# Collect latest indie tools and markdown summaries from IndieTools: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across RSS. 5 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/collect-latest-indie-tools-and-markdown-summaries-from-indie (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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

# Collect latest indie tools and markdown summaries from IndieTools

Started by a clock, and works across RSS. 5 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fcollect-latest-indie-tools-and-markdown-summaries-from-indie)

**5 steps** Small: readable in one sitting

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Logic 2 Service 1

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

- 1 **Run manually** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Run every day at 08:00** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **Read IndieTools feed** Rss Feed Read *Service*
- 4 **Select latest tools** Code *Logic*
- 5 **Build Markdown tool list** Code *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 5
- **Size:** Small: readable in one sitting
- **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?

Not long. At 5 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 5 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%2Fcollect-latest-indie-tools-and-markdown-summaries-from-indie)
- **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.

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

## Workflows like it

Also research and reporting, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

- [**Daily AI news summaries with Gemini** 5 steps · calls a model · RSS, Telegram](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/daily-ai-news-summaries-with-gemini)
- [**Automate bi-weekly VC & investment summaries for LinkedIn** 6 steps · calls a model · LinkedIn, RSS](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automate-bi-weekly-vc-and-investment-summaries-for-linkedin)
- [**Summarize RSS feeds into a daily Slack digest with OpenAI** 7 steps · calls a model · RSS, Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/summarize-rss-feeds-into-a-daily-slack-digest-with-openai)
- [**AI competitor news & sentiment tracker with Slack** 8 steps · RSS, Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/ai-competitor-news-and-sentiment-tracker-with-slack)
- [**RSS Feed to Webhook** 8 steps · calls a model · RSS, n8n data table](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/rss-feed-to-webhook)
- [**Track brand reputation with Gemini and Google News** 8 steps · calls a model · Gmail, Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/track-brand-reputation-with-gemini-and-google-news)