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Automate news discovery & publishing with OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 12 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 3Service 5

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

  1. 1Daily Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get row(s) in sheet in Google SheetsGoogle Sheets ToolService
  3. 3OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4AI AgentAgentModel
  5. 5Search Recent ArticlesHttp RequestService
  6. 6Extract Best ArticleCodeLogic
  7. 7Skip problemsCodeLogic
  8. 8Generate Original ArticleOpen AiModel
  9. 9Prepare Publishing Data1CodeLogic
  10. 10Publish to CMS1Http RequestService
  11. 11Log to Google Sheets2Google SheetsService
  12. 12Send Slack NotificationSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and Slack 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. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.