# Create curated industry trend reports from Medium to Google Docs: n8n workflow

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

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/create-curated-industry-trend-reports-from-medium-to-google- (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)

# Create curated industry trend reports from Medium to Google Docs

Started by a clock, and works across Google Docs and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 16 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%2Fcreate-curated-industry-trend-reports-from-medium-to-google-)

**16 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**2** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 3 Logic 6 Service 6

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

- 1 **OpenRouter** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 2 **Every Day** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **Analyzer & Script writer** Agent *Model*
- 4 **Structured Output** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 5 **Target Page Link** Set *Logic*
- 6 **Create a Document for Outlines** Google Docs *Service*
- 7 **Waiting for Inputs** Merge *Logic*
- 8 **Scrape Headlines** Browser Act *Service*
- 9 **Split the AI-generated data** Split Out *Logic*
- 10 **Loop Over Items** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 11 **Slack Team Notification** Slack *Service*
- 12 **Rate Limit Mitigation** Wait *Logic*
- 13 **Check for Header** If *Logic*
- 14 **Add Spacer** Google Docs *Service*
- 15 **Add Header & Body** Google Docs *Service*
- 16 **Add Body** Google Docs *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 16, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Google Docs, Slack
- **Model:** OpenRouter

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Docs and Slack 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. 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.

## 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%2Fcreate-curated-industry-trend-reports-from-medium-to-google-)
- **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 Docs](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Docs#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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