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Advanced market trends & competitor GPT-4o intelligence hub

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and WhatsApp. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 20 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

20 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 7Service 8

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Daily Competitor ScanSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Intelligence Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Historical Data Comparison ToolTool CodeModel
  5. 5Web Research ToolHttp Request ToolService
  6. 6Workflow ConfigurationSetLogic
  7. 7AI Intelligence AnalyzerAgentModel
  8. 8Scrape Competitor WebsiteHttp RequestService
  9. 9Scrape Pricing PageHttp RequestService
  10. 10Scrape Job OpeningsHttp RequestService
  11. 11Scrape Press ReleasesHttp RequestService
  12. 12Retrieve Historical DataGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Enrich with MetricsSetLogic
  14. 14Combine All DataAggregateLogic
  15. 15Calculate Trend MetricsCodeLogic
  16. 16Store Historical DataGoogle SheetsService
  17. 17Check for Major ChangesIfLogic
  18. 18Route by Confidence ScoreSwitchLogic
  19. 19Format WhatsApp MessageSetLogic
  20. 20Send Critical Alert via WhatsAppWhats AppService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
20, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, WhatsApp
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and WhatsApp accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 20 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.