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Build a rising-topic reading shortlist

Started by a clock, and works across RSS. 16 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 10Service 4

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

  1. 1Manual Execution TriggerManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Weekday scheduleSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Configure Feed SourcesSetLogic
  4. 4Fetch RSS Feed 1Rss Feed ReadService
  5. 5Fetch RSS Feed 2Rss Feed ReadService
  6. 6Fetch RSS Feed 3Rss Feed ReadService
  7. 7Fetch RSS Feed 4Rss Feed ReadService
  8. 8Merge RSS FeedsMergeLogic
  9. 9Filter Articles by CriteriaCodeLogic
  10. 10Assign Topics to ArticlesCodeLogic
  11. 11Group Article HeadlinesCodeLogic
  12. 12Analyze Topic MomentumCodeLogic
  13. 13Select Stories for ReviewCodeLogic
  14. 14Compile Reading BriefCodeLogic
  15. 15Generate HTML ReportCodeLogic
  16. 16Generate CSV ReportCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
RSS
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. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.