# Daily news digest & weekly trends with Slack and Google Sheets: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/daily-news-digest-and-weekly-trends-with-slack-and-google-sh (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Daily news digest & weekly trends with Slack and Google Sheets

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 21 steps: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenRouter

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**21 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Model 9 Logic 2 Service 7

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

- 1 **Webhook** Webhook *Starts it*
- 2 **Cron Daily Digest** Cron *Starts it*
- 3 **OpenRouter Chat Model** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 4 **OpenRouter Chat Model1** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 5 **Structured Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 6 **OpenRouter Chat Model2** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 7 **Cron Weekly Report** Cron *Starts it*
- 8 **OpenRouter Weekly** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 9 **Set Keyword** Set *Logic*
- 10 **AI Agent (Filter)** Agent *Model*
- 11 **AI Agent (Structure)** Agent *Model*
- 12 **AI Agent (Slack)** Agent *Model*
- 13 **Read sheet (weekly)** Google Sheets *Service*
- 14 **AI Agent Weekly Report** Agent *Model*
- 15 **Get News** Http Request *Service*
- 16 **Split Articles** Item Lists *Logic*
- 17 **Send English Message** Slack *Service*
- 18 **Translate to Japanese** Deep L *Service*
- 19 **Send Weekly Summary** Slack *Service*
- 20 **Append row in sheet** Google Sheets *Service*
- 21 **Send Japanese Message** Slack *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 21
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Google Sheets, Slack
- **Model:** OpenRouter

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets 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 another system calling it.

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?

Take your time. At 21 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 21 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%2Fdaily-news-digest-and-weekly-trends-with-slack-and-google-sh)
- **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)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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Also chat assistants, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

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