The flow
Starts it 1Logic 5Service 8
The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.
- 1When Daily at 12am & 8am PTSchedule triggerStarts it
- 2Clear Today's Data TableData TableService
- 3Fetch Top HN Story IDsHttp RequestService
- 4Fetch TechCrunch RSS FeedRss Feed ReadService
- 5Fetch YouTube TrendingHttp RequestService
- 6Select Top 20 HN IDsCodeLogic
- 7Limit to 15 TechCrunch ArticlesLimitLogic
- 8Normalize YouTube DataCodeLogic
- 9Fetch HN Story DetailsHttp RequestService
- 10Normalize TechCrunch DataCodeLogic
- 11Insert YouTube DataData TableService
- 12Normalize HN DataCodeLogic
- 13Insert TechCrunch DataData TableService
- 14Insert HN DataData TableService
How it's built
- Starts on
- A clock
- Steps
- 14
- Size
- Medium: a working afternoon
- Connects to
- RSS, n8n data table
- Model
- None. This is plumbing, not judgement
Questions
What does it need to run?
An n8n account, plus your own RSS account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.
What starts it?
It starts on a clock.
Does it use AI?
No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.
How long does it take to set up?
Plan an afternoon. 14 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.
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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.