterGmailGmail

What it does

Monitors a shared facilities inbox, pulls the photo out of each new request email, grades the severity, and immediately emails the correct vendor a clean dispatch note with the issue summary and original photo.

When to use it

Use this when maintenance requests arrive by email and a coordinator manually forwards each one to a plumber, electrician, or handyman. It closes the gap between an inbox message and a vendor knowing they have a job.

How it works

  1. 1A new email in the maintenance inbox triggers the flow.
  2. 2The photo attachment is extracted and analyzed to identify the fault and how severe it is.
  3. 3A logic branch picks the vendor whose trade matches the detected problem and sets a priority flag.
  4. 4A dispatch email is sent to that vendor with the location, severity, AI summary, and the original photo attached.
  5. 5A confirmation reply goes back to the requester noting the assigned trade and expected response window.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect GmailRead, draft, send, label.
  2. 2
    Connect OpenAIModels, embeddings, files.
  3. 3
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  4. 4
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  5. 5
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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