# Generate business research reports with Claude: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets. 20 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/generate-business-research-reports-with-claude (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)

# Generate business research reports with Claude

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets. 20 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fgenerate-business-research-reports-with-claude)

**20 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Logic 7 Service 10

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

- 1 **Receive Research Request** Webhook *Starts it*
- 2 **Set Credentials and Config** Set *Logic*
- 3 **Validate Input** If *Logic*
- 4 **Search Google via Serper** Http Request *Service*
- 5 **Fetch News Articles** Http Request *Service*
- 6 **Fetch Market Data** Http Request *Service*
- 7 **Return Validation Error** Respond To Webhook *Starts it*
- 8 **Merge and Clean Data** Code *Logic*
- 9 **Claude Pass 1 Research Synthesis** Http Request *Service*
- 10 **Extract Pass 1 Output** Code *Logic*
- 11 **Wait For Process** Wait *Logic*
- 12 **Claude Pass 2 Strategic SWOT** Http Request *Service*
- 13 **Extract Pass 2 Output** Code *Logic*
- 14 **Claude Pass 3 Write Final Report** Http Request *Service*
- 15 **Format Final Report Package** Code *Logic*
- 16 **Save Report to Google Drive** Http Request *Service*
- 17 **Post Summary to Slack** Http Request *Service*
- 18 **Email Full Report via SendGrid** Http Request *Service*
- 19 **Log to Google Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 20 **Return Report Response** Respond To Webhook *Starts it*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 20, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Google Sheets
- **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account. 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?

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.

## 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%2Fgenerate-business-research-reports-with-claude)
- **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)

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