AI Ops Guard — Workflow Failure Monitor
AI Ops Guard — Workflow Failure Monitor ships as a ready-to-import n8n automation package: load the bundled workflow JSON, connect the credentials listed on this page, and activate it on self-hosted n8n or n8n Cloud.
Detect n8n workflow failures automatically, receive AI-written remediation playbooks by email, and log every incident to Google Sheets for audit.
- Detect n8n workflow failures automatically every 15 minutes using the built-in n8n API
- Deduplicate alerts so each failure is reported exactly once — no repeat noise
- Generate an AI-written remediation playbook naming root causes and numbered fix steps
- Receive instant email alerts with the full incident summary and affected workflow list
- Log every incident to Google Sheets for a complete audit trail and trend analysis
- Fully configurable check interval, alert recipient, and sheet name via a single Config node
- Works on any n8n instance — cloud, self-hosted, or local — with no external service required
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Workflow summary
One workflow handles everything end-to-end.
- 1Runs automatically every 15 minutes on a schedule
- 2Calls the n8n API to fetch the most recent failed workflow executions
- 3Filters out already-reported failures so only new incidents trigger alerts
- 4If new failures exist, AI writes a concise incident alert with likely root causes and numbered fix steps
- 5Sends the AI-written remediation playbook to your configured alert email address
- 6Logs the incident — failure count, affected workflows, and AI summary — to a Google Sheets audit log
What's included with your purchase
Every checkout includes the same practical package so you are never hunting for missing files mid-setup.
- 01Workflow JSON exports ready to import into your n8n workspace (self-hosted or n8n Cloud).
- 02Step-by-step guide that walks credential creation, node-by-node checks, and activation.
- 03Credential checklist for n8n API, OpenAI, SMTP Email, Google Sheets. Email support@n8ntemplatestore.com if you get stuck — replies within 24 hours (SLA).
- 04Perpetual (lifetime) use license Your one-time purchase includes an ongoing right to use this template package on n8n instances you control for your own automation — not for resale or public redistribution of the files as a product. Terms & conditions.
- 05We keep the copyright Workflow JSON, guides, screenshots, and bundled assets stay our copyrighted works (or our licensors'). Payment grants the limited license in our Terms only — it does not transfer ownership.
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Three steps to a running n8n automation
Import the workflow into n8n
Paste your API keys into the credentials panel
Press ‘activate’ — you’ll get your first report tomorrow morning
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