# Automated RSS monitoring with Gemini: n8n workflow template

> Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and RSS. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automated-rss-monitoring-with-gemini (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Alerts and monitoring](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Alerts+and+monitoring#library)

# Automated RSS monitoring with Gemini

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and RSS. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 19 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: OpenRouter

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fautomated-rss-monitoring-with-gemini)

**19 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**2** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 2 Logic 10 Service 5

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

- 1 **When clicking ‘Execute workflow’** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **LLM Chat Model** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 4 **Settings** Set *Logic*
- 5 **Summarize Content** Chain Llm *Model*
- 6 **Get RSS Feed List** Google Sheets *Service*
- 7 **Format Output** Set *Logic*
- 8 **Loop Over Items** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 9 **Append Aummary to Google Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 10 **Filter Last X Days** Filter *Logic*
- 11 **Read RSS** Rss Feed Read *Service*
- 12 **Loop Over Rss Elements** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 13 **Combine Rss with source name** Set *Logic*
- 14 **End of worfklow** No Op *Logic*
- 15 **Get Row for URL is in Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 16 **Check If Article Exists** If *Logic*
- 17 **Get Webpage HTML Content** Http Request *Service*
- 18 **Extract Body Content in HTML** Html *Logic*
- 19 **Convert HTML to Markdown** Markdown *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 19, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Google Sheets, RSS
- **Model:** OpenRouter

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and RSS accounts, and a key for OpenRouter. 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 OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 19 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 19 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fautomated-rss-monitoring-with-gemini)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[RSS](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=RSS#library)

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