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Extract drug discovery intelligence with Claude and Voyage AI

Started by a clock, and works across Airtable and Slack. 20 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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20 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 8Service 10

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

  1. 1Schedule Trigger - Daily at 6amSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Manual Trigger - Test RunManual triggerStarts it
  3. 3Set - ConfigSetLogic
  4. 4HTTP Request - Fetch PubMed PublicationsHttp RequestService
  5. 5HTTP Request - Fetch bioRxiv PreprintsHttp RequestService
  6. 6HTTP Request - Fetch Patent FilingsHttp RequestService
  7. 7HTTP Request - Fetch Clinical Trials UpdatesHttp RequestService
  8. 8Merge - Combine All SourcesMergeLogic
  9. 9Code 1 - Normalize & Dedupe DocumentsCodeLogic
  10. 10Split In Batches - Process Documents One at a TimeSplit In BatchesLogic
  11. 11Code 4 - Build Run SummaryCodeLogic
  12. 12API 1 - Extract Drug Intelligence (Claude)Http RequestService
  13. 13Slack - Log Daily DigestSlackService
  14. 14Code 2 - Parse & Validate ExtractionCodeLogic
  15. 15Code 3 - Score Novelty & Strategic RelevanceCodeLogic
  16. 16API 2 - Embed Document Summary (Voyage AI)Http RequestService
  17. 17API 3 - Upsert to Vector DB (Pinecone)Http RequestService
  18. 18Airtable - Upsert Intelligence RecordAirtableService
  19. 19IF - High-Value Discovery GateIfLogic
  20. 20Slack - Alert Research TeamSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
20, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable and Slack accounts. 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. 20 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 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.