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Create daily AI news briefings from Google Sheets with Claude

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets, Notion and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Claude. 14 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Claude

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 6Service 5

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Claude ModelLm Chat AnthropicModel
  3. 3Configure SettingsCodeLogic
  4. 4Claude AI ChainChain LlmModel
  5. 5Read URL List from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Parse Claude BriefingCodeLogic
  7. 7Limit to Max ArticlesLimitLogic
  8. 8Save to NotionNotionService
  9. 9Aggregate BriefingsAggregateLogic
  10. 10Fetch Article ContentHttp RequestService
  11. 11Log to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Build Slack DigestCodeLogic
  13. 13Prepare Article TextCodeLogic
  14. 14Send Slack DigestSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Notion, Slack
Model
Claude

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.