Hi monday. com Community,
I’m exploring the idea of building a custom app that uses AI to automatically summarize attached documents and post the summary back into the board — either as an update or inside a dedicated “Summary” column.
The concept is to improve productivity by eliminating the need to manually open and read long documents. For example, when a team member uploads a project brief or contract, the app would instantly post a short summary with key bullet points.
Here’s what I’d love some guidance on:
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Feasibility:
Does the monday. com apps framework support this kind of AI integration — where an app can read an attachment and post updates in real time? -
File handling:
Are there SDKs or built-in features to detect when a file is uploaded and access its contents securely? -
External AI integration:
How can I securely connect an external AI service (e.g., OpenAI’s GPT-4 or other NLP models) to analyze the document and return a summary? -
Triggering the action:
Can this be automated (triggered when a document is uploaded), or should it be manually triggered (e.g., via a button or custom action)? -
Performance:
What limitations should I be aware of in terms of API rate limits or file size? How would you suggest handling large volumes of documents?
I haven’t seen this discussed in depth yet, so I’m hoping to spark a useful conversation around advanced use cases of monday. com apps + AI.
Thanks in advance for your insights!